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[[File:12YAS.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''12 Years a Slave'' (2013)]] | [[File:12YAS.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''12 Years a Slave'' (2013)]] | ||
''12 Years a Slave'' is the 2013 feature film adaptation of the 1853 memoir of Solomon Northup, a free African-American man who was kidnapped and sold as a slave and spent twelve years in captivity in the South. The film stars [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] as Northup and the cast | '''''12 Years a Slave''''' is the 2013 feature film adaptation of the 1853 memoir of Solomon Northup, a free African-American man who was kidnapped and sold as a slave and spent twelve years in captivity in the South. The film stars [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] as Northup and the cast includes [[Michael Fassbender]], [[Benedict Cumberbatch]], and [[Lupita Nyong'o]]. The film was directed by British director Steve McQueen and would subsequently be nominated for nine Academy Awards and would receive three, including the Awards for [[:Category:Academy Award Best Picture|Best Picture]] and Best Supporting Actress for Nyong'o. | ||
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=Long Guns= | =Long Guns= | ||
== Pedersoli Traditional Hawken Target Rifle == | == Pedersoli Traditional Hawken Target Rifle == | ||
William Ford ([[Benedict Cumberbatch]]) | William Ford ([[Benedict Cumberbatch]]) carries a Pedersoli produced reproduction of the [[Hawken rifle]] as he confronts Solomon Northup ([[Chiwetel Ejiofor]]). | ||
[[Image:Hawken.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hawken Plains Rifle - .50 cal rifled]] | [[Image:Hawken.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hawken Plains Rifle - .50 cal rifled]] | ||
[[File:12YAS 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|William Ford ([[Benedict Cumberbatch]]) holds the [[Hawken rifle]]. Note the distinctive brass patch box on the stock identifying the rifle as the Traditional Hawken Target Rifle percussion made by Pedersoli.]] | [[File:12YAS 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|William Ford ([[Benedict Cumberbatch]]) holds the [[Hawken rifle]]. Note the distinctive brass patch box on the stock identifying the rifle as the Traditional Hawken Target Rifle percussion made by Pedersoli.]] | ||
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== Enfield Pattern 1856 Cavalry Carbine == | == Enfield Pattern 1856 Cavalry Carbine == | ||
An [[Enfield Pattern 1856 Cavalry Carbine]] is seen. | An [[Enfield Pattern 1856 Cavalry Carbine]] is seen. This is an anachronism as the film is set from 1841 to 1853. | ||
[[File:Enfield 1856 Cavalry Carbine.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Enfield Pattern 1856 Cavalry Carbine - .577 caliber]] | [[File:Enfield 1856 Cavalry Carbine.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Enfield Pattern 1856 Cavalry Carbine - .577 caliber]] | ||
[[File:12YAS 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The man on the left is carrying an Enfield P.1856 carbine based on the position of the barrel bands, the percussion lock and what appears to be a captive ramrod.]] | [[File:12YAS 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The man on the left is carrying an Enfield P.1856 carbine based on the position of the barrel bands, the percussion lock, and what appears to be a captive ramrod.]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:46, 17 September 2020
12 Years a Slave is the 2013 feature film adaptation of the 1853 memoir of Solomon Northup, a free African-American man who was kidnapped and sold as a slave and spent twelve years in captivity in the South. The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Northup and the cast includes Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Lupita Nyong'o. The film was directed by British director Steve McQueen and would subsequently be nominated for nine Academy Awards and would receive three, including the Awards for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress for Nyong'o.
The following weapons were used in the film 12 Years a Slave:
Handguns
Flintlock Pistol
Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender) is seen holding a Flintlock pistol on Solomon Northrup (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
Colt Paterson 1836
A Colt Paterson 1836 revolver is seen being pulled out by Chapin (J.D. Evermore).
Long Guns
Pedersoli Traditional Hawken Target Rifle
William Ford (Benedict Cumberbatch) carries a Pedersoli produced reproduction of the Hawken rifle as he confronts Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
Charleville Musket
A Charleville Musket is seen.
Enfield Pattern 1856 Cavalry Carbine
An Enfield Pattern 1856 Cavalry Carbine is seen. This is an anachronism as the film is set from 1841 to 1853.
