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[[Image:Hell-on-wheels1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Hell On Wheels'' (2011-present)]]  
|name=Hell On Wheels
|picture=HellOnWheelsTitleCard.jpg
|country=[[File:USA.jpg|25px]] USA
|channel=[[AMC]]
|genre =Western <br>Period drama
|creator=Joe Gayton<br>Tony Gayton
|dates=2011 - 2016
|seasons=5
|episodes=57
|character1=Cullen Bohannon
|actor1=[[Anson Mount]]
|character2=Elam Ferguson
|actor2=[[Common]]
|character3=Thomas "Doc" Durant
|actor3=[[Colm Meaney]]
|character4=Thor "The Swede" Gundersen
|actor4=[[Christopher Heyerdahl]]
}}


'''''Hell on Wheels''''' is a television Western series that focuses on the people involved with the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad across the United States.  The series, which premiered in 2011 in the US on the [[AMC]] network, stars [[Anson Mount]], [[Common]], and [[Colm Meaney]]. The series aired for 57 episodes until 2016.


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'''The following lists the seasons of the series ''Hell on Wheels'':'''
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== Griswold & Gunnison==
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Former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon ([[Anson Mount]]) carries a Confederate-made [[Griswold & Gunnison Revolver]], by which he is recognized in "Pilot" (S1E01). The correct Griswold & Gunnison is visible for a split second at 34:20 in Episode 3, "A New Birth of Freedom." In some scenes, he uses a brass-framed copy of the 1860 Colt Army revolver, a weapon which did not exist until the Italians started making them during the 1960s. The rebated cylinder and 1860-type loading lever can be seen in several episodes, especially the one where he lends it to the ex-slave and teaches him to shoot.
File:HOWS1.jpg|[[Hell on Wheels - Season 1|Season 1]] (2011 - 2012)   
[[Image:GRISWOLD.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Griswold & Gunnison revolver - .36 Percussion.]]
File:HOWS2.jpg|[[Hell on Wheels - Season 2|Season 2]] (2012)
[[Image:HOWS1E01_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In "Pilot" (S1E01), Bohannon holds his "Griswold & Gunnison" after murdering a Union soldier who raped his wife.]]
File:HOWS3.jpg|[[Hell on Wheels - Season 3|Season 3]] (2013)  
[[File:HoWS2E5sixguns.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In "The Railroad Job" (S2E05), fallen gunmen still holding their revolvers. These are brass-framed copies of the 1851 Colt Navy revolver, which did not exist until the Italians started making them during the 1960s.]]
File:HOWS4.jpg|[[Hell on Wheels - Season 4|Season 4]] (2014)
File:Hell-on-wheels1.jpg|[[Hell on Wheels - Season 5|Season 5]] (2015-2016)
</gallery>


== Colt 1860 Army==
[[Category:Disambiguation pages]]
During the opening credits sequence, Bohannon is seen with a [[Colt 1860 Army]] instead of his usual Griswold & Gunnison. The 1860 was the most common handgun in the United States at the time, most had a brass trigger guard (see photo), they were not manufactured with a brass frame like the Griswold above. The brass framed pistol Bohannon uses in the opening episode is neither an 1860 nor a Griswold but is an amalgam reproduction that was likely used as a stop gap piece for filming. IT is also seen used by many side characters. [[Image:1860Army.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt 1860 Army - .44 Percussion.]]
[[Image:HellOnWheels1860ArmyCredits.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Bohannon holds a Colt 1860 in the opening credits.]]
[[Image:HellOnWheelsGriswold-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In "Pilot" (S1E01), Bohannon holds his "Griswold & Gunnison" (obviously a Colt 1860 Army).]]
[[File:HOWS1E03 07.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Bohannon holds the revolver in "A New Birth of Freedom" (S1E03).]]
[[File:HOWS2E01 05.jpg|thumb|none|601px|(S2E01).]]
 
==Remington 1858 New Model Army==
Former Union soldier Daniel Johnson ([[Ted Levine]]) carries a [[Remington 1858 New Army]] in "Pilot" (S1E01). This gun appears to be a modern and unauthentic replica, known as "Texas Model", because brass-framed Remingtons were never manufactured. Later on in the show when Cullen loses his Griswold he switches to a Remington. MAyny other characters are also seen carrying one.
[[Image:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Remington 1858 New Model Army - .44 Percussion]]
[[Image:HellOnWheelsRemington1858-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"That is my Remington pointed at your gut".  Former Union soldier Daniel Johnson ([[Ted Levine]]) carries a [[Remington 1858 New Army]] in "Pilot" (S1E01). This gun appears to be a modern and unauthentic replica, known as "Texas Model", because brass-framed Remingtons were never manufactured.]]
 
==Pepperbox pistol==
A Pepperbox pistol is used by Thomas Durant during the show.
[[File:Hellonwheelss1e2sixbarrels.jpg|thumb|none|500px]]
 
==Colt 1872 Open Top==
This is the main sidearm used by the freedman Elam.
 
==Double barreled muff flintlock pistol==
A muff pistol is used by Lily Bell during the show.
 
==Sharps 1874==
In "Scabs" (S2E04), Bohannon uses a a "long rifle" to shoot a railroad worker tortured by the Sioux.  The rifle seen appears to be a [[Sharps 1874]] fitted with a Malcolm-style scope, which is again a problem of dating since the railroad was completed in 1869 and the 1874 model came . . . well . . . later.
[[File:1874 sharps special lg.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Uberti Sharps 1874 Special - .45-70 caliber]]
[[File:Hellonwheelss2e4longrifle.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In "Scabs" (S2E04), Bohannon takes aim with what appears to be a Sharps 1874 long rifle with Malcolm-style model scope.]]
[[File:Hellonwheelss2e4longrifle2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In "Scabs" (S2E04), a closer look at the sight.]]
 
==Winchester 1866 "Yellowboy"==
The [[Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy"]] rifle is prevalent in many episodes, especially in "Timshel" (S1E09).  The rifle, while period correct, would not have been issued to the US Cavalry as portrayed in the series. 
[[Image:Winchester 1866 rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Rifle - .44 RF.]]
[[File:HOWS1E09_05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US Cavalry soldiers with the Yellowboy rifle in "Timshel" (S1E09).  The rifle, while period correct, would not have been issued to the US Cavalry.]]
[[File:HOWS1E09_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Yellowboy rifle in "Timshel" (S1E09).]]
 
==Henry 1860==
In "Scabs" (S2E04), a [[Henry 1860|Henry rifle]] is seen used.
[[Image:Henry.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Henry 1860 - .44RF]]
[[File:HOWS2E04 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In "Scabs" (S2E04), the rifle is used.]]
 
== Double Barreled Percussion Shotgun ==
What appears to be a sawed-off Double Barreled Cartridge Shotgun and is seen pulled by Thor "The Swede" Gundersen ([[Christopher Heyerdahl]]) in (S1E02).
[[Image:PercussionDBS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|This is the wrong Shotgun - 10 Gauge]]
[[File:HOWS1E02 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|What appears to be a sawed-off Double Barreled Cartridge Shotgun and is seen pulled by Thor "The Swede" Gundersen ([[Christopher Heyerdahl]]) in "Immoral Mathematics" (S1E02).]]
[[File:HOWS1E02 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the shotgun in "Immoral Mathematics" (S1E02).]]
 
== Gatling Gun ==
A Gatling gun is used to defend the bridge in "Blood Moon rising" (S2E10)
 
[[Image:Gatling gun 1865.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]]
 
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Hell On Wheels
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Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing USA
Channel AMC
Creator Joe Gayton
Tony Gayton
Genre Western
Period drama
Broadcast 2011 - 2016
No. of Seasons 5
No. of Episodes 57
Main Cast
Character Actor
Cullen Bohannon Anson Mount
Elam Ferguson Common
Thomas "Doc" Durant Colm Meaney
Thor "The Swede" Gundersen Christopher Heyerdahl



Hell on Wheels is a television Western series that focuses on the people involved with the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad across the United States. The series, which premiered in 2011 in the US on the AMC network, stars Anson Mount, Common, and Colm Meaney. The series aired for 57 episodes until 2016.

The following lists the seasons of the series Hell on Wheels: