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==Webley 'Bulldog' revolvers== | ==Webley 'Bulldog' revolvers== | ||
Many characters in the film employ short-barreled, birds-head stocked revolvers of the 'Bulldog' type made famous by Webley (and therefore most likely in .455 caliber). Most, like Watson's ([[Jude Law]]) and | Many characters in the film employ short-barreled, birds-head stocked revolvers of the 'Bulldog' type made famous by Webley (and therefore most likely in .455 caliber). Most, like Dr. John Watson's ([[Jude Law]]) and American Ambassador Standish's, have the straightforward pull-out cylinder arbor without ejector, whereas Holmes' incorporates a swivel-type rod stored within the arbor. Other details of Sherlock Holmes' ([[Robert Downey Jr.]]) personal weapon include a fluted cylinder, full-length grip, and a polished (if not stainless) steel finish - coincidentally much like an example on display at the Sherlock Holmes museum in London (see external links). | ||
These Bulldogs could be by any number of British, Belgian, or other makers (assuming they are not modern reproductions). | These Bulldogs could be by any number of British, Belgian, or other makers (assuming they are not modern reproductions). | ||
[[Image:Holmes_watson_Webleys.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Holmes and Watson | [[Image:Holmes_watson_Webleys.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Holmes and Watson fire with their revolvers...]] | ||
[[Image:Standish_bulldog.jpg|500px|thumb|none|...and Ambassador Standish with his before being | [[Image:Standish_bulldog.jpg|500px|thumb|none|...and Ambassador Standish with his before being set ablaze by "black magic".]] | ||
[[Image:Holmes_Webley.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Holmes | [[Image:Holmes_Webley.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Holmes and Watson with their Webleys as featured in a promotional still.]] | ||
==Unidentified pocket revolver== | ==Unidentified pocket revolver== | ||
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==Howdah Pistol== | ==Howdah Pistol== | ||
The Home Secretary has a large-caliber (most likely .577) centerfire [[Howdah Pistol]] by one of the usual makers (e.g. famed shotgun makers Purdey). | The Home Secretary, Lord Coward has a large-caliber (most likely .577) centerfire [[Howdah Pistol]] by one of the usual makers (e.g. famed shotgun makers Purdey). | ||
[[Image:577_howdah_pistol.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Coward loads his Howdah pistol.]] | [[Image:577_howdah_pistol.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Coward loads his Howdah pistol.]] | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 4 January 2010
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The following guns were used in the 2009 Sherlock Holmes movie:
NOTE: This is a work in progress that likely won't be complete until DVD/Blu-Ray release. Amongst those weapons still to do are the police sidearms (which ought to be Webley Metropolitan Police models), Le Strade's lever-action shotgun (IIRC) and Holmes' efforts at a suppressed large-caliber revolver (which also looked suspiciously Webley-like).
WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW!
Webley 'Bulldog' revolvers
Many characters in the film employ short-barreled, birds-head stocked revolvers of the 'Bulldog' type made famous by Webley (and therefore most likely in .455 caliber). Most, like Dr. John Watson's (Jude Law) and American Ambassador Standish's, have the straightforward pull-out cylinder arbor without ejector, whereas Holmes' incorporates a swivel-type rod stored within the arbor. Other details of Sherlock Holmes' (Robert Downey Jr.) personal weapon include a fluted cylinder, full-length grip, and a polished (if not stainless) steel finish - coincidentally much like an example on display at the Sherlock Holmes museum in London (see external links).
These Bulldogs could be by any number of British, Belgian, or other makers (assuming they are not modern reproductions).
Unidentified pocket revolver
Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams) uses a pocket revolver of relatively large caliber, with open top and spur trigger, as seen in the promotional still below. (Possibly, given her nationality, a Smith & Wesson?)
C. Sharps Pepperbox
The mysterious coach passenger deploys, from a concealed wrist-mounted rig, a (probably reproduction) C. Sharps patent Model 1A four-barreled pepperbox type pistol in .22 rimfire with engraved brass frame.
Howdah Pistol
The Home Secretary, Lord Coward has a large-caliber (most likely .577) centerfire Howdah Pistol by one of the usual makers (e.g. famed shotgun makers Purdey).
