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==Allen Thurber Pepperbox== | ==Allen & Thurber Pepperbox== | ||
Early in the show, Jack uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his Tower | Early in the show, Jack Keenan ([[Daniel MacPherson]]) uses a [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] alongside his [[Tower Percussion Pistol]]. A more compact example is seen on the dealer's table, and in use later. | ||
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]] | [[Image:Wildboys-allen1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]] | [[Image:Wildboys-allen2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox in a different length on the far right of the table in Ep. 4]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-smallpepper.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox]] | [[Image:Wildboys-smallpepper.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another pepperbox]] | ||
==Colt 1860 Army== | ==Colt 1860 Army== | ||
Daniel has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of | Daniel Sinclair ([[Michael Dorman]]) has a [[Colt 1860 Army]] with a short barrel in the opening sequence of Ep. 1. Captain Gunpowder ([[David Field]]) also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy. | ||
[[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb| | [[File:1860Army.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]] | [[Image:Wildboys coltarmy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]] | [[Image:Wildboys_coltarmy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...And primed.]] | ||
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==Whitney Revolver== | ==Whitney Revolver== | ||
The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel. | The [[Whitney Revolver]] makes an appearance first as Hogan's ([[Simon Lyndon]]) revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis Fuller ([[Jeremy Sims]]), who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.<BR> | ||
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer. | The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer. | ||
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original. | The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original. | ||
[[Image:Whitney_Second_Model_Navy_Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Whitney Second Model Navy Revolver - .36 caliber.]] | |||
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]] | [[Image:Wildboys-whitney1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]] | [[Image:Wildboys-whitney2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]] | [[Image:Wildboys-whitney3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|In profile]] | ||
==Tranter | ==Tranter Third Model== | ||
Superintendent Francis uses a [[Tranter Revolver|Tranter | Superintendent Francis Fuller ([[Jeremy Sims]]) uses a [[Tranter Revolver|Tranter Third Model revolver]] with a double trigger. | ||
[[Image:Tranterdualtrigger.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tranter 54-bore self-cocking revolver]] | |||
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]] | [[Image:Wildboys-tranter1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francis aiming the tranter]] | ||
[[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The | [[File:Wildboys-tranter2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The Tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]] | [[Image:Wildboys-tranter-lol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|All you can really say at this point is lol. how did this shot get past the advisors/armourers?]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, | [[Image:Wildboys-tranter-trigger.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Awesome detail of the double trigger in action, Ep. 4]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]] | [[Image:Wildboys-tranter-hammer.jpg|600px|thumb|none|From the same sequence, demonstrating the "self-cocking" feature (and the lack of primers)]] | ||
==Colt 1851 Navy== | ==Colt 1851 Navy== | ||
The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed. | The [[Colt 1851 Navy]] appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed. | ||
[[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb| | [[File:1851Navy.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]] | [[Image:Wildboys-navy1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack Keenan ([[Daniel MacPherson]]) pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]] | [[Image:Wildboys-navy2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in | [[Image:Wildboys-navy3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The sergeant Mick Scanlon ([[Nathaniel Dean]]) aims a loaded Navy at Butler in Ep. 2]] | ||
==Remington 1858== | ==Remington 1858== | ||
Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut. | Captain Gunpowder ([[David Field]]) (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a [[Remington 1858]] among some other firearms when they visit his hut. | ||
[[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]] | [[Image:Wildboys-remington1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Daniel Sinclair ([[Michael Dorman]]) ogling one of Captain's Remingtons]] | ||
==Tower Percussion Pistol== | ==Tower Percussion Pistol== | ||
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a [[Tower Percussion Pistol]] with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys. | Charlie the tracker ([[Heath Bergersen]]) carries what appears to be a [[Tower Percussion Pistol]] with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys. | ||
[[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]] | [[File:Tower Percussion Pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]] | [[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]] | ||
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==Colt 1862 Police== | ==Colt 1862 Police== | ||
During the home invasion in | During the home invasion in Ep. 3, Conrad Fischer ([[Alexander England]]) has what looks like a [[Colt 1862 Police]] revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro. | ||
[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]] | [[Image:Wildboys-colt62.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Conrad with his colt]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none| | [[Image:Wildboys-fakecoltpolice.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A view showing the lack of percussion nipples]] | ||
==LeMat Revolver== | ==LeMat Revolver== | ||
Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in | Captain has his [[LeMat Revolver]] (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in Ep. 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting. | ||
An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow. | An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow. | ||
[[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Lemat.jpg|thumb|300px|none|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]] | [[Image:Wildboys-lemat1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Le Mat being confiscated by police]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]] | [[Image:Wildboys-lemat2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closer view from 3/4 behind, as Captain puts his Le Mat at Prescott's head]] | ||
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==Boxlock pistol== | ==Boxlock pistol== | ||
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium. | These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium. | ||
[[Image:Percussion-pocket.jpg|thumb|none|300px|[[Percussion Pocket Pistol|Percussion pocket pistol]] with octagonal steel barrel c. 1840 - 11mm]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Absolute furthest right on the table is a small boxlock pistol.]] | ||
==Colt Walker== | ==Colt Walker== | ||
Another repro Colt, | Another repro Colt, [[Colt Walker]] would have been relatively rare in this period and location. | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in | [[Image:1847ColtWalker.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Walker 1847 .44 caliber.]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-walker1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A woman is threatened in a dispute over a pair of fine pistols in Ep. 4.]] | |||
== | == IXL Pocket Model == | ||
Herman Prescott ([[Josef Ber]]) is armed with an exceptional example of a [[IXL Pocket Model]] in Ep. 4. This revolver can be mistakened for a pocket Tranter but the ball-rammer gave it away. | |||
[[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Hopkins-allen-IXL.jpg|thumb|300px|none|IXL Pocket Model - .31 caliber double-action]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]] | [[Image:Wildboys-ixl1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott aims the IXL at Jack in episode 4]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]] | [[Image:Wildboys-ixl2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Prescott with IXL in the left hand in episode 4]] | ||
==Rogers & Spencer Army== | ==Rogers & Spencer Army== | ||
Captain Moonlite carries a Rogers & Spencer in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers. | Captain Moonlite ([[Aaron Jeffery]]) carries a [[Rogers & Spencer Revolver]] in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers. | ||
The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped. | The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped. | ||
[[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Rogers.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Rogers & Spencer Army model - .44]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of | [[Image:Wildboys-rogers1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Moonlite bails up a bail up at the start of Ep. 5, Rogers & Spencer in the left hand, Whitney in the right]] | ||
== | ==Spur trigger "Suicide special"== | ||
Rupert Wentworth ([[Charlie Garber]]) tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of Ep. 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production) | |||
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]] | [[Image:Wildboys-suicide1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth pulls the revolver]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]] | [[Image:Wildboys-suicide2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Wentworth adopts a firing stance you'd only ever need to use once]] | ||
==Colt 1849 Pocket== | ==Colt 1849 Pocket== | ||
In | In Ep. 7 a couple of [[Colt 1849 Pocket|Colt Pockets]] appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well. | ||
[[Image:1849.31cal.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt 1849 Pocket - .31 caliber.]] | |||
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]] | [[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jessie bails up the boys with her Colts]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]] | [[Image:Wildboys-coltpocket2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack threatens Francis with one of the pockets - Francis' Tranter in the foreground, commandeered by Jessie]] | ||
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==Back-action pistol== | ==Back-action pistol== | ||
For one shot in the series an extra is seen using a back-action single shot "travelling pistol" as they would have been known in the day. These would have been relatively common and had a multitude of makers, very little standardisation. Nock produced a bunch of them, among other English makers, and many would have also been put out by the nameless Belgian makers. The back-action placed all the lockwork behind the hammer (in the pistol's case, inside the grip) instead of underneath/beside the barrel. This made for a more slender piece. | For one shot in the series an extra is seen using a back-action single shot "travelling pistol" as they would have been known in the day. These would have been relatively common and had a multitude of makers, very little standardisation. Nock produced a bunch of them, among other English makers, and many would have also been put out by the nameless Belgian makers. The back-action placed all the lockwork behind the hammer (in the pistol's case, inside the grip) instead of underneath/beside the barrel. This made for a more slender piece. | ||
[[Image:Backaction.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Backaction.jpg|thumb|none|300px|A similar example. Note the lockplate extends to the rear]] | ||
[[image:Wildboys-backaction.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Good frame of the extra's back-action]] | [[image:Wildboys-backaction.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Good frame of the extra's back-action]] | ||
[[image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Probably the same pistol to the left of the Colt being handled in this shot]] | [[image:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-01h05m13s146.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Probably the same pistol to the left of the Colt being handled in this shot]] | ||
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==Hawken== | ==Hawken== | ||
Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth. | Captain sticks the boys up with a [[Hawken Rifle]] when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth. | ||
[[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Hawken50.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]] | [[Image:Wildboys-hawken.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken]] | ||
==Sharps Carbine== | ==Sharps Carbine== | ||
Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps. | Captain demonstrates a [[Sharps Carbine]] in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps. | ||
The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver. | The bandit Joey Butler ([[Diarmid Heidenreich]]) also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver. | ||
[[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Sharps1874cavalarycarbine.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]] | [[Image:Wildboys-sharps2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]] | [[Image:Wildboys-sharps1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Jack Keenan ([[Daniel MacPherson]]) takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]] | [[Image:Wildboys-sharps3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]] | [[Image:Wildboys-sharps5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.]] | ||
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==Pattern 1853 Enfield== | ==Pattern 1853 Enfield== | ||
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era. | Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common [[Enfield Pattern 1853]]. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era. | ||
[[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb| | [[File:1853enfield.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]] | [[Image:Wildboys-enfield.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-enfield2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The business-end of an Enfield used by Francis. As the series goes on, more Enfields start showing up in police hands - a good thing. They still have no shortage of Sharps though.]] | [[Image:Wildboys-enfield2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The business-end of an Enfield used by Francis. As the series goes on, more Enfields start showing up in police hands - a good thing. They still have no shortage of Sharps though.]] | ||
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[[Image:Wildboys-enfield4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|More delicious Enfields in the police armoury]] | [[Image:Wildboys-enfield4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|More delicious Enfields in the police armoury]] | ||
==Percussion shotgun | ==Percussion shotgun== | ||
A couple of double-barrel percussion guns appear in the show. It's unclear whether this is the same prop used over, or multiple. It is probably a genuine example as they are not hard to source in Australia. | A couple of double-barrel percussion guns appear in the show. It's unclear whether this is the same prop used over, or multiple. It is probably a genuine example as they are not hard to source in Australia. | ||
[[Image:PercussionDBS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Double Barreled Percussion Shotgun - 10 Gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Wildboys-shottie1 1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A coach driver pulls a shottie on the boys in one of the early bail-ups]] | [[Image:Wildboys-shottie1 1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A coach driver pulls a shottie on the boys in one of the early bail-ups]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-marybarret1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Mary Barrett with the hotel shotgun (seen in other shots behind the bar)]] | [[Image:Wildboys-marybarret1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Mary Barrett ([[Zoe Ventoura]]) with the hotel shotgun (seen in other shots behind the bar)]] | ||
[[Image:Wildboys-marybarret2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Mary cocks the gun)]] | [[Image:Wildboys-marybarret2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Mary cocks the gun)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:44, 26 November 2022
Wild Boys was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.
The following weapons were used in the television series Wild Boys:
Handguns
Allen & Thurber Pepperbox
Early in the show, Jack Keenan (Daniel MacPherson) uses a Allen & Thurber Pepperbox alongside his Tower Percussion Pistol. A more compact example is seen on the dealer's table, and in use later.
Colt 1860 Army
Daniel Sinclair (Michael Dorman) has a Colt 1860 Army with a short barrel in the opening sequence of Ep. 1. Captain Gunpowder (David Field) also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.
Whitney Revolver
The Whitney Revolver makes an appearance first as Hogan's (Simon Lyndon) revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis Fuller (Jeremy Sims), who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel.
The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer.
The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.
Tranter Third Model
Superintendent Francis Fuller (Jeremy Sims) uses a Tranter Third Model revolver with a double trigger.
The Colt 1851 Navy appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.
Remington 1858
Captain Gunpowder (David Field) (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a Remington 1858 among some other firearms when they visit his hut.
Tower Percussion Pistol
Charlie the tracker (Heath Bergersen) carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
Colt 1862 Police
During the home invasion in Ep. 3, Conrad Fischer (Alexander England) has what looks like a Colt 1862 Police revolver. The revolver used in the show seems to be mocked up with a bored-through cylinder from some other revolver, either to imitate the 1862 Police, or just to personalise Conrad's piece for characterisation. From closeups the revolver looks a little too large for an 1862 and the frame is probably just an 1860 repro.
LeMat Revolver
Captain has his LeMat Revolver (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in Ep. 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting. An episode or two later Captain has either a new Le Mat or has managed to secure his old one somehow.
Boxlock pistol
These were relatively cheap, single shot percussion pistols for personal defense at close range. There were many makers but a large volume of affordable ones in Australia would have come out of Belgium.
Colt Walker
Another repro Colt, Colt Walker would have been relatively rare in this period and location.
IXL Pocket Model
Herman Prescott (Josef Ber) is armed with an exceptional example of a IXL Pocket Model in Ep. 4. This revolver can be mistakened for a pocket Tranter but the ball-rammer gave it away.
Rogers & Spencer Army
Captain Moonlite (Aaron Jeffery) carries a Rogers & Spencer Revolver in his first appearance. More distinctly American firearms which would not have made their way to the colonies in any great numbers. The R&S is a solid frame design much like a Remington or Whitney - Its distinguishing feature is the smooth curve on the rear of the frame, where most contemporary revolvers would be scalloped.
Spur trigger "Suicide special"
Rupert Wentworth (Charlie Garber) tries to attack Moonlite with it in the opening of Ep. 5, but suffers a chain fire and burns his arm (adopting the shooting position from the superintendent in the previous episode - perhaps someone pointed it out in production)
Colt 1849 Pocket
In Ep. 7 a couple of Colt Pockets appear and continue to make appearances as the series goes on. They start off as Jessie West's pair, but Jack is seen using one later as well.
Back-action pistol
For one shot in the series an extra is seen using a back-action single shot "travelling pistol" as they would have been known in the day. These would have been relatively common and had a multitude of makers, very little standardisation. Nock produced a bunch of them, among other English makers, and many would have also been put out by the nameless Belgian makers. The back-action placed all the lockwork behind the hammer (in the pistol's case, inside the grip) instead of underneath/beside the barrel. This made for a more slender piece.
Longarms
Hawken
Captain sticks the boys up with a Hawken Rifle when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.
Sharps Carbine
Captain demonstrates a Sharps Carbine in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps. The bandit Joey Butler (Diarmid Heidenreich) also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.
Pattern 1853 Enfield
Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common Enfield Pattern 1853. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.
Percussion shotgun
A couple of double-barrel percussion guns appear in the show. It's unclear whether this is the same prop used over, or multiple. It is probably a genuine example as they are not hard to source in Australia.
