Boardwalk Empire

2012-10-19T22:13:14Z

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[[Image:Be-poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Boardwalk Empire" (2010-)]]
'''The following firearms are used in the HBO series ''Boardwalk Empire'':'''
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= Handguns =

== Smith & Wesson Model 10 "Military & Police" ==
Several characters throughout the series, including Sheriff Elias "Eli" Thompson ([[Shea Wigham]]), Al Capone ([[Stephen Graham]]), Agent Sebso ([[Erik Weiner]]), and Sheridan, use the [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]], known during the show's era (the 1920s) as the "Military & Police" Model.
[[Image:S&W Model M&P.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special]]
[[Image:Be1-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Rothstein's drivers holds a Model 10 in the pilot episode.]]
[[Image:Be1-sw10b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Nucky" Thompson ([[Steve Buscemi]]) holds a Model 10 he took from Mickey Doyle ([[Paul Sparks]]) in the pilot episode.]]
[[Image:Be1-sw10d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An assassin shoots "Big Jim" Colosimo with a Model 10 in the pilot episode.]]
[[Image:Be103-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sheriff Thompson fires his S&W in "Broadway Limited" (1.03).]]
[[Image:Be104-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capone with his S&W in "Anastasia" (1.04).]]
[[Image:Be104-sw10b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Be104-sw10c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Be106-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sheridan aims his S&W .38 in "Family Limitation" (1.06)]]
[[Image:Be106-sw10b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capone with his S&W tucked into his waistband in "Family Limitation" (1.06)]]
[[Image:Be109-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent Sebso aims his S&W .38 in "Belle Femme" (1.09)]]
[[Image:Be109-sw10b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A D'Alessio brother aims his S&W .38 in "Belle Femme" (1.09)]]
[[Image:Be111-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sebso's holstered S&W revolver in "Paris Green" (1.11)]]
[[Image:Be112-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An S&W .38 is fired in "A Return to Normalcy" (1.12)]]

== Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action ==
Davey Murdoch ([[Billy Smith]]) is told to drop his [[Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action]] by Jimmy and Capone in the pilot episode.
[[Image:Sw44da.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action - .44 Russian]]
[[Image:Be1-sw4a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Murdoch holds his Smith & Wesson in the pilot episode.]]

== Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB ==
Agent Nelson Van Alden ([[Michael Shannon]]) fires a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10|Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB]] (anachronistic for the 1920s era) at the firing range with the other Prohibition agents in training during the pilot episode.
[[Image:S&WModel10HB.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB (heavy barrel) revolver (Post 1950s Model) - .38 Special]]
[[Image:Be1-sw10c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Van Alden fires his Smith & Wesson.]]

== Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless ==
Jimmy Darmody ([[Michael Pitt]]) carries a [[Colt Model 1903/1908|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless]] in a shoulder holster. It is differentiated from the .380 ACP Model 1908 in "Home" (1.07), when Richard Harrow ([[Jack Huston]]) asks Jimmy what type of pistol he is carrying and Jimmy responds: "A Colt 1903".
[[Image:Colt_Model_1903.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol - .32 ACP]]
[[Image:Be106-1903a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jimmy aims his 1903 in "Family Limitation" (1.06)]]
[[Image:Be106-1903b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jimmy with his 1903 in "Family Limitation" (1.06)]]
[[Image:Be106-1903c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jimmy holds his 1903 in "Family Limitation" (1.06)]]
[[Image:Be106-1903d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jimmy's 1903 in "Family Limitation" (1.06)]]
[[Image:Be110-1903a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jimmy holds his 1903 on Mickey Doyle in "The Emerald City" (1.10)]]

== M1911 ==
[[M1911 pistol series#M1911|M1911]] pistols are used throughout the series by several characters. Some of Sheridan's men in "Family Limitation" (1.06) carry M1911s. Nelson Van Alden ([[Michael Shannon]]) carries one in a shoulder holster. "Chalky" White ([[Michael K. Williams]]) uses a matched set of nickel 1911s to capture Meyer Lansky in "The Emerald City" (1.10). Capone ([[Stephen Graham]]) uses one for an assassination in "A Return to Normalcy" (1.12).
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:Be106-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sheridan's men aim 1911s at Jimmy in "Family Limitation" (1.06)]]
[[Image:Be106-1911b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Be109-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 1911-toting Van Alden makes an arrest in "Belle Femme" (1.09)]]
[[Image:Be110-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chalky draws his 1911s on Lansky in "The Emerald City" (1.10)]]
[[Image:Be111-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Van Alden's 1911, which appears to be a replica (for water scenes), holstered in "Paris Green" (1.11)]]
[[Image:Be111-1911b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Van Alden draws his 1911 in "Paris Green" (1.11)]]
[[Image:Be112-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capone aims his 1911 in "A Return to Normalcy" (1.12)]]

== Smith & Wesson .32 Hand Ejector ==
"Lucky" Luciano ([[Vincent Piazza]]) carries a [[Smith & Wesson .32 Hand Ejector]], notably seen in "Belle Femme" (1.09) when Gillian Darmody ([[Gretchen Mol]]) takes it away from him.
[[Image:Be109-guns1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gillian holds Luciano's S&W in "Belle Femme" (1.09). Based on the size in her small hands, it appears to be a .32-caliber rather than the larger .38-caliber model.]]

== Remington 1866 Derringer ==
Eddie Kessler ([[Anthony Laciura]]), Nucky's faithful German valet/bodyguard, fires a [[Remington 1866 Derringer]] at the D'Alessio brothers when they attempt to kill Nucky in "Belle Femme" (1.09).
[[Image:Remington1866Type4.jpg‎|thumb|none|350px|Remington 1866 Derringer - .41 R.F. Caliber. Polished Steel with yellow pearl grips]]
[[Image:Be109-rem66der1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eddie fires his derringer in "Belle Femme" (1.09)]]

== Colt New Service ==
The youngest D'Alessio brother desperately attempts to load his [[Colt New Service]] in "A Return to Normalcy" (1.12).
[[Image:ColtNewService1917.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt New Service Revolver - .45 ACP. The Army adopted a version of the New Service, the [[M1917 Revolver|Colt M1917]], with plain wooden grips and a lanyard ring in WWI.]]
[[Image:Be112-cns1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|D'Alessio raises his New Service in surrender in "A Return to Normalcy" (1.12)]]

==Colt Pocket Positive==
Nucky uses a [[Colt Pocket Positive]] in the season two finale.
[[Image:ColtPocketPositive.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Pocket Positive - .32 Colt New Police]]

==Smith & Wesson Model 2 Double Action==
Owen Slater ([[Charlie Cox]]) carries a [[Smith & Wesson Model 2 Double Action]] in season 3.
[[File:S&W 1880 DA 38SW.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 2 Double Action - .38 S&W]]

= Shotguns =

== Double Barreled Shotgun ==
Many characters use full length side-by-side [[Double Barreled Shotgun]]s throughout the series. Jimmy Darmody ([[Michael Pitt]]) uses one when ambushing Rothstein's truck drivers in the pilot episode.
[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|450px|1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge.]]
[[Image:Be1-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Prohibition agent sits up front with a double-barreled shotgun as Van Alden enters the back seat in the pilot episode.]]
[[Image:Be1-shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jimmy holds his shotgun while restraining Capone in the pilot episode.]]
[[Image:Be1-shotgun3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The side of Jimmy's shotgun as Capone looks at him in the pilot episode.]]
[[Image:Be1-shotgun4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jimmy fires his shotgun in the pilot episode.]]
[[Image:Be104-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Deputy Halloran ([[Adam Mucci]]) with a shotgun in "Anastasia" (1.04)]]
[[Image:Be105-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent Sebso ([[Erik Weiner]]) holds a double-barred shotgun in "Nights in Ballygran" (1.05)]]
[[Image:Be108-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A D'Alessio brother with his shotgun in "Hold Me In Paradise" (1.08)]]

== Browning Auto-5 ==
[[Browning Auto-5]] shotguns are used by several characters throughout the series. In the pilot episode, Al Capone ([[Stephen Graham]]) carries a Browning Auto-5, as do several of Rothstein's drivers and several Prohibition agents.
[[Image:BrowAut5.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning Auto-5 (pre-WWII) - 12 gauge]]
[[Image:Be1-brn5a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Davey Murdoch ([[Billy Smith]]) holds his Browning Auto-5 in the pilot episode.]]
[[Image:Be1-brn5b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jimmy holds his shotgun as Capone holds his Browning Auto-5 in the pilot episode.]]
[[Image:Be1-brn5c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Murdoch with his Browning Auto-5 in the pilot episode.]]

== Winchester Model 1912 Riot ==
Several Prohibition agents carry [[Winchester Model 1912]] riot shotguns.
[[Image:WinchesterModel12Riot.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester M1912 Riot Gun - 12 Gauge]]
[[Image:Be1-win12a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Prohibition agent with his Winchester Model 12 in the foreground as Van Alden's men pray in the pilot episode.]]

== Winchester Model 1897 ==
Several Prohibition agents carry full-length [[Winchester Model 1897]] shotguns.
[[Image:Winchester Model 1897.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester Model 1897 - 12 Gauge.]]
[[Image:Be105-shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two of Van Alden's men with 1897s flank Sebso and his double-barreled shotgun in "Nights in Ballygran" (1.05)]]

== Lupara ==
[[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun#Short barreled Side by Side Shotgun (Sawed Off)|Lupara]]s are used in several episodes. Al Capone ([[Stephen Graham]]) uses one in "Family Limitation" (1.06) to ambush members of Sheridan's Irish mob. Richard Harrow also uses one against the D'Alessio brothers in the episode "Return to Normalcy" (1.12)
[[Image:Remington SBS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington Spartan Sawed Off shotgun - 12 gauge]]
[[Image:Be106-lupara1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capone grabs his lupara in "Family Limitation" (1.06)]]
[[Image:Be112-lupara1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Harrow's lupara in "A Return to Normalcy" (1.12)]]

=Submachine Guns=

== M1921 Thompson ==
The [[Thompson Submachine Gun]] appears in the later M1921AC configuration in .45ACP with a 50-round drum magazine. The firearms in the story are surplus military weapons and are sold illegally to the IRA by Nucky Thompson([[Steve Buscemi]]). This model Thompson was not introduced until 1926 which is chronologically out of place.
[[Image:M1921Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt M1921AC Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP.]]
[[File:Bwe_thompson_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Thompson submachine guns in an armory crate.]]
[[File:Bwe_thompson_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Guards at the Atlantic City armory handle the submachine guns.]]
[[File:Bwe_thompson_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A dozen Thompsons are hidden inside a coffin to be smuggled into Ireland.]]
[[File:Bwe_thompson_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nucky Thompson ([[Steve Buscemi]]) demonstrates the capabilities of the Thompson to an impressed gathering of IRA leaders.]]

=Rifles=

== M1917 Enfield ==
Richard Harrow uses a scoped [[M1917 Enfield]] to kill a man in a restaurant, having previously named it in a list of firearms he owns along with a [[Colt Model 1903/1908|Colt 1903]], [[Roth-Steyr M1907|Roth-Steyr]], [[Smith & Wesson 44 Hand Ejector Series#44 Smith & Wesson 1st Model "Triple Lock" (1907-1915)|Smith & Wesson "Triple Lock"]], and a [[Mauser 1914 Pocket Pistol|Mauser 1914]]. Also used by "Chalky" White to shoot a KKK member.
[[Image:m1917enfield.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1917 Enfield .30-06]]
[[Image:Be107-enfield1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Harrow puts away his Enfield after completing a kill in "Home" (1.07)]]
[[File:Chalky white Enfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chalky picking up the rifle...]]
[[File:Chalky Aiming enfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|aiming down the sights...]]
[[File:Capped the white bastard.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and then totally capping the dude in the white robe.]]

=Machine Guns=

==Browning M1917==

a [[Browning M1917]] is Used by KKK members to assault a liquor factory run by Chalky White before it jams.

[[Image:M1917A1 2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning M1917 .30-06 with tripod and ammo box]]
[[File:Browning_1917_boardwalk.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Klan Members prepping the 1917]]
[[File:Boardwalk empire machine gun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|They fire the machine gun at the distillery.]]

= Other =

== Mark I Trench Knife ==
Jimmy Darmody ([[Michael Pitt]]) carries a 1918 Mark I Trench Knife in his left boot. The writers are doing a little bit of homework on this series as when Jimmy is asked what the point on the top of the handle is he says it's a skull crusher and is used for "cracking walnuts."
[[Image:Be106-knife1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jimmy with his knife in "Family Limitation" (1.06)]]
[[Image:Be106-knife2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jimmy holsters his knife in his boot in "Family Limitation" (1.06)]]

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