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'''The following firearms were used in the film ''Death on the Nile'':'''
[[Image:Dotn-dvd.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Death on the Nile'' (1978)]]


'''WARNING! The following description contains spoilers.'''
:''"Death on the Nile" redirects here. For the 2004 television movie, see ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot: Death on the Nile]]''; for the 2022 feature film, see ''[[Death on the Nile (2022)]]''.''
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== Sharps Pepperbox ==
 
Jacqueline de Bellefort ([[Mia Farrow]]) carries a [[Sharps Pepperbox]] in her purse, which she uses to "shoot" Simon Doyle ([[Simon MacCorkindale]]) in the leg. Simon himself uses the Sharps to shoot his wife Linnet ([[Lois Chiles]]). Colonel Race ([[David Niven]]) tells Hercule Poirot ([[Peter Ustinov]]) it is a .22 caliber weapon.
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[[Image:Sharpspepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Sharps Pepperbox.]]
== Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox ==
[[Image:Dotn-der1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jackie shows Poirot her pistol, "small but lethal" as she tells him.]]
Jacqueline de Bellefort ([[Mia Farrow]]) carries a [[Sharps Pepperbox|Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox]] in her purse, which she uses to "shoot" Simon Doyle ([[Simon MacCorkindale]]) in the leg. Simon himself handles the Sharps at one point also. Colonel Race ([[David Niven]]) tells Hercule Poirot ([[Peter Ustinov]]) it is a .22 caliber "derringer". During Poirot's investigation, many other characters - including Dr. Ludwig Bessner ([[Jack Warden]]), Jim Ferguson ([[Jon Finch]]), Rosalie Otterbourne ([[Olivia Hussey]]), Miss Bowers ([[Maggie Smith]]), Louise Bourget ([[Jane Birkin]]), Marie Van Schuyler ([[Bette Davis]]), and Salome Otterbourne ([[Angela Lansbury]]) - are seen handling the pistol as he imagines the scenarios in which they committed the murder.
[[Image:Dotn-der2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simon aims at his wife.]]
[[File:Sharps Model 1A.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox - .22 Short]]
[[Image:Dotn-der3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simon shoots Linnet.]]
[[Image:Dotn-der1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie shows Poirot her pistol, "small but lethal" as she tells him.]]
[[Image:Dotn-der4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simon prepares to shoot himself in the leg by muffling the sound in a stolen scarf.]]
[[Image:DOTN78-Sharps5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Race inspects the newly re-discovered pistol.]]
[[Image:Dotn-der5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simon ejects a spent cartridge so that if the gun is found, only two bullets will appear to have been fired.]]
[[Image:DOTN78-Sharps6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Poirot places the Sharps Pepperbox on the display table when he plans to reveal the murderer.]]
[[Image:Dotn-der6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jackie shoots Simon in the head before turning the pistol on herself.]]
[[Image:Dotn-der5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A spent cartridge is ejected so that if the gun is found, only two bullets will appear to have been fired.]]
[[Image:Dotn-der6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie holds the pistol on Simon's head.]]


== Colt New Service ==
== Colt New Service ==
Andrew Pennington ([[George Kennedy]]) keeps a [[Colt New Service]] in his cabin on the boat, which Jackie finds and uses to shoot Rosalie Otterbourne ([[Angela Lansbury]]).
Andrew Pennington ([[George Kennedy]]) keeps a [[Colt New Service]] in his cabin on the boat, which Jackie ([[Mia Farrow]]) finds and uses.
[[Image:ColtNewService1917.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt New Service Model 1917 - .45 ACP (moon-clipped).]]
[[Image:ColtNewService1917.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt New Service Model 1917 - .45 ACP (moon-clipped).]]
[[Image:Dotn-cns1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Race tells Poirot that the New Service can be ruled out as the murder weapon due to the size of Linnet's wound.]]
[[Image:Dotn-cns1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Race ([[David Niven]]) tells Poirot that the New Service can be ruled out as the murder weapon due to the size of Linnet's wound.]]
[[Image:Dotn-cns2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pennington's New Service lays on the deck after having been used to kill Mrs. Otterbourne.]]
[[Image:Dotn-cns2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pennington's New Service lays on the deck after having been fired.]]
[[Image:Dotn-cns3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pennington reaches for his New Service.]]
[[Image:Dotn-cns3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pennington reaches for his New Service.]]
[[Image:Dotn-cns4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jackie aims the New Service.]]
[[Image:Dotn-cns4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie takes aim.]]
[[Image:Dotn-cns5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jackie shoots Mrs. Otterbourne in the head.]]
[[Image:Dotn-cns5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie fires the New Service.]]


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Death on the Nile (1978)
"Death on the Nile" redirects here. For the 2004 television movie, see Agatha Christie's Poirot: Death on the Nile; for the 2022 feature film, see Death on the Nile (2022).


The following weapons were used in the film Death on the Nile (1978):



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Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox

Jacqueline de Bellefort (Mia Farrow) carries a Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox in her purse, which she uses to "shoot" Simon Doyle (Simon MacCorkindale) in the leg. Simon himself handles the Sharps at one point also. Colonel Race (David Niven) tells Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) it is a .22 caliber "derringer". During Poirot's investigation, many other characters - including Dr. Ludwig Bessner (Jack Warden), Jim Ferguson (Jon Finch), Rosalie Otterbourne (Olivia Hussey), Miss Bowers (Maggie Smith), Louise Bourget (Jane Birkin), Marie Van Schuyler (Bette Davis), and Salome Otterbourne (Angela Lansbury) - are seen handling the pistol as he imagines the scenarios in which they committed the murder.

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Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox - .22 Short
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Jackie shows Poirot her pistol, "small but lethal" as she tells him.
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Colonel Race inspects the newly re-discovered pistol.
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Poirot places the Sharps Pepperbox on the display table when he plans to reveal the murderer.
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A spent cartridge is ejected so that if the gun is found, only two bullets will appear to have been fired.
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Jackie holds the pistol on Simon's head.

Colt New Service

Andrew Pennington (George Kennedy) keeps a Colt New Service in his cabin on the boat, which Jackie (Mia Farrow) finds and uses.

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Colt New Service Model 1917 - .45 ACP (moon-clipped).
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Colonel Race (David Niven) tells Poirot that the New Service can be ruled out as the murder weapon due to the size of Linnet's wound.
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Pennington's New Service lays on the deck after having been fired.
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Pennington reaches for his New Service.
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Jackie takes aim.
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Jackie fires the New Service.