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[[Image:Hell-on-wheels1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Hell On Wheels'' (2011-2016)]]  
{{Infobox TV|{{PAGENAME}}
|name=Hell On Wheels - Season 2
|picture=HOWS2.jpg
|country=[[File:USA.jpg|25px]]USA
|channel=AMC
|genre =Western <br>Period drama
|dates=2012
|episodes=10
|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]]
}}


 
{{TV Title Season|2|Hell on Wheels}}
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== Griswold & Gunnison==
=Handguns=
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.
==Colt 1860 Army==
[[Image:GRISWOLD.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Griswold & Gunnison revolver - .36 Percussion.]]
Cullen Bohannon ([[Anson Mount]]) continues to use a [[Colt 1860 Army]] as his primary sidearm in "Viva La Mexico" (S2E01) as he did for much of the first season. However, after he is captured, and subsequently released by the US Army, he switches to a [[Remington 1858 New Army]] for the remainder of the season. Some of the former Confederate soldiers-turned-train-robbers also use the [[Colt 1860 Army]], including Hawkins ([[Ryan Robbins]]). US Cavalry soldiers also use the [[Colt 1860 Army]] revolver during the season. Gregory Toole ([[Duncan Ollerenshaw]]) also uses a one in "Blood Moon" (S2E09). 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 originally manufactured with a brass frame.
[[Image:HOWS1E01_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In "Pilot" (S1E01), Bohannon holds his "Griswold & Gunnison" after murdering a Union soldier who raped his wife.]]
[[Image:1860Army.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt 1860 Army - .44 Percussion]]
[[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.]]
[[Image:HOWS02Colt1860.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cullen holds his Colt 1860 Army revolver as he finds himself in a mexican stand-off with his old compadre Elam Ferguson in "Viva La Mexico" (S2E01).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Colt1860-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hawkins ([[Ryan Robbins]]) holds his Colt in "Viva La Mexico" (S2E01).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Colt1860-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Hawkins' accomplices fires his Colt 1860 Army revolver in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Colt1860-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hawkins fires his Colt at Bohannon during the robbery in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Colt1860-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Seán McGinnes ([[Ben Esler]]) (on the right) holds a Colt 1860 Army revolver after a shootout in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Colt1860-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Cavalry soldier aims his Colt 1860 Army revolver at Elam in "Purged Away With Blood" (S2E06).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Colt1860-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gregory Toole holds a Colt Army revoler in "Blood Moon" (S2E09).]]


== Colt 1860 Army==
==Colt 1871-72 Open Top==
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.]]
Elam Ferguson ([[Common]]) carries a [[Colt 1871-72 Open Top]] revolver with an 7.5″ barrel as his sidearm throughout the season. Lily Bell (Dominique McElligott) also uses Elam's revolver to defend against attacking Sioux warriors in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).  
[[Image:HellOnWheels1860ArmyCredits.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Bohannon holds a Colt 1860 in the opening credits.]]
The Richards-Mason Conversion revolver is the most common loading gate conversion for the Colt 1860 Army. Is noted from Richards conversion by sights located on hammer, much like the original design.
[[Image:HellOnWheelsGriswold-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In "Pilot" (S1E01), Bohannon holds his "Griswold & Gunnison" (obviously a Colt 1860 Army).]]
[[Image:Colt 1871-72 Open Top.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt 1872 Open Top - .44 RF]]
[[File:HOWS1E03 07.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Bohannon holds the revolver in "A New Birth of Freedom" (S1E03).]]
[[Image:HOWS2E01 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Elam holds his Colt revolver on his old compadre Cullen Bohannon in "Viva La Mexico" (S2E01).]]
[[File:HOWS2E01 05.jpg|thumb|none|601px|(S2E01).]]
[[Image:HOWS02ColtConversion-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Elam cocks his revolver in "Durant, Nebraska" (S2E02).]]
[[Image:HOWS02ColtConversion.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Elam aims his sidearm at Bauer ([[Timothy V. Murphy]]) in "Slaughterhouse" (S2E03).]]
[[Image:HOWS02ColtConversion-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Elam holds his revolver in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02ColtConversion-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of Elam's Colt in "Blood Moon" (S2E09).]]


==Remington 1858 New Model Army==
==Remington 1858 New 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. Many other characters are also seen carrying one.
Cullen Bohannon ([[Anson Mount]]) starts carrying a [[Remington 1858 New Army]] as his primary sidearm in "Slaughterhouse" (S2E03). Lily Bell ([[Dominique McElligott]]) also uses one in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).
[[Image:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Remington 1858 New Model Army - .44 Percussion]]
[[Image:Remington1858-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington 1858 New 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.]]
[[Image:HOWS02Rem1858.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cullen holds his Remington 1858 in "Slaughterhouse" (S2E03).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Rem1858-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cullen fires his Remington 1858 in the air in "Scabs" (S2E04).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Rem1858-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cullen fires his Remington 1858 at one of the train robbers in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Rem1858-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lily Bell holds a Remington 1858 New Army in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).]]


==Pepperbox pistol==
==Colt 1851 Navy (Brass Frame)==
A Pepperbox pistol is used by Thomas Durant during the show.
Several people use [[Colt 1851 Navy]] revolver during the season. Hawkins' ([[Ryan Robbins]]) gang members use [[Colt 1851 Navy]] revolvers in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05). Most of the revolvers in the series appear to be brass-framed copies of the [[Colt 1851 Navy]] revolver, which did not exist until the Italians started making them during the 1960s.
[[File:Hellonwheelss1e2sixbarrels.jpg|thumb|none|500px]]  
[[Image:Pietta 44 1851 Navy steel.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Pietta "Colt 1851 Navy" with case hardened steel frame - .44 caliber]]
[[Image:HOWS02Navy1851.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the gang members holds his Colt 1851 Navy revolver in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Colt1860-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mickey McGinnes ([[Phil Burke]]) (on the left) holds a Colt 1851 Navy revolver after a shootout in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Navy1851-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gang member lies dead with his Colt 1851 Navy still in hand in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HoWS2E5sixguns.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hawkins' dead accomplices hold their Colt 1851 Navy revolvers in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Navy1851-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reverend Nathaniel Cole ([[Tom Noonan]]) holds a Colt Navy revolver in "Purged Away With Blood" (S2E06).]]


==Colt 1872 Open Top==
==Percussion Pocket Pistol==
A [[Colt 1872 Open Top]] is the main sidearm used by the freedman Elam Ferguson.
Thomas Durant ([[Colm Meaney]]) sometimes carries a small two-shot [[Percussion Pocket Pistol]] on him during the season. Lily Bell ([[Dominique McElligott]]) also uses Durant's pocket pistol during the season. Durant gives the pocket pistol to her wife, Hanna Durant ([[Virginia Madsen]]) to defend herself when the Sioux attack the town in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).
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[[Image:2-barrelled pocket.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Double barreled percussion pistol (circa 1850) - 3 1/2 double .38 barrels]]
[[Image:HOWS02Pocket.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Durant drunkenly holds his pocket pistol on Bohannon in "Durant, Nebraska" (S2E02).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Pocket-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Durant fires his pocket pistol in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Pocket-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lily Bell fires the pocket pistol in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Pocket-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lily puts the pistol down after conversing with with Elam Ferguson in "Blood Moon" (S2E09).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Pocket-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hanna Durant ([[Virginia Madsen]]) holds the pocket pistol in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).]]


==Ethan Allen Double barreled pistol==
==Allen & Thurber Pepperbox==
An Ethan Allen pistol is used by Durant and Lily Bell during the show.
Doc Whitehead ([[Grainger Hines]]) tries to use Durant's [[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]] revoler in "Purged Away With Blood" (S2E06).
[[Image:Allen&ThurberPepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver - .32 caliber]]
[[Image:HOWS02Pepperbox.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Doc Whitehead ([[Grainger Hines]]) holds the Pepperbox, as he is surprised by a Sioux warrior in "Purged Away With Blood" (S2E06).]]


==Sharps 1874==
==Remington 1858 Pocket==
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.
A man fires a [[Remington 1858 Pocket]] revolver at charging Sioux warriors in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).
[[File:1874 sharps special lg.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Uberti Sharps 1874 Special - .45-70 caliber]]
[[Image:Rem58Pocket.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Remington 1858 Pocket Percussion - .31 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.]]
[[Image:HOWS02RemPocket.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The man fires his revolver in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).]]
[[File:Hellonwheelss2e4longrifle2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In "Scabs" (S2E04), a closer look at the sight.]]


=Rifles=
==Winchester 1866 "Yellowboy"==
==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. It is used by many characters throughout the series.  
The [[Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy"]] rifle is used by many characters throughout the series, and Cullen Bohannon ([[Anson Mount]]) carries one on his saddle throughout the season. Elam Ferguson ([[Common]]) also keeps a [[Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy"]] at his home. Reverend Nathaniel Cole ([[Tom Noonan]]) also supplies Sioux warriors with Winchesters in "Purged Away With Blood" (S2E06).
[[Image:Winchester 1866 rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Rifle - .44 RF.]]
[[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.]]
[[Image:HOWS02Win1866.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cullen chambers his Winchester rifle in "Viva la Mexico" (S2E01).]]
[[File:HOWS1E09_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Yellowboy rifle in "Timshel" (S1E09).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Win1866-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US Cavalry soldiers hold their rifles after executing a criminal in "Viva la Mexico" (S2E01).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Win1866-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Railroad workers hold their rifles in "Durant, Nebraska" (S2E02). The man on the right has a [[Henry 1860]].]]
[[Image:HOWS02Win1866-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cullen holds his Winchester as he teaches several freedmen how to operate a rifle in "Scabs" (S2E04).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Win1866-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several freedmen, including Psalms ([[Dohn Norwood]]) on the left, hold their Winchesters in "Scabs" (S2E04).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Win1866-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boys" mixed in with a couple of [[Henry 1860]] rifles in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Win1866-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Sioux warrior holds a Winchester next to Reverend Cole in "Purged Away With Blood" (S2E06).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Win1866-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Thomas Durant fires a Winchester as the Sioux are attacking Hell on Wheels in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Win1866-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Elam fires his Winchester at charging Sioux warriors as he defends the whorehouse in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).]]
 
==Sharps 1874==
Cullen Bohannon uses a [[Sharps 1874]] rifle fitted with a Malcolm-style scope in "Scabs" (S2E04) to shoot a railroad worker who's being tortured by the Sioux. The rifle is a bit of anachronism, since the season takes place in 1866, and the Sharps rifle was available after 1874.
[[Image:1874 sharps special lg.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Uberti Sharps 1874 Special - .45-70 Caliber]]
[[Image:Hellonwheelss2e4longrifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bohannon takes aim with the Sharps 1874 long rifle in "Scabs" (S2E04).]]
[[Image:Hellonwheelss2e4longrifle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer look at the sight in "Scabs" (S2E04).]]


==Henry 1860==
==Henry 1860==
In "Scabs" (S2E04), a [[Henry 1860|Henry rifle]] is seen used.
Some characters use [[Henry 1860]] rifles during the season, including Psalms ([[Dohn Norwood]]).
[[Image:Henry.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Henry 1860 - .44RF]]
[[Image:Henry.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Henry 1860 - .44RF]]
[[File:HOWS2E04 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In "Scabs" (S2E04), the rifle is used.]]
[[Image:HOWS02Win1866-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Railroad workers hold their rifles in "Durant, Nebraska" (S2E02). The man on the right has a [[Henry 1860]].]]
[[Image:HOWS2E04 03.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Psalms holds a Henry rifle in "Scabs" (S2E04).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Win1866-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boys" mixed in with a couple of Henry 1860 rifles in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02HenryRifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several Henry 1860 rifles and Winchester "Yellow Boys" are seen in "The White Spirit" (S2E07).]]
 
==Hawken Rifle==
A railroad worker is briefly seen with a [[Hawken rifle]] in "Durant, Nebraska" (S2E02).
[[Image:Hawken.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hawken Plains Rifle - .50 cal rifled]]
[[Image:HOWS02Hawken.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The railroad worker walks past the camera with a Hawken rifle in "Durant, Nebraska" (S2E02).]]


== Double Barreled Percussion Shotgun ==
=Shotguns=
What appears to be a sawed-off Double Barreled Cartridge Shotgun and is seen pulled by Thor "The Swede" Gundersen ([[Christopher Heyerdahl]]) in (S1E02).
==Double Barreled Percussion Shotgun ==
[[Image:PercussionDBS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|This is the wrong Shotgun - 10 Gauge]]
Thor "The Swede" Gundersen ([[Christopher Heyerdahl]]) still keeps his sawed-off [[Percussion Shotgun|double barreled percussion shotgun]] named "Beauty" around during the season, altough it is rarely seen. Elam Ferguson ([[Common]]) also keeps a full-sized [[Percussion Shotgun|double barreled percussion shotgun]] at his house, and uses it several times as he is patrolling Hell on Wheels as the Chief of Railroad Police. Elam gives the shotgun temporarily to Psalms in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05), who uses it during a shootout. Eva ([[Robin McLeavy]]) also uses a sawed-off percussion shotgun to defend Elam's house in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).
[[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).]]
[[Image:PercussionDBS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Double Barreled Percussion Shotgun - 10 Gauge]]
[[File:HOWS1E02 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the shotgun in "Immoral Mathematics" (S1E02).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Shotgun-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cullen checks The Swede's sawed-off percussion shotgun in "Slaughterhouse" (S2E03).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Shotgun-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Swede holds his shotgun after Cullen drops it in The Swede's bath in "Slaughterhouse" (S2E03).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Elam holds his percussion shotgun in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Shotgun-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of Elam's shotgun as he hands it to Psalms in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Shotgun-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Psalms fires the shotgun in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Shotgun-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eva ([[Robin McLeavy]]) hides with the shotgun after depleting both barrels of the shotgun in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).]]


== Gatling Gun ==  
=Machine Guns=
A Gatling gun is used to defend the bridge in "Blood Moon rising" (S2E10)
==Gatling Gun==  
Psalms ([[Dohn Norwood]]) uses a [[Gatling Gun]] to defend the railroad bridge in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).
[[Image:Gatling gun 1865.jpg|thumb|none|400px|British M1865 Gatling Gun at the Royal Artillery Museum - .58 Rimfire/.50-70]]
[[Image:HOWS02Gatling.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Psalms admires the Gatling Gun in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).]]
[[Image:HOWS02Gatling-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Psalms mans the Gatling Gun in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).]]


[[Image:Gatling gun 1865.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]]
==Cannon==
US Cavalry soldiers use a cannon in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10) to defend Hell on Wheels.
[[Image:HOWS02Cannon.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US Cavalry soldiers fire the cannon in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).]]


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Hell On Wheels - Season 2
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Country Error creating thumbnail: File missingUSA
Channel AMC
Genre Western
Period drama
Broadcast 2012
No. of Episodes 10
Main Cast
Character Actor
Cullen Bohannon Anson Mount
Elam Ferguson Common
Thomas "Doc" Durant Colm Meaney
Thor "The Swede" Gundersen Christopher Heyerdahl



The following weapons were used in Season 2 of the television series Hell on Wheels:


Handguns

Colt 1860 Army

Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) continues to use a Colt 1860 Army as his primary sidearm in "Viva La Mexico" (S2E01) as he did for much of the first season. However, after he is captured, and subsequently released by the US Army, he switches to a Remington 1858 New Army for the remainder of the season. Some of the former Confederate soldiers-turned-train-robbers also use the Colt 1860 Army, including Hawkins (Ryan Robbins). US Cavalry soldiers also use the Colt 1860 Army revolver during the season. Gregory Toole (Duncan Ollerenshaw) also uses a one in "Blood Moon" (S2E09). 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 originally manufactured with a brass frame.

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Colt 1860 Army - .44 Percussion
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Cullen holds his Colt 1860 Army revolver as he finds himself in a mexican stand-off with his old compadre Elam Ferguson in "Viva La Mexico" (S2E01).
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Hawkins (Ryan Robbins) holds his Colt in "Viva La Mexico" (S2E01).
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One of Hawkins' accomplices fires his Colt 1860 Army revolver in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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Hawkins fires his Colt at Bohannon during the robbery in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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Seán McGinnes (Ben Esler) (on the right) holds a Colt 1860 Army revolver after a shootout in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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A US Cavalry soldier aims his Colt 1860 Army revolver at Elam in "Purged Away With Blood" (S2E06).
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Gregory Toole holds a Colt Army revoler in "Blood Moon" (S2E09).

Colt 1871-72 Open Top

Elam Ferguson (Common) carries a Colt 1871-72 Open Top revolver with an 7.5″ barrel as his sidearm throughout the season. Lily Bell (Dominique McElligott) also uses Elam's revolver to defend against attacking Sioux warriors in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10). The Richards-Mason Conversion revolver is the most common loading gate conversion for the Colt 1860 Army. Is noted from Richards conversion by sights located on hammer, much like the original design.

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Colt 1872 Open Top - .44 RF
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Elam holds his Colt revolver on his old compadre Cullen Bohannon in "Viva La Mexico" (S2E01).
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Elam cocks his revolver in "Durant, Nebraska" (S2E02).
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Elam aims his sidearm at Bauer (Timothy V. Murphy) in "Slaughterhouse" (S2E03).
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Elam holds his revolver in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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Close-up of Elam's Colt in "Blood Moon" (S2E09).

Remington 1858 New Army

Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) starts carrying a Remington 1858 New Army as his primary sidearm in "Slaughterhouse" (S2E03). Lily Bell (Dominique McElligott) also uses one in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).

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Remington 1858 New Army - .44 Percussion
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Cullen holds his Remington 1858 in "Slaughterhouse" (S2E03).
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Cullen fires his Remington 1858 in the air in "Scabs" (S2E04).
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Cullen fires his Remington 1858 at one of the train robbers in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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Lily Bell holds a Remington 1858 New Army in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).

Colt 1851 Navy (Brass Frame)

Several people use Colt 1851 Navy revolver during the season. Hawkins' (Ryan Robbins) gang members use Colt 1851 Navy revolvers in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05). Most of the revolvers in the series appear to be brass-framed copies of the Colt 1851 Navy revolver, which did not exist until the Italians started making them during the 1960s.

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Pietta "Colt 1851 Navy" with case hardened steel frame - .44 caliber
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One of the gang members holds his Colt 1851 Navy revolver in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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Mickey McGinnes (Phil Burke) (on the left) holds a Colt 1851 Navy revolver after a shootout in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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A gang member lies dead with his Colt 1851 Navy still in hand in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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Hawkins' dead accomplices hold their Colt 1851 Navy revolvers in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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Reverend Nathaniel Cole (Tom Noonan) holds a Colt Navy revolver in "Purged Away With Blood" (S2E06).

Percussion Pocket Pistol

Thomas Durant (Colm Meaney) sometimes carries a small two-shot Percussion Pocket Pistol on him during the season. Lily Bell (Dominique McElligott) also uses Durant's pocket pistol during the season. Durant gives the pocket pistol to her wife, Hanna Durant (Virginia Madsen) to defend herself when the Sioux attack the town in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).

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Double barreled percussion pistol (circa 1850) - 3 1/2 double .38 barrels
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Durant drunkenly holds his pocket pistol on Bohannon in "Durant, Nebraska" (S2E02).
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Durant fires his pocket pistol in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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Lily Bell fires the pocket pistol in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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Lily puts the pistol down after conversing with with Elam Ferguson in "Blood Moon" (S2E09).
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Hanna Durant (Virginia Madsen) holds the pocket pistol in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).

Allen & Thurber Pepperbox

Doc Whitehead (Grainger Hines) tries to use Durant's Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revoler in "Purged Away With Blood" (S2E06).

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Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver - .32 caliber
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Doc Whitehead (Grainger Hines) holds the Pepperbox, as he is surprised by a Sioux warrior in "Purged Away With Blood" (S2E06).

Remington 1858 Pocket

A man fires a Remington 1858 Pocket revolver at charging Sioux warriors in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).

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Remington 1858 Pocket Percussion - .31 Caliber
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The man fires his revolver in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).

Rifles

Winchester 1866 "Yellowboy"

The Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" rifle is used by many characters throughout the series, and Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) carries one on his saddle throughout the season. Elam Ferguson (Common) also keeps a Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" at his home. Reverend Nathaniel Cole (Tom Noonan) also supplies Sioux warriors with Winchesters in "Purged Away With Blood" (S2E06).

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Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Rifle - .44 RF
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Cullen chambers his Winchester rifle in "Viva la Mexico" (S2E01).
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US Cavalry soldiers hold their rifles after executing a criminal in "Viva la Mexico" (S2E01).
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Railroad workers hold their rifles in "Durant, Nebraska" (S2E02). The man on the right has a Henry 1860.
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Cullen holds his Winchester as he teaches several freedmen how to operate a rifle in "Scabs" (S2E04).
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Several freedmen, including Psalms (Dohn Norwood) on the left, hold their Winchesters in "Scabs" (S2E04).
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Several Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boys" mixed in with a couple of Henry 1860 rifles in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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A Sioux warrior holds a Winchester next to Reverend Cole in "Purged Away With Blood" (S2E06).
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Thomas Durant fires a Winchester as the Sioux are attacking Hell on Wheels in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).
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Elam fires his Winchester at charging Sioux warriors as he defends the whorehouse in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).

Sharps 1874

Cullen Bohannon uses a Sharps 1874 rifle fitted with a Malcolm-style scope in "Scabs" (S2E04) to shoot a railroad worker who's being tortured by the Sioux. The rifle is a bit of anachronism, since the season takes place in 1866, and the Sharps rifle was available after 1874.

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Uberti Sharps 1874 Special - .45-70 Caliber
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Bohannon takes aim with the Sharps 1874 long rifle in "Scabs" (S2E04).
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A closer look at the sight in "Scabs" (S2E04).

Henry 1860

Some characters use Henry 1860 rifles during the season, including Psalms (Dohn Norwood).

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Henry 1860 - .44RF
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Railroad workers hold their rifles in "Durant, Nebraska" (S2E02). The man on the right has a Henry 1860.
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Psalms holds a Henry rifle in "Scabs" (S2E04).
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Several Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boys" mixed in with a couple of Henry 1860 rifles in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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Several Henry 1860 rifles and Winchester "Yellow Boys" are seen in "The White Spirit" (S2E07).

Hawken Rifle

A railroad worker is briefly seen with a Hawken rifle in "Durant, Nebraska" (S2E02).

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Hawken Plains Rifle - .50 cal rifled
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The railroad worker walks past the camera with a Hawken rifle in "Durant, Nebraska" (S2E02).

Shotguns

Double Barreled Percussion Shotgun

Thor "The Swede" Gundersen (Christopher Heyerdahl) still keeps his sawed-off double barreled percussion shotgun named "Beauty" around during the season, altough it is rarely seen. Elam Ferguson (Common) also keeps a full-sized double barreled percussion shotgun at his house, and uses it several times as he is patrolling Hell on Wheels as the Chief of Railroad Police. Elam gives the shotgun temporarily to Psalms in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05), who uses it during a shootout. Eva (Robin McLeavy) also uses a sawed-off percussion shotgun to defend Elam's house in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).

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Double Barreled Percussion Shotgun - 10 Gauge
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Cullen checks The Swede's sawed-off percussion shotgun in "Slaughterhouse" (S2E03).
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The Swede holds his shotgun after Cullen drops it in The Swede's bath in "Slaughterhouse" (S2E03).
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Elam holds his percussion shotgun in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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Close-up of Elam's shotgun as he hands it to Psalms in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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Psalms fires the shotgun in "The Railroad Job" (S2E05).
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Eva (Robin McLeavy) hides with the shotgun after depleting both barrels of the shotgun in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).

Machine Guns

Gatling Gun

Psalms (Dohn Norwood) uses a Gatling Gun to defend the railroad bridge in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).

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British M1865 Gatling Gun at the Royal Artillery Museum - .58 Rimfire/.50-70
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Psalms admires the Gatling Gun in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).
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Psalms mans the Gatling Gun in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).

Cannon

US Cavalry soldiers use a cannon in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10) to defend Hell on Wheels.

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US Cavalry soldiers fire the cannon in "Blood Moon Rising" (S2E10).