Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV Series): Difference between revisions
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''Note:'' see additional images on [[Talk:Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV Series)#Bulldog|talk page]].
''Note:'' see additional images on [[Talk:Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV Series)#Bulldog|talk page]].
[[File:Bulldog Police.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley RIC / Bulldog type revolver, c. 1880s - .450]]
[[Image:WebleyBulldogReplica.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Belgian copy of a Webley Bulldog - 32 caliber]]
[[Image:WebleyBulldogReplica.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Belgian copy of a Webley Bulldog - 32 caliber]]
[[File:Sherlock Holmes-1954-E01-Bulldog-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ralph Cunningham (Pierre Gay) aims a Bulldog revolver at Sherlock Holmes ([[Ronald Howard]]) and Dr. John H. Watson ([[Howard Marion-Crawford]]) who sneak in his house in "The Case of the Cunningham Heritage" (Ep.1).]]
[[File:Sherlock Holmes-1954-E01-Bulldog-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ralph Cunningham (Pierre Gay) aims a Bulldog revolver at Sherlock Holmes ([[Ronald Howard]]) and Dr. John H. Watson ([[Howard Marion-Crawford]]) who sneak in his house in "The Case of the Cunningham Heritage" (Ep.1).]]
Sherlock Holmes is an American 1954-1955 detective TV series, starring Ronald Howard as Sherlock Holmes and Howard Marion-Crawford as Dr. John H. Watson. Only several episodes are adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's works while most have original plots. The series were filmed in France by Guild Films.
The following weapons were used in the television series Sherlock Holmes:
Most widely used handguns in the series are several revolvers that appear to be versions of Webley RIC and/or Bulldog, possibly European copies that have a mix of features of both Webley models. Most of them have barrels too long for "classic" Bulldog but too short for RIC. Both fluted and unfluted cylinders can be seen. Some of these revolvers that can be more confidently identified are listed below.
Revolvers that can be more confidently identified as RIC No. 1 First Pattern are seen in hands of escaped convict John Norton (Eugene Deckers) in "The Case of the Christmas Pudding" (Ep.23), by Jack Murdock (Eric Micklewood) and Tilda (Rolly Bester) in "The Case of the Violent Suitor" (Ep.25), by J. Oliver's henchman (uncredited) in "The Case of the Baker Street Bachelors" (Ep.33), and by a gambler Herbert Fenwick (Roland Bartrop) in "The Case of the Unlucky Gambler" (Ep.37).
A revolver that is used by a swindler Van Bentham (Lou Van Burg) in "The Case of the Belligerent Ghost" (Ep.5) can be identified as based on a RIC No. 1 Second Pattern.
Sherlock Holmes (Ronald Howard) uses a Colt New Army & Navy revolver in "The Red Headed League" (Ep.11) and "The Case of the Thistle Killer" (Ep.18). Same looking revolver are seen in hands of Minnie O'Malley (Lucille Vines) in "The Case of the Texas Cowgirl" (Ep.4); supposedly this is a single prop, reused throughout the series.
A nickel plated Smith & Wesson top-break revolver is used by Uncle Cecil (Duncan Elliott) in "The Case of the Night Train Riddle" (Ep.24). It's hard to indetify the exact model but Smith & Wesson 4th Model seems to be a decent guess.
Compact top-break revolvers are seen in several episodes. The angular lower part of the frame allows to guess that these guns (or a single gun reused) are hardly Smith & Wesson models, more likely they are produced by some smaller manufacturer, maybe not American but European one.
Double Barreled Shotguns are seen in "The Case of the Greystone Inscription" (Ep.16) and "The Case of the Careless Suffragette" (Ep.20). It is supposed by the same reused prop, and while it's hard to say for sure, this shotgun may be a percussion cap gun.
