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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

2014-01-12T03:33:31Z

Harry))): /* AK Variant */

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[[File:MGS5Title.jpg|thumb|right|500px|''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain'' (2014)]]

'''The following weapons appear in the video game ''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain'':'''

'''For weapons relating to its sister game, see ''[[Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes]]''.'''

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==Colt Single Action Army==
The [[Colt Single Action Army]] is seen in one of Ocelot's holsters in the debut trailer.

[[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Single Action Army - .45 Long Colt]]
[[File:MGS5ColtSAA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Colt Single Action Army in Ocelot's holster.]]
[[File:MGS5Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]

==Remington 870==

Naked Snake uses a [[Remington 870]] while on Ocelot's white horse (yes, a white horse), against a fiery apparition resembling Colonel Volgin on an equally fiery apparition resembling a winged unicorn.

[[Image:Remington870PoliceStd.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington 870 - 12 Gauge]]
[[File:MGS5Remington870.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Naked Snake firing a Remington 870 at a fiery apparition of Volgin. While a bit hard to see the 870 style magazine cap is visible confirming its identity.]]

==FAL Style Rifle==

The same unknown [[FAL]] style rifle from [[Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes]] is used by Snake and his MSF Mercs.

[[File:FN FNC Paratrooper.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN FNC Paratrooper - 5.56x45mm]]
[[File:MGS5FALRifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:MGS5FALRifle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:MGS5FALRifleFire.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:MGS5FALRifle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]

==SAR-80==

Snake is seen with a [[SAR-80]] in a gameplay trailer.

[[File:SAR80.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SAR-80 - 5.56x45mm NATO]]
[[File:MGS5FALRifle4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]

==Unknown gun==
Several soldiers were seen using unknown guns while storming the hospital premises in ''The Phantom Pain'' VGA and GDC trailers.

[[File:MGS5Unknown.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several soldiers using guns of an unknown make in both the VGA and the GDC trailers, during a raid at a hospital.]]

==Unknown Rifle==
Nearing the very end of the VGA trailer, a soldier aimed a rifle of an unknown make at a subdued Big Boss, while a child with psychic powers levitated himself into the air. The rifle had a flashlight on the barrel, which shone on Big Boss's subdued body.

[[File:Pp12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier readies his rifle at a subdued Big Boss (cut off from picture), while a child (implied to be Psycho Mantis) levitates up into the air. It's not pictured, but the gun has a flashlight on it.]]

==Unknown Sniper Rifle==

[[File:MGS5SR.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:MGS5SR2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]

==AK Variant==

An [[AK]] rifle is seen used by child soldiers in the Red Band trailer. These particular AKs have ribbed dust covers with [[AKS-74U]] rear sights.
They are also fitted with distinctly NATO looking flash hiders, non-standard forestocks, complicated lower recievers which don't appear to be based on any real-life weapon, gas tubes with a profile something like later AK74 ones (though the similarity falls apart beyond silhouette) Very long magazines (front-to-back) suggesting they may be chambered in something bigger than 7.62x39, wholly fictitious rear trunnions, and front sights bearing similarity to AK front sights only in the actual globe/shroud and post shape.

The second AK shown (which snake snatches from what appears to be a russian VDV soldier) is actually a completely different model, looking a little bit closer to a real-world AK74, though it appears to sport a dust cover with similarities to a Vz.58, a rear sight mounted to the back of the dust cover which looks, from pictures, similar to a G36's rear sight (that is, in addition to a standard AK rear tangent) and as with the mgs5 "AKM," a nato-looking flash hider.

[[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:AKSU-Krinkov.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKS-74U - 5.45x39mm]]
[[File:MGS5AK.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:MGS5AK2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:MGS5AK3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]

==Unknown mech gun==

[[File:MGSMGgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]

==SIG SG 550==

One of Skull Face's men is seen with a [[SIG SG 550]].

[[Image:SIG550.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SIG SG 550 - 5.56x45mm]]
[[File:MGS5SIGrifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Solider on the left is showing the left side of the SIG SG 550.]]
[[File:MGS5SIGrifle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]

==Shipunov 2A42==

A [[Shipunov 2A42]] is mounted on the same Mi-20/Mi-28 hybrid seen in [[Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes]].

[[Image:800px-Autocanon 2A42 on the Mi28N heli.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Shipunov 2A42 mounted on a Mi-28 Havoc - 30x165mm]]
[[File:MGS52A42.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Shipunov 2A42 mounted on the "combocopter".]]

==M18 Smoke Grenades==

[[M18 Smoke Grenade]]s are seen on a MSF soldier's vest.

[[Image:M18red.jpg|thumb|none|250px|M18 Smoke Grenade]]
[[File:MGS5UnknownGrenades.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]

==Gun Shelf==

During the presentation of his new Metal Gear Solid video game, Hideo Kojima made a demonstration of what the FOX engine was capable of. He most notably showed a conference room set, with this gun wall.

We can recognize the "customized" [[Ruger MP9]]s from the [[Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes]] trailer, as well as a FN-style rifle (with a flashlight on the barrel) and the [[SAR-80]] rifle, top left. Then there is the [[Remington 870]] already seen in the Pantom Pain trailer.

Regarding new guns, we can notice two [[Browning Hi-Power]] pistols at the bottom right and also what seems to be a sawed-off [[Winchester Model 1887]] lever action shotgun. There's also a missile launcher that might be a [[FIM-43 Redeye]] and a grenade launcher looking like a [[Milkor Stopper]] with an FN-style folding stock.

[[File:MGS5 Guns.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]

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[[Category:Espionage]]
[[Category:War]]

Wild Boys

2013-09-20T05:59:26Z

Harry))): /* Allen Thurber Pepperbox */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

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=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol. A more compact example is seen on the dealer's table, and in use later.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-smallpepper.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

==Colt 1849 Pocket==
In episode 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.

[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]]

==Back-action pistol==
For one shot in the series an extra is seen using a back-action single shot "travelling pistol" as they would have been known in the day. These would have been relatively common and had a multitude of makers, very little standardisation. Nock produced a bunch of them, among other English makers, and many would have also been put out by the nameless Belgian makers. The back-action placed all the lockwork behind the hammer (in the pistol's case, inside the grip) instead of underneath/beside the barrel. This made for a more slender piece.
[[Image:Backaction.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A similar example. Note the lockplate extends to the rear]]
[[image:Wildboys-backaction.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Good frame of the extra's back-action]]
[[image:600px-Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Probably the same pistol to the left of the Colt being handled in this shot]]

=Longarms=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The business-end of an Enfield used by Francis. As the series goes on, more Enfields start showing up in police hands - a good thing. They still have no shortage of Sharps though.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trap with an Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|More delicious Enfields in the police armoury]]

==Percussion shotgun(s)==
A couple of double-barrel percussion guns appear in the show. It's unclear whether this is the same prop used over, or multiple. It is probably a genuine example as they are not hard to source in Australia.
[[Image:Wildboys-shottie1 1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A coach driver pulls a shottie on the boys in one of the early bail-ups]]
[[Image:Wildboys-marybarret1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Mary Barrett with the hotel shotgun (seen in other shots behind the bar)]]
[[Image:Wildboys-marybarret2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Mary cocks the gun)]]

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[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

File:Wildboys-smallpepper.jpg

2013-09-20T05:58:37Z

Harry))):

Wild Boys

2013-09-20T05:51:41Z

Harry))):

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

==Colt 1849 Pocket==
In episode 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.

[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]]

==Back-action pistol==
For one shot in the series an extra is seen using a back-action single shot "travelling pistol" as they would have been known in the day. These would have been relatively common and had a multitude of makers, very little standardisation. Nock produced a bunch of them, among other English makers, and many would have also been put out by the nameless Belgian makers. The back-action placed all the lockwork behind the hammer (in the pistol's case, inside the grip) instead of underneath/beside the barrel. This made for a more slender piece.
[[Image:Backaction.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A similar example. Note the lockplate extends to the rear]]
[[image:Wildboys-backaction.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Good frame of the extra's back-action]]
[[image:600px-Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Probably the same pistol to the left of the Colt being handled in this shot]]

=Longarms=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The business-end of an Enfield used by Francis. As the series goes on, more Enfields start showing up in police hands - a good thing. They still have no shortage of Sharps though.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trap with an Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|More delicious Enfields in the police armoury]]

==Percussion shotgun(s)==
A couple of double-barrel percussion guns appear in the show. It's unclear whether this is the same prop used over, or multiple. It is probably a genuine example as they are not hard to source in Australia.
[[Image:Wildboys-shottie1 1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A coach driver pulls a shottie on the boys in one of the early bail-ups]]
[[Image:Wildboys-marybarret1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Mary Barrett with the hotel shotgun (seen in other shots behind the bar)]]
[[Image:Wildboys-marybarret2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Mary cocks the gun)]]

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2013-09-20T05:51:30Z

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2013-09-20T05:50:29Z

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2013-09-20T05:49:46Z

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Wild Boys

2013-09-20T05:43:11Z

Harry))): /* Back-action pistol */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

==Colt 1849 Pocket==
In episode 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.

[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]]

==Back-action pistol==
For one shot in the series an extra is seen using a back-action single shot "travelling pistol" as they would have been known in the day. These would have been relatively common and had a multitude of makers, very little standardisation. Nock produced a bunch of them, among other English makers, and many would have also been put out by the nameless Belgian makers. The back-action placed all the lockwork behind the hammer (in the pistol's case, inside the grip) instead of underneath/beside the barrel. This made for a more slender piece.
[[Image:Backaction.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A similar example. Note the lockplate extends to the rear]]
[[image:Wildboys-backaction.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Good frame of the extra's back-action]]
[[image:600px-Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Probably the same pistol to the left of the Colt being handled in this shot]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The business-end of an Enfield used by Francis. As the series goes on, more Enfields start showing up in police hands - a good thing. They still have no shortage of Sharps though.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trap with an Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|More delicious Enfields in the police armoury]]

[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

Wild Boys

2013-09-20T05:42:41Z

Harry))): /* Back-action pistol */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

==Colt 1849 Pocket==
In episode 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.

[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]]

==Back-action pistol==
For one shot in the series an extra is seen using a back-action single shot "travelling pistol" as they would have been known in the day. These would have been relatively common and had a multitude of makers, very little standardisation. Nock produced a bunch of them, among other English makers, and many would have also been put out by the nameless Belgian makers. The back-action placed all the lockwork behind the hammer (in the pistol's case, inside the grip) instead of underneath/beside the barrel. This made for a more slender piece.
[[Image:Backaction.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A similar example.]]
[[image:Wildboys-backaction.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Good frame of the extra's back-action]]
[[image:600px-Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Probably the same pistol to the left of the Colt being handled in this shot]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The business-end of an Enfield used by Francis. As the series goes on, more Enfields start showing up in police hands - a good thing. They still have no shortage of Sharps though.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trap with an Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|More delicious Enfields in the police armoury]]

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[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

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2013-09-20T05:32:30Z

Harry))): /* Back-action pistol */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

==Colt 1849 Pocket==
In episode 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.

[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]]

==Back-action pistol==
For one shot in the series an extra is seen using a back-action single shot "travelling pistol" as they would have been known in the day. These would have been relatively common and had a multitude of makers, very little standardisation. Nock produced a bunch of them, among other English makers, and many would have also been put out by the nameless Belgian makers. The back-action placed all the lockwork behind the hammer (in the pistol's case, inside the grip) instead of underneath/beside the barrel. This made for a more slender piece.

[[image:Wildboys-backaction.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Good frame of the extra's back-action]]
[[image:600px-Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Probably the same pistol to the left of the Colt being handled in this shot]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The business-end of an Enfield used by Francis. As the series goes on, more Enfields start showing up in police hands - a good thing. They still have no shortage of Sharps though.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trap with an Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|More delicious Enfields in the police armoury]]

[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

Wild Boys

2013-09-20T05:32:16Z

Harry))): /* Back-action pistol */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

==Colt 1849 Pocket==
In episode 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.

[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]]

==Back-action pistol==
For one shot in the series an extra is seen using a back-action single shot "travelling pistol" as they would have been known in the day. These would have been relatively common and had a multitude of makers, very little standardisation. Nock produced a bunch of them, among other English makers, and many would have also been put out by the nameless Belgian makers. The back-action placed all the lockwork behind the hammer (in the pistol's case, inside the grip) instead of underneath/beside the barrel. This made for a more slender piece.
[[Image:Backaction.jpg|thumb|none|400px|An engraved example by Nock of England.]]
[[image:Wildboys-backaction.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Good frame of the extra's back-action]]
[[image:600px-Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Probably the same pistol to the left of the Colt being handled in this shot]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The business-end of an Enfield used by Francis. As the series goes on, more Enfields start showing up in police hands - a good thing. They still have no shortage of Sharps though.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trap with an Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|More delicious Enfields in the police armoury]]

[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

File:Backaction.jpg

2013-09-20T05:31:34Z

Harry))):

Wild Boys

2013-09-20T05:24:36Z

Harry))): /* Back-action pistol */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

==Colt 1849 Pocket==
In episode 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.

[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]]

==Back-action pistol==
For one shot in the series an extra is seen using a back-action single shot "travelling pistol" as they would have been known in the day. These would have been relatively common and had a multitude of makers, very little standardisation. Nock produced a bunch of them, among other English makers, and many would have also been put out by the nameless Belgian makers. The back-action placed all the lockwork behind the hammer (in the pistol's case, inside the grip) instead of underneath/beside the barrel. This made for a more slender piece.
[[image:Wildboys-backaction.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Good frame of the extra's back-action]]
[[image:600px-Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Probably the same pistol to the left of the Colt being handled in this shot]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The business-end of an Enfield used by Francis. As the series goes on, more Enfields start showing up in police hands - a good thing. They still have no shortage of Sharps though.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trap with an Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|More delicious Enfields in the police armoury]]

[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

Wild Boys

2013-09-20T04:50:32Z

Harry))): /* Back-action pistol */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

==Colt 1849 Pocket==
In episode 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.

[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]]

==Back-action pistol==
For one shot in the series an extra is seen using a back-action single shot "travelling pistol" as they would have been known in the day. These would have been relatively common and had a multitude of makers, very little standardisation. Nock produced a bunch of them, among other English makers, and many would have also been put out by the nameless Belgian makers. The back-action placed all the lockwork behind the hammer (in the pistol's case, inside the grip) instead of underneath/beside the barrel. This made for a more slender piece.
[[image:Wildboys-backaction.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Good frame of the extra's back-action]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The business-end of an Enfield used by Francis. As the series goes on, more Enfields start showing up in police hands - a good thing. They still have no shortage of Sharps though.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trap with an Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|More delicious Enfields in the police armoury]]

[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

Wild Boys

2013-09-20T04:50:07Z

Harry))):

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

==Colt 1849 Pocket==
In episode 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.

[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]]

==Back-action pistol==
For one shot in the series an extra is seen using a back-action single shot "travelling pistol" as they would have been known in the day. These would have been relatively common and had a multitude of makers, very little standardisation. Nock produced a bunch of them, among other English makers, and many would have also been put out by the nameless Belgian makers. The back-action placed all the lockwork behind the hammer (in the pistol's case, inside the grip) instead of underneath/beside the barrel. This made for a more slender piece.
[[Wildboys-backaction.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Good frame of the extra's back-action]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The business-end of an Enfield used by Francis. As the series goes on, more Enfields start showing up in police hands - a good thing. They still have no shortage of Sharps though.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trap with an Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|More delicious Enfields in the police armoury]]

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[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

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2013-09-20T04:48:32Z

Harry))):

Wild Boys

2013-09-20T04:41:55Z

Harry))): /* Pattern 1853 Enfield */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

==Colt 1849 Pocket==
In episode 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.

[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The business-end of an Enfield used by Francis. As the series goes on, more Enfields start showing up in police hands - a good thing. They still have no shortage of Sharps though.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trap with an Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|More delicious Enfields in the police armoury]]

[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

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2013-09-20T04:41:45Z

Harry))):

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2013-09-20T04:40:55Z

Harry))):

Wild Boys

2013-09-20T04:39:40Z

Harry))): /* Pattern 1853 Enfield */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

==Colt 1849 Pocket==
In episode 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.

[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The business-end of an Enfield used by Francis. As the series goes on, more Enfields start showing up in police hands - a good thing. They still have no shortage of Sharps though.]]

[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

Wild Boys

2013-09-20T04:39:23Z

Harry))): /* Pattern 1853 Enfield */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

==Colt 1849 Pocket==
In episode 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.

[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]
[[Wildboys-enfield2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The business-end of an Enfield used by Francis. As the series goes on, more Enfields start showing up in police hands - a good thing. They still have no shortage of Sharps though.]]

[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

File:Wildboys-enfield2.jpg

2013-09-20T04:38:03Z

Harry))):

Wild Boys

2013-09-20T04:36:24Z

Harry))): /* Colt 1849 Pocket */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

==Colt 1849 Pocket==
In episode 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.

[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]

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[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

Wild Boys

2013-09-20T04:35:12Z

Harry))): /* Pistols */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

==Colt 1849 Pocket==
In episode 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.

[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]

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[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

File:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg

2013-09-20T04:34:21Z

Harry))):

File:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg

2013-09-20T04:32:20Z

Harry))):

Wild Boys

2013-09-20T04:03:37Z

Harry))): /* Colt 1862 Police */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]

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[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

Wild Boys

2013-09-20T04:01:46Z

Harry))): /* Colt 1862 Police */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|a view showing the lack of percussion nipples]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]

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2013-09-20T03:59:59Z

Harry))):

Wild Boys

2013-09-19T17:16:17Z

Harry))): /* LeMat Revolver */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]

[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

Wild Boys

2013-09-19T17:15:36Z

Harry))): /* LeMat Revolver */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]

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File:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg

2013-09-19T17:14:41Z

Harry))):

Wild Boys

2013-09-19T17:12:44Z

Harry))): /* Tranter third model */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]

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[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

Wild Boys

2013-09-19T16:57:31Z

Harry))): /* spur trigger suicide special */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]]
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]

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[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

File:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg

2013-09-19T16:56:49Z

Harry))):

File:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg

2013-09-19T16:56:12Z

Harry))):

Wild Boys

2013-09-19T16:55:21Z

Harry))): /* Pistols */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

==spur trigger suicide special==
I need to look at some books for a positive ID on this revolver. Wentworth tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of episode 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]

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[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

Wild Boys

2013-09-19T16:42:15Z

Harry))): /* Rogers & Spencer Army */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]

[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

Wild Boys

2013-09-19T16:39:29Z

Harry))): /* Rogers & Spencer Army */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]

[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Western]]
[[Category: Australian Produced/Filmed]]

Wild Boys

2013-09-19T16:39:05Z

Harry))): /* Pistols */

[[File:Wild Boys.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Wild Boys'' (2011)]]
''Wild Boys'' was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

{{TV Title}}
__TOC__ 
=Pistols=

==Allen Thurber Pepperbox==
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower pistol.
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]]
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in episode 4]]

==Colt 1860 Army==
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]]
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]]
[[Image:Wildboys-coltarmy4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3]]

==Whitney Revolver==
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]]
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]]

==Tranter third model==
Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]]
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature]]

==Colt 1851 Navy==
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]]
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2]]

==Remington 1858==
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]]

==Tower Percussion Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess]]

==Colt 1862 Police==
During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver.
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]]

==LeMat Revolver==
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|600px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]]

==Boxlock pistol==
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]]

==Colt Walker==
Another repro Colt, this variant would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in episode 4.]]

==Hopkins & Allen IXL==
The character Herman Prescott is armed with an exceptional example of a Hopkins & Allen in episode 4 which, at first, I mistakened for a pocket Tranter. The ball-rammer gave it away.
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hopkins & Allen model IXL - .31 caliber double-action]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]]
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]]

==Rogers & Spencer Army==
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers.
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]]
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of episode 5]]

=Rifles=

==Hawken==
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]]

==Sharps Carbine==
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps.
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]]
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]]

==Pattern 1853 Enfield==
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]]

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