Why doesn Fraser ever shoot anyone?
Fraser owns a standard R.C.M.P.-issue 38 revolver which he is not licensed to use in the U.S. He therefore keeps it secured in his father’s foot locker in his apartment. He wears a leather holster on his Sam Browne belt, because the holster is part of the uniform, but it is empty. Without a gun at hand, he can’t shoot anyone, a fact that doesn’t stop him from chasing gun-toting criminals, who fail to notice that he is unarmed (except in “The Deal,” where they turned and beat him up thoroughly once they noticed). He does have marksman designation for both pistols and rifles, as can be seen by the emblems on his left sleeve. 18. What’s the story about the badge in Season 1? The producers didn’t receive much help from the R.C.M.P. at the outset, so inaccuracies about the uniform crept in. In the Pilot and early episodes you can see a badge on Fraser’s hat and the cross-strap on his Sam Browne belt is threaded through the wrong shoulder epaulet. This oversight was corrected after the first
