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US soldiers and prison guards are armed with Springfield Model 1795 muskets. A Spanish captain is also seen with this musket at the beginning. Some members of the Royal Marines are also armed with this musket. The use of American muskets by the Spanish and especially by the British in this era is historically dubious. | US soldiers and prison guards are armed with Springfield Model 1795 muskets. A Spanish captain is also seen with this musket at the beginning. Some members of the Royal Marines are also armed with this musket. The use of American muskets by the Spanish and especially by the British in this era is historically dubious. | ||
[[Image:Flintlockmusket.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield Model 1795 - .75 caliber.]] | [[Image:Flintlockmusket.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield Model 1795 - .75 caliber.]] | ||
[[Image:Ami 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The captain of the ''Amistad'' uses the bayonet of his musket to repel prisoners. It likely stands in for a Spanish musket considering that Spanish muskets from this era or even replicas are extremely rare.]] | [[Image:Ami 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The captain of the ''Amistad'' uses the bayonet of his musket to repel prisoners. It likely stands in for a Spanish musket considering that Spanish muskets from this era or even their replicas are extremely rare.]] | ||
[[Image:Ami_spring1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US sailor with the musket.]] | [[Image:Ami_spring1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US sailor with the musket.]] | ||
[[Image:Ami_spring2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Ami_spring2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Promotional picture.]] | ||
==Blunderbuss== | ==Blunderbuss== | ||
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The [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]] is used by Royal Marines as they free the prisoners held at the Lomboko Slave Fortress. | The [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]] is used by Royal Marines as they free the prisoners held at the Lomboko Slave Fortress. | ||
[[Image:BrownBessInfantry-Musket-1722-1768.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Brown Bess Flintlock Musket - .75 caliber.]] | [[Image:BrownBessInfantry-Musket-1722-1768.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Brown Bess Flintlock Musket - .75 caliber.]] | ||
[[Image:Ami 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Royal Marines take aim with their musket. The upper and the front are Springfield muskets.]] | [[Image:Ami 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Royal Marines take aim with their musket. The upper and the front are Springfield muskets, a highly unlikely weapon for the British considering the US–British relations in this era. The Springfields were likely used due to the lack of sufficient Brown Bess muskets.]] | ||
[[Image:Ami_brown2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Royal Marines running with their muskets.]] | [[Image:Ami_brown2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Royal Marines running with their muskets.]] | ||
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Amistad (Spanish for Friendship) is a 1997 drama directed by Steven Spielberg. 1839: On the slave ship "Amistad" it comes to a mutiny. The 40 rebels are threatening the death penalty in a country whose official policy still supports slavery. The accused remains only a hope: The young lawyer Roger Baldwin (Matthew McConaughey) and John Quincy Adams (Anthony Hopkins), the last surviving founding fathers of American independence and one of the first presidents of the young democracy.
The following weapons were used in the film Amistad:
Pistols
Flintlock Pistol
The Spanish captain is seen using a Flintlock Pistol when trying to put down the mutiny.
Muskets
Springfield Model 1795
US soldiers and prison guards are armed with Springfield Model 1795 muskets. A Spanish captain is also seen with this musket at the beginning. Some members of the Royal Marines are also armed with this musket. The use of American muskets by the Spanish and especially by the British in this era is historically dubious.
Blunderbuss
Sengbe Pieh (Djimon Hounsou) is seen with a Blunderbuss onboard the Amistad.
Brown Bess Flintlock Musket
The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket is used by Royal Marines as they free the prisoners held at the Lomboko Slave Fortress.
1853 Enfield
In the epilogue of the film, a Civil War battle is seen where both Union and Confederate soldiers use the Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle.
