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[[File:WebleyBulldog.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley British Bulldog - .45 caliber - 1870s]] | [[File:WebleyBulldog.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley British Bulldog - .45 caliber - 1870s]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sleepy Watson draws his old faithful Bulldog when Dr. Franz Tobel (William Post Jr.), accompanies by disguised Holmes, appear on 221B Baker Street.]] | [[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sleepy Watson draws his old faithful Bulldog when Dr. Franz Tobel (William Post Jr.), accompanies by disguised Holmes, appear on 221B Baker Street.]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Watson finally recognizes Holmes by his voice as he greets Mrs Hudson.]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One more view of Watson's revolver.]] | [[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One more view of Watson's revolver.]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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[[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gottfried's revolver is seen at the right.]] | [[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gottfried's revolver is seen at the right.]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A promotional image shows Moriarty aiming the revolver at disguised Holmes.]] | [[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A promotional image shows Moriarty aiming the revolver at disguised Holmes.]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-B.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A promotional image shows Moriarty handing the revolver to Gottfried (in the movie Gottfried appears in Hoffner's apartments already holding the revolver).]] | [[File:SHatSW-Bulldog-B.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A promotional image shows Moriarty's henchman Kurt (Harry Woods) handing the revolver to Gottfried (in the movie Gottfried appears in Hoffner's apartments already holding the revolver).]] | ||
== Iver Johnson Bulldog == | == Iver Johnson Bulldog == | ||
Moriarty ([[Lionel Atwill]]) holds an Iver Johnson Bulldog revolver when he plans to kill Holmes. | Moriarty ([[Lionel Atwill]]) holds an Iver Johnson Bulldog revolver when he plans to kill Holmes. The revolvers appears to be Model 1900. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Iver Johnson Model 1900 .32.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Iver Johnson Bulldog Model 1900 - .32]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-IJBulldog-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Moriarty readies his revolver, intending to shoot Holmes who is strapped to the medical couch.]] | [[File:SHatSW-IJBulldog-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Moriarty readies his revolver, intending to shoot Holmes who is strapped to the medical couch.]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-IJBulldog-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A general view of the revolver. Note the lack of the front sight.]] | [[File:SHatSW-IJBulldog-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A general view of the revolver. Note the lack of the front sight.]] | ||
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== Airplanes == | == Airplanes == | ||
Documentary footage of various British and American bomber planes is used in the scene showing the trials of the new bomb sight. | Documentary footage of various British and American bomber planes is used in the scene showing the trials of the new bomb sight. In the sequence several airplanes appear one by one but they are supposed to depict the same planeю | ||
[[File:SHatSW-Airplane-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Bristol Blenheim Mk I on airfield.]] | [[File:SHatSW-Airplane-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Bristol Blenheim Mk I on airfield.]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-Airplane-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Douglas A-20 (named Douglas Boston in RAF service) takes off.]] | [[File:SHatSW-Airplane-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Douglas A-20 (named Douglas Boston in RAF service) takes off.]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-Airplane-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An aerial bomb (most likely a 250 lb General Purpose) in the bomb bay.]] | [[File:SHatSW-Airplane-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An aerial bomb (most likely a 250 lb General Purpose) in the bomb bay. When the bombs are dropped, another model is seen (see below).]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-Airplane-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vickers Wellington in flight.]] | [[File:SHatSW-Airplane-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vickers Wellington in flight.]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-Airplane-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vickers Wellington in flight.]] | [[File:SHatSW-Airplane-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vickers Wellington in flight.]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-Airplane-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bombs dropping. The model is unclear but likely of US origin.]] | [[File:SHatSW-Airplane-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bombs dropping. The model is unclear but likely of US origin, while a UK model was seen in the bomb bay.]] | ||
[[File:SHatSW-Airplane-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A group of Bristol Blenheim Mk IV bombers in flight in the final scene.]] | [[File:SHatSW-Airplane-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A group of Bristol Blenheim Mk IV bombers in flight in the final scene.]] | ||
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon is an American 1943 (filmed 1942) detective movie, directed by Roy William Neill and starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. This is the fourth installment to the series of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Rathbone and Bruce. Like most of the films in the series, this one is set during WW2. Holmes protects a Swiss scientist who invented an advanced bomb sight. Professor Moriarty, now working for Nazi, hunts for the inventor. The story uses elements of "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" story.
The following weapons were used in the film Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon:
Revolvers
Webley Bulldog
Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce), Moriarty (Lionel Atwill) and the latter's henchman Gottfried (George Burr Macannan) use Webley Bulldog revolvers in several scenes.
Iver Johnson Bulldog
Moriarty (Lionel Atwill) holds an Iver Johnson Bulldog revolver when he plans to kill Holmes. The revolvers appears to be Model 1900.
When Inspector Lestrade (Dennis Hoey) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) appear to rescue Holmes, Watson holds a revolver that looks similar to Moriarty's gun, including white grips, but this revolver has the front sight.
Colt Commando
Inspector Lestrade (Dennis Hoey) carries a compact Colt revolver that appears to be a Colt Commando with 2" barrel.
Footage
Browning .303 Mk II
Twin Browning .303 Mk II is seen mounted in dorsal turret on a Bristol Blenheim Mk I.
Airplanes
Documentary footage of various British and American bomber planes is used in the scene showing the trials of the new bomb sight. In the sequence several airplanes appear one by one but they are supposed to depict the same planeю
