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[[Image:gonyposter.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Gangs of New York'' (2002)]]
{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}}
|name=Gangs of New York
|picture=gonyposter.jpg
|caption=''Theatrical Release Poster''
|country=[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]]United States
|director=[[Martin Scorsese]]
|date=2002
|studio=Miramax<BR>Touchstone
|distributor=Miramax
|character1=Amsterdam Vallon
|actor1=[[Leonardo DiCaprio]]
|character2=William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting
|actor2=[[Daniel Day-Lewis]]
|character3=Jenny Everdeane
|actor3=[[Cameron Diaz]]
|character4=Boss Tweed
|actor4=[[Jim Broadbent]]
|character5=Happy Jack Mulraney
|actor5=[[John C. Reilly]]
|character6=Johnny Sirocco
|actor6=[[Henry Thomas]]
|character7=Walter "Monk" McGinn
|actor7=[[Brendan Gleeson]]
|character8=John F. Schermerhorn
|actor8=[[David Hemmings]]
}}


'''The following guns were used in the movie ''[[Gangs of New York]]'''''


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=Handguns=
== Single-Shot Boot Pistols ==
== Single-Shot Boot Pistols ==
A majority of the residents of Civil War era New York all carry small single-shot [[Boot Pistol]]s for protection.
[[Image:gonysingle2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Civil War Era Boot Pistol]]
[[File:GONY 503.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The man in the top hat holds a boot pistol on the assassin, who has just wounded Bill "The Butcher" Cutting ([[Daniel Day-Lewis]]).]]
[[Image:GONY 512.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The man in the blue coat on the right covering Bill ([[Daniel Day-Lewis]]) with a boot pistol after the attempted assassination.]]
[[File:GONY 506.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left, McGloin (Gary Lewis) holds his boot pistol on the assassin.]]
[[Image:GONY 548.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of Jenny Everdeanes' boot pistol as she reaches for it.]]
[[Image:GONY 549.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jenny Everdeane ([[Cameron Diaz]]) holds her boot pistol on Walter "Monk" McGinn ([[Brendan Gleeson]]).]]
[[Image:GONY 538.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jenny ([[Cameron Diaz]]) gives Amsterdam ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) her boot pistol while holding the suffering Johnny Sirocco ([[Henry Thomas]]).]]
[[Image:GONY 333.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jenny ([[Cameron Diaz]]) draws her pistol on the dock after she is attacked by citizens, during the riots.]]
[[Image:GONY 334.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jenny ([[Cameron Diaz]]) holds the pistol after she kills one of her attackers.]]


A Majority of the residents of 1865-era New York all carry small single-firing boot pistols as their means of protection
== Percussion Pocket Pistol ==
 
When Happy Jack Mulraney ([[John C. Reilly]]) chases Amsterdam ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) through the church, he draws a Percussion Pocket Pistol
[[Image:bootgun1.png|thumb|none|600px|The Man in the Top Hat holds a boot pistol on the assassin, who has just wounded Bill "The Butcher" Cutting ([[Daniel Day-Lewis]])]]
Based on the barrel look it looks to be a Queen Anne pistol, or if indeed being a pocket pistol, the Liegi derringer.
[[Image:bootgun2.png|thumb|none|600px|You can see the man in the blue coat on the right covering Bill([[Daniel Day-Lewis]]), after the attempted assassination]]
[[Image:Percussion-pocket.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Percussion pocket pistol with octagonal steel barrel c. 1840 - 11mm]]
[[Image:bootgun3.png|thumb|none|600px|McGloin([[Gary Lewis]]) holds his boot pistol on the assassin]]
[[Image:GONY 519.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Happy Jack Mulraney ([[John C. Reilly]]) keeps his Pocket Pistol in the ready position as he searches for Amsterdam ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) in the unfinished church]]
[[Image:bootgun5.png|thumb|none|600px|Good shot of Jenny Everdeanes' ([[Cameron Diaz]]) boot pistol as she reaches for it]]
[[Image:GONY 518.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A better shot of the pistol held by Jack Mulraney ([[John C. Reilly]]).]]
[[Image:bootgun6.png|thumb|none|600px|Jenny Everdeane ([[Cameron Diaz]]) holds her boot pistol on Walter "Monk" McGinn ([[Brendan Gleeson]])]]
[[Image:gonypercussionpistol1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Happy Jack holds the pistol during his fight with Amsterdam.]]
[[Image:bootgun7.png|thumb|none|600px|Happy Jack Mulraney ([[John C. Reilly]]) keeps his boot pistol in the ready position as he searches for Amsterdam ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) in the unfinished church]]
[[Image:bootgun8.png|thumb|none|600px|A better shot of Jack Mulraneys ([[John C. Reilly]]) pistol]]
[[Image:bootgun9.png|thumb|none|600px|Jenny ([[Cameron Diaz]]) gives Amsterdam ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) her boot pistol, so that he can finish off the suffering Johnny Sirocco ([[Henry Thomas]])]]
[[Image:bootgun10.png|thumb|none|600px|Jenny ([[Cameron Diaz]]) draws her pistol on the dock after she is attacked by citizens, during the riots scene]]
[[Image:bootgun11.png|thumb|none|600px|Good shot of Jenny's ([[Cameron Diaz]]) pistol after she kills one of her attackers]]


== Colt Model 1849 Pocket Model ==
== Colt Model 1849 Pocket Model ==


During the Theatre Scene an Assassin ([[Bronco Mcloughlin]]) attempts to kill Bill "The Butcher" Cutting ([[Daniel Day-Lewis]]) with a Colt 1849 Pocket Model Revolver
While at the theater, an assassin (Bronco Mcloughlin) attempts to kill Bill "The Butcher" Cutting ([[Daniel Day-Lewis]]) with a [[Colt 1849 Pocket]] Model Revolver.
[[Image:1849.31cal.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt 1849 Pocket - .31 caliber.]]
[[Image:1849.31cal.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt 1849 Pocket - .31 caliber.]]
[[Image:dragoonrevolver1.png|thumb|none|600px|A Descent shot of the 1849 Pocket as the assassin ([[Bronco Mcloughlin]]) pulls from under his top hat and aims it at Bill ([[Daniel Day-Lewis]])]]
[[Image:GONY 501.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the 1849 Pocket that the assassin (Bronco Mcloughlin) pulls from under his top hat and aims at Bill ([[Daniel Day-Lewis]]).]]
[[Image:dragoonrevolver2.png|thumb|none|600px|Amsterdam ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) wrestles the assassin ([[Bronco Mcloughlin]]) in an attempt to get the revolver from him]]
[[Image:GONY 505.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Amsterdam ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) wrestles the assassin (Bronco Mcloughlin) in an attempt to get the revolver from him.]]
[[Image:dragoonrevolver3.png|thumb|none|600px|Amsterdam ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) manages to get the revolver, after it inadvertently goes off mortally wounding the assassin ([[Bronco Mcloughlin]])]]
[[Image:GONY 508.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Amsterdam ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) manages to get the revolver, after it inadvertently goes off mortally wounding the assassin.]]
[[Image:dragoonrevolver4.png|thumb|none|600px|The Same scene only better view of the gun]]
[[Image:GONY 509.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Amsterdam ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) holds up the revolver.]]
[[Image:dragoonrevolver5.png|thumb|none|600px|The Same scene only better view of the gun]]
[[Image:GONY 510.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Amsterdam with the revolver.]]
 
== Double Barrel Shotgun ==
 
During the Draft Riot, William Tweed ([[Jim Broadbent]]) walks to his office window, cocking the hammers of a double barrel shotgun
 
[[Image:doublebarrelshot.png|thumb|none|600px|William Tweed ([[Jim Broadbent]]) stands at the ready with his shotgun]]
 


== Elgin Cutlass Pistol ==
== Elgin Cutlass Pistol ==
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[[Image:elgincutlasspistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Elgin Cutlass Pistol]]
[[Image:elgincutlasspistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Elgin Cutlass Pistol]]
[[Image:eldinpistol.png|thumb|none|600px|Amsterdam ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) takes a knife in the gut, the Elgin Pistol is seen in his right hand]]
[[Image:gonyelginpistol3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Elgin Pistol lying on the table before being pocketed for the assassination attempt.]]
 
[[Image:GONY 527.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Amsterdam ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) has the Elgin Pistol in his right hand during his confrontation the Butcher.]]


== Colt 1851 Navy Revolver ==
== Colt 1851 Navy Revolver ==


During the Draft Riots Scene, a mob breaks into Mr. Schermerhorns ([[David Hemmings]]), and he in turn uses two Colt 1851 Navy Revolvers akimbo style
During the Draft Riots, a mob breaks into the residence of Mr. Schermerhorn ([[David Hemmings]]) and he in turn uses two [[Colt 1851 Navy]] Revolvers to fend them off.
[[Image:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt 1851 Navy .36 caliber.]]
[[Image:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt 1851 Navy .36 caliber.]]
[[Image:coltnavyrevolver2.png|thumb|none|600px|As the mob advances on his house, Mr. Schermerhorn ([[David Hemmings]]) prepares to fight back with two Navy Revolvers, akimbo style ]]
[[Image:GONY 301.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As the mob advances on his house, Mr. Schermerhorn ([[David Hemmings]]) prepares to fight back with two Navy Revolvers.]]
[[Image:coltnavyrevolver1.png|thumb|none|600px|Mr. Schermerhorn ([[David Hemmings]]) fires one of his two Navy Revolvers before retreating into his dining room]]
[[Image:GONY 304.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mr. Schermerhorn ([[David Hemmings]]) fires one of his two Navy Revolvers before retreating into his dining room.]]
[[Image:coltnavyrevolver3.png|thumb|none|600px|A somewhat better view of the Navy Revolver]]
[[Image:GONY 309.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A somewhat better view of the Navy Revolver.]]
 
== Sharps Rifle ==
 
During the scene where William Tweed ([[Jim Broadbent]]) is conversing with Dead Rabbit supporters, Jenny Everdeane ([[Cameron Diaz]]) keeps a Sharps Rifle aimed on him
 
[[Image:sharpsrifle.png|thumb|none|600px|Jenny ([[Cameron Diaz]]) keeps a Sharps Rifle on William Tweed ([[Jim Broadbent]])]]


==Rogers & Spencer==
=Shotguns=
== Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun ==
The [[Percussion Shotgun]] is seen being held by a Ship Captain and William Tweed ([[Jim Broadbent]]).
[[Image:PercussionDBS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Double Barreled Percussion Shotgun - 10 Gauge]]
[[Image:GONY 330.jpg|thumb|none|600px|William Tweed ([[Jim Broadbent]]) stands at the ready with his shotgun]]
[[Image:gonyshotgun4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A ship captain clutches his shotgun.]]
[[Image:gonyshotgun3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The same captain drops dead with his shotgun next to him.]]


During the scene where William Tweed ([[Jim Broadbent]]) is conversing with Dead Rabbit supporters, Amsterdam ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) appears to have a Rogers & Specer revolver tucked into his waistband.
=Rifles & Muskets=
== Joslyn Rifle ==


[[Image:sharpsrifle.png|thumb|none|600px|Amsterdam with what appears to be a Rogers and Spencer revolver.]]
During the scene where William Tweed ([[Jim Broadbent]]) is conversing with Dead Rabbit supporters, Jenny Everdeane ([[Cameron Diaz]]) keeps a [[Joslyn Rifle]] aimed on him.
[[Image:Joslyn rifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:GONY 544.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jenny ([[Cameron Diaz]]) keeps a Joslyn Rifle on William Tweed ([[Jim Broadbent]]),]]


== Springfield Model 1842 Musket ==
== Springfield Model 1842 Musket ==


An Irish imigrant is seen being issued a Springfield Model 1842 Musket. This is historically correct, as the Irish Brigade were issued the 1842 Musket until 1864, as it was preferred for it's ability to use the "buck and ball" load.
An Irish immigrant is seen being issued a [[Springfield Model 1842]] Musket. This is historically correct, as the Irish Brigade were issued the 1842 Musket until 1864, as it was preferred for its ability to use the "buck and ball" load.
[[Image:Springfield1842musket.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Springfield Model 1842 Musket - .69 smoothbore]]
[[Image:Springfield1842musket.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Springfield Model 1842 Musket - .69 smoothbore]]
[[Image:springfieldr1.png|thumb|none|600px|A Newly Drafted Soldier receives his Springfield Musket]]
[[Image:GONY 517.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A newly drafted soldier receives his Springfield Musket. Note the brass colored barrel bands, a feature more commonly seen in European muskets.]]


== Springfield Model 1861 Rifle ==
== Springfield Model 1861 Rifle ==
The majority of US Army troops carry [[Springfield 1861]] rifles.
The majority of US Army troops carry [[Springfield 1861]] rifles.
[[Image:Springfield1861.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Springfield 1861 - .58 caliber]]
[[Image:Springfield1861.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Springfield 1861 - .58 caliber]]
[[Image:springfieldr2.png|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers begin boarding the ship to go to war, they all have Springfield Rifles slung on their back]]
[[Image:GONY 514.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As the soldiers begin boarding the ship to go to war, some of them have Springfield Rifles slung on their backs.]]
[[Image:springfieldr3.png|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers continue to board]]
[[Image:GONY 515.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers continue to board.]]
[[Image:springfieldr4.png|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers stand in ranks, at the ready during the Draft Riots- the rifles finished in the white are Springfields, while the blued ones are Enfields]]
[[Image:GONY 337.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers stand in ranks, at the ready during the Draft Riots- the rifles finished in the white are Springfields, while the blued ones are Enfields]]
[[Image:springfieldr5.png|thumb|none|600px|Taking aim at the Dead Rabbits]]
[[Image:GONY 319.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US Army troops aim their [[Springfield 1861]] rifles at the Dead Rabbits.]]


== Enfield P1853 Rifle ==
== Enfield P1853 Rifle ==
Some US Army troops are seen carrying [[British 1853 Enfield|Enfield Pattern 1853]] rifles, which were commonly issued to Union regiments. They would not, however, have been used side-by-side with Springfields in the same unit.
Some US Army troops are seen carrying [[British 1853 Enfield|Enfield Pattern 1853]] rifles, which were commonly issued to Union regiments.
[[Image:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Enfield Pattern 1853 - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Enfield Pattern 1853 - .577 caliber]]
[[Image:springfieldr4.png|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers stand in ranks, at the ready during the Draft Riots- the rifles finished in the white are Springfields, while the blued ones are Enfields]]
[[Image:GONY 337.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers stand in ranks, at the ready during the Draft Riots- the rifles finished in the white are Springfields, while the blued ones are Enfields.]]
[[Image:springfieldr5.png|thumb|none|600px|Taking aim at the Dead Rabbits]]
[[Image:GONY 319.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some US Army troops are seen aiming [[British 1853 Enfield|Enfield Pattern 1853]] rifles at the Dead Rabbits.]]
[[Image:springfieldr6.png|thumb|none|600px|Good shot of the Rifle Bore, on one of the Enfield Rifles]]
[[Image:GONY 322.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Good shot of the Rifle Bore, on one of the Enfield Rifles]]
[[Image:springfieldr7.png|thumb|none|600px|McGloin ([[Gary Lewis]]) attempts to charge the soldiers and is shot down in a hail of rifle bullets]]
[[Image:GONY 340.jpg|thumb|none|600px|McGloin (Gary Lewis) attempts to charge the soldiers and is shot down in a hail of rifle bullets.]]
 
=Other=
==Ship Gunade==
During the Draft Riot, just before the fight between the Dead Rabbits and the Bower Boys, a ship of the coast fires its gunades off. A gunade is a hybrid between a carronade and a regular cannon.
[[Image:gonycannon1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Gunades firing from ship.]]
[[Image:gonycannon2.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Ditto. Note the distinctive muzzle shape resembling carronades but longer barrel and being used in a common cannon configuration confirming the weapons as gunades.]]
 
==Gun Case==
Mr. Schermerhorn ([[David Hemmings]]) keeps several rifles and shotguns in a gun case.
[[File:GONY 339.jpg|thumb|none|600px|There is a gun case in the back left.]]
[[File:GONY 312.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rioters raid the gun case in Mr. Schermerhorn's house. One appears to be a Sharps, judging by the trigger guard.]]


== Unknown Firearms ==


There are numerous firearms in the movie that are hard to identify


[[Image:unknowngun1.png|thumb|none|600px|Amsterdam ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) pulls out an unidentifiable second gun during his assassination attempt on Bill Cutting ([[Daniel Day-Lewis]])
Also take note of the fact that in this screenshot, Amsterdam is no longer played by Leonardo DiCaprio; the actor playing Amsterdam here is in fact a Chinese man wearing white make up.]]
[[Image:unknowngun2.png|thumb|none|600px|Numerous villagers in the background carry unidentifiable rifles]]
[[Image:unknowngun3.png|thumb|none|600px|The villager in the middle has, what looks to be a pistol of some kind]]
[[Image:unknowngun4.png|thumb|none|600px|There is a gun case in the back left behind the guy with the black hair who is holding a wine cup, full of rifles]]
[[Image:unknowngun5.png|thumb|none|600px|Rioters raid the gun case in Mr. Schermerhorns' ([[David Hemmings]]) house, rifle are hard to identify]]
[[Image:unknowngun6.png|thumb|none|600px|Two of the Tammany Hall representatives stand at the window during the Draft Riots, holding unknown rifles]]


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Gangs of New York
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Theatrical Release Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missingUnited States
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Release Date 2002
Studio Miramax
Touchstone
Distributor Miramax
Main Cast
Character Actor
Amsterdam Vallon Leonardo DiCaprio
William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting Daniel Day-Lewis
Jenny Everdeane Cameron Diaz
Boss Tweed Jim Broadbent
Happy Jack Mulraney John C. Reilly
Johnny Sirocco Henry Thomas
Walter "Monk" McGinn Brendan Gleeson
John F. Schermerhorn David Hemmings




The following weapons were used in the film Gangs of New York:


Handguns

Single-Shot Boot Pistols

A majority of the residents of Civil War era New York all carry small single-shot Boot Pistols for protection.

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Civil War Era Boot Pistol
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The man in the top hat holds a boot pistol on the assassin, who has just wounded Bill "The Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis).
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The man in the blue coat on the right covering Bill (Daniel Day-Lewis) with a boot pistol after the attempted assassination.
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On the left, McGloin (Gary Lewis) holds his boot pistol on the assassin.
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Closeup of Jenny Everdeanes' boot pistol as she reaches for it.
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Jenny Everdeane (Cameron Diaz) holds her boot pistol on Walter "Monk" McGinn (Brendan Gleeson).
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Jenny (Cameron Diaz) gives Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) her boot pistol while holding the suffering Johnny Sirocco (Henry Thomas).
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Jenny (Cameron Diaz) draws her pistol on the dock after she is attacked by citizens, during the riots.
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Jenny (Cameron Diaz) holds the pistol after she kills one of her attackers.

Percussion Pocket Pistol

When Happy Jack Mulraney (John C. Reilly) chases Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) through the church, he draws a Percussion Pocket Pistol Based on the barrel look it looks to be a Queen Anne pistol, or if indeed being a pocket pistol, the Liegi derringer.

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Percussion pocket pistol with octagonal steel barrel c. 1840 - 11mm
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Happy Jack Mulraney (John C. Reilly) keeps his Pocket Pistol in the ready position as he searches for Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) in the unfinished church
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A better shot of the pistol held by Jack Mulraney (John C. Reilly).
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Happy Jack holds the pistol during his fight with Amsterdam.

Colt Model 1849 Pocket Model

While at the theater, an assassin (Bronco Mcloughlin) attempts to kill Bill "The Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis) with a Colt 1849 Pocket Model Revolver.

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Colt 1849 Pocket - .31 caliber.
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Closeup of the 1849 Pocket that the assassin (Bronco Mcloughlin) pulls from under his top hat and aims at Bill (Daniel Day-Lewis).
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Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) wrestles the assassin (Bronco Mcloughlin) in an attempt to get the revolver from him.
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Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) manages to get the revolver, after it inadvertently goes off mortally wounding the assassin.
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Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) holds up the revolver.
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Amsterdam with the revolver.

Elgin Cutlass Pistol

Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) attempts to assassinate Bill "The Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis) by throwing a knife and then pulling an Elgin Cutlass Pistol, only to be impaled by a knife thrown by Cutting

The Elgin Cutlass Pistol
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The Elgin Pistol lying on the table before being pocketed for the assassination attempt.
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Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) has the Elgin Pistol in his right hand during his confrontation the Butcher.

Colt 1851 Navy Revolver

During the Draft Riots, a mob breaks into the residence of Mr. Schermerhorn (David Hemmings) and he in turn uses two Colt 1851 Navy Revolvers to fend them off.

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Colt 1851 Navy .36 caliber.
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As the mob advances on his house, Mr. Schermerhorn (David Hemmings) prepares to fight back with two Navy Revolvers.
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Mr. Schermerhorn (David Hemmings) fires one of his two Navy Revolvers before retreating into his dining room.
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A somewhat better view of the Navy Revolver.

Shotguns

Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun

The Percussion Shotgun is seen being held by a Ship Captain and William Tweed (Jim Broadbent).

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Double Barreled Percussion Shotgun - 10 Gauge
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William Tweed (Jim Broadbent) stands at the ready with his shotgun
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A ship captain clutches his shotgun.
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The same captain drops dead with his shotgun next to him.

Rifles & Muskets

Joslyn Rifle

During the scene where William Tweed (Jim Broadbent) is conversing with Dead Rabbit supporters, Jenny Everdeane (Cameron Diaz) keeps a Joslyn Rifle aimed on him.

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Jenny (Cameron Diaz) keeps a Joslyn Rifle on William Tweed (Jim Broadbent),

Springfield Model 1842 Musket

An Irish immigrant is seen being issued a Springfield Model 1842 Musket. This is historically correct, as the Irish Brigade were issued the 1842 Musket until 1864, as it was preferred for its ability to use the "buck and ball" load.

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Springfield Model 1842 Musket - .69 smoothbore
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A newly drafted soldier receives his Springfield Musket. Note the brass colored barrel bands, a feature more commonly seen in European muskets.

Springfield Model 1861 Rifle

The majority of US Army troops carry Springfield 1861 rifles.

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Springfield 1861 - .58 caliber
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As the soldiers begin boarding the ship to go to war, some of them have Springfield Rifles slung on their backs.
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Soldiers continue to board.
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Soldiers stand in ranks, at the ready during the Draft Riots- the rifles finished in the white are Springfields, while the blued ones are Enfields
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US Army troops aim their Springfield 1861 rifles at the Dead Rabbits.

Enfield P1853 Rifle

Some US Army troops are seen carrying Enfield Pattern 1853 rifles, which were commonly issued to Union regiments.

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Enfield Pattern 1853 - .577 caliber
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Soldiers stand in ranks, at the ready during the Draft Riots- the rifles finished in the white are Springfields, while the blued ones are Enfields.
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Some US Army troops are seen aiming Enfield Pattern 1853 rifles at the Dead Rabbits.
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Good shot of the Rifle Bore, on one of the Enfield Rifles
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McGloin (Gary Lewis) attempts to charge the soldiers and is shot down in a hail of rifle bullets.

Other

Ship Gunade

During the Draft Riot, just before the fight between the Dead Rabbits and the Bower Boys, a ship of the coast fires its gunades off. A gunade is a hybrid between a carronade and a regular cannon.

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Gunades firing from ship.
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Ditto. Note the distinctive muzzle shape resembling carronades but longer barrel and being used in a common cannon configuration confirming the weapons as gunades.

Gun Case

Mr. Schermerhorn (David Hemmings) keeps several rifles and shotguns in a gun case.

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There is a gun case in the back left.
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Rioters raid the gun case in Mr. Schermerhorn's house. One appears to be a Sharps, judging by the trigger guard.
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