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{{Infobox Movie
|name = Hands of a Murderer
|picture =Hands of a Murderer DVD.jpg
|caption = ''DVD Cover''
|country = [[File:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK
|director =Stuart Orme
|date= 1990
|language =
|studio= Greeen Pond Productions<br>Storke Enterprises<br>William F. Storke & Robert E. Fuisz
|distributor=
|character1=Sherlock Holmes
|actor1=[[Edward Woodward]]
|character2=Dr. John Watson
|actor2=[[John Hillerman]]
|character3=Prof. James Moriarty
|actor3=[[Anthony Andrews]]
|character4=Sophie DeVere
|actor4=Kim Thomson
|character5=Mycroft Holmes
|actor5=Peter Jeffrey
|character6=Col. Gould
|actor6=[[Warren Clarke]]
|character7=Inspector Lestrade
|actor7=Terence Lodge
|character8=Jeremy Stubb
|actor8=[[Christopher Fairbank]]
}}

'''''Hands of a Murderer''''' (also released as ''Sherlock Holmes and the Prince of Crime'') is a 1990 British made for TV adventure movie directed by Stuart Orme and starring [[Edward Woodward]] as [[Sherlock Holmes]], [[John Hillerman]] as Dr. John Watson, and [[Anthony Andrews]] as Prof. James Moriarty.

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= Revolvers =
== Webley RIC No. 1 First Pattern ==
Sherlock Holmes ([[Edward Woodward]]) uses a [[Webley RIC|Webley RIC No. 1 First Pattern]] revolver throughout the movie. In several scenes same revolver is used by Dr. John Watson ([[John Hillerman]]), and once - by Prof. James Moriarty ([[Anthony Andrews]]).

''Note:'' see additional images on [[Talk:Hands of a Murderer|talk page]].
[[Image:Webley 1868 RIC.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley RIC No. 1 First Pattern - .442 Webley]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRIC-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Holmes readies his revolver before leaving.]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRIC-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Watson drops the revolver when he avoids Jeremy Stubb's ([[Christopher Fairbank]]) sword-cane.]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRIC-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Holmes raises his revolver at Moriarty who suddenly visited the great detective.]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRIC-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Holmes holds Moriarty at gunpoint.]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRIC-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRIC-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another good view of Holmes' revolver.]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRIC-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Moriarty aims Holmes' revolver.]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRIC-13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Holmes in disguise surprises Watson.]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRIC-15.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Watson holds the revolver in the scene in Moriarty's secret hideout.]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRIC-16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the scene.]]

== Webley RIC No. 1 Second Pattern ==
Prof. James Moriarty's ([[Anthony Andrews]]) main handgun is a [[Webley RIC|Webley RIC No. 1 Second Pattern]] revolver with deep blue finish.
[[File:WebleyRIC.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley RIC No. 1 Second Pattern - .442 Webley]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRICSecond-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Moriarty holds kidnapped Mycroft Holmes (Peter Jeffrey) as hostage when Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson break in the villain's secret hideout.]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRICSecond-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the scene.]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRICSecond-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The back of Moriarty's revolver is seen. The cylinder stop notches on the rear of the cylinder allow to identify Second Pattern revolver.]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRICSecond-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Moriarty in disguise aims his revolver at Holmes, also in disguise, in the scene of fake funeral of Holmes.]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRICSecond-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRICSecond-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRICSecond-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view of Moriarty's revolver.]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRICSecond-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyRICSecond-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Moriarty and Holmes grapple for the revolver in the coach.]]

== Webley Metropolitan Police ==
Colonel Gould ([[Warren Clarke]]), the head of Secret Service, carries a compact revolver that is seen only in darkness. It appears to be a version of [[Webley RIC]] revolver, like a [[Webley RIC|Webley Metropolitan Police]].
[[File:Webley Metropolitan Police.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Metropolitan Police - .450]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyMP-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyMP-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Col. Gould holds his revolver during the chase after Moriarty's henchman safecracker Jeremy Stubb who stole secret documents from Mycroft Holmes' office.]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyMP-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:HoaM-WebleyMP-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Col. Gould holds his revolver after a well aimed shot at Moriarty's henchman Kasim who clashed with Holmes on the rooftop.]]

== Beaumont-Adams Revolver ==
Inspector Lestrade (Terence Lodge) carries a revolver that is supposed to be a kind of [[Adams Revolver|Beaumont-Adams]] (or maybe [[Tranter Revolver|Tranter]]) revolver, cap and ball or converted into breach loading version.
[[Image:Beaumont Adams 1860s.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beaumont-Adams, c.1860s - .44. This version of Adams has a plate arm along the barrel, like the screen gun.]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver1-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lestrade holds his revolver when police break in Moriarty's secred hideout.]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver1-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver1-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lestrade fires at an attacking cobra on the floor. Note the plate arm along the barrel, common for cap and ball and conversion revolvers.]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver1-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver1-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lestrade holds the revolver when he runs to help Mycroft Holmes.]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver1-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lestrade's revolver is seen when he is in the carriage during the pursue after Moriarty.]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver1-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A better view of Lestrade's revolver in same scene. The plate arm along the barrel can be seen.]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver1-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the scene.]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver1-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The top of Lestrade's revolver is seen.]]

== Unidentified revolver ==
In the scene of the fake funeral of Holmes, Moriarty's aide Sophie DeVere (Kim Thomson), disguised as a Quaker boy, holds a revolver. This gun has a frame, similar to [[Tranter Revolver|Tranter M1868]] but the extractor under the barrel looks very different.
[[File:HoaM-Revolver2-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver2-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sohie DeVere holds a revolver.]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver2-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver2-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A side view of the revolver.]]

== Webley-Wilkinson ==
One of Lestrade's constables (Steve Ellis) who hides on a fir tree during the fake funeral, is armed with a top-break Webley-style revolver that turns out to be a Webley-Wilkinson Model 1892 or Model 1900, based on [[Webley "WG" Army Model|Webley WG]] model.
[[File:Webley-Wilkinson-1892.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley-Wilkinson Model 1892 - .455/476]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver3-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver3-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver3-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:HoaM-Revolver3-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Plainclothes policeman holds his revolver. While it looks similar to Webley WG, difference in the shape of the frame and the cylinder to frame lock can be seen.]]

= Pistols =
== Mauser C96 ==
German spy Oberstein ([[Nickolas Grace]]) carries a [[Mauser C96]] pistol. When Oberstein is killed by Watson's accurate shot, Colonel Gould ([[Warren Clarke]]) takes the pistol. While C96 already existed in 1900 when the story is set, the screen gun has smooth rails on each side of the barrel extension and side-to-side lanyard ring, both signs of post-WW1 models.
[[Image:Mauser C96 M1930.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 M1930 - 7.63x25mm Mauser. The screen gun looks similar, except for the lack of stepped barrel.]]
[[File:HoaM-MauserC96-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Oberstein draws his C96. Note the smooth rails and side-to-side lanyard ring.]]
[[File:HoaM-MauserC96-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He aims at Holmes and Watson...]]
[[File:HoaM-MauserC96-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|...but drops the pistol, being gunned by Watson.]]
[[File:HoaM-MauserC96-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gould picks the Mauser.]]
[[File:HoaM-MauserC96-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:HoaM-MauserC96-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gould runs with the pistol in hand.]]

= Trivia =
When Watson reads ''The Illustrated London News'' newspaper, several pictures with rifles and cannons are seen.
[[File:HoaM-Newspaper.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Three rifles are seen in center; the top and bottom may be [[Lee-Metford]] or [[Lee-Enfield Mk.I]]. A field cannon of Victorian era is seen on a picture below.]]

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