Young Guns: Difference between revisions
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Young Guns: Difference between revisions
William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney ([[Emilio Estevez]]) starts carrying a [[Colt Lightning|Colt 1877 DA Lightning/Thunderer]] revolver with a 6" barrel towards the start of the film, and uses it along with a [[Single Action Army]] in some scenes. Billy takes his 4 1/2" Lightning and thus wields two Colt Lightning revolvers by the end of the film. The real Billy the Kid carried a [[Colt Lightning|Colt 1877 DA Thunderer]] revolver in .41 Long Colt, but since this is an uncommon blank round, the similar Colt 1877 DA Lightning in .38 Long Colt was used for simplicity.
William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney ([[Emilio Estevez]]) starts carrying a [[Colt Lightning|Colt 1877 DA Lightning/Thunderer]] revolver with a 6" barrel towards the start of the film, and uses it along with a [[Single Action Army]] in some scenes. Billy takes his 4 1/2" Lightning and thus wields two Colt Lightning revolvers by the end of the film. The real Billy the Kid carried a [[Colt Lightning|Colt 1877 DA Thunderer]] revolver in .41 Long Colt, but since this is an uncommon blank round, the similar Colt 1877 DA Lightning in .38 Long Colt was used for simplicity.
While shooting in the town, "Dirty Steve" Stephens ([[Dermot Mulroney]]) fires a [[Smith & Wesson Number 3]] akimbo with his [[Single Action Army]].
[[Image:YGS&W3rdmodel-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Charley Bowdre fires his Smith & Wesson 3rd Model and Single Action Army while the scene plays in slow motion.]]
=Rifles=
==Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine==
==Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine==
Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock ([[Kiefer Sutherland]]), the obvious sharpshooter of the Regulators, uses a [[Sharps Rifle#Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine]] as his long arm in the film.
Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock ([[Kiefer Sutherland]]), the obvious sharpshooter of the Regulators, uses a [[Sharps Rifle#Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine|Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine]] as his long arm in the film.
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[[Image:YGWin73-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy with a Winchester rifle while holed up in the house.]]
[[Image:YGWin73-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy with a Winchester rifle while holed up in the house.]]
[[Image:YGWin73-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Charley unloads both his Winchester rifles on the US Army.]]
[[Image:YGWin73-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Charley unloads both his Winchester rifles on the US Army.]]
==Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy"==
==Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy"==
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[[Image:YGWin66-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A thug in the town with a Yellow Boy.]]
[[Image:YGWin66-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A thug in the town with a Yellow Boy.]]
=Other=
==Colt Gatling Gun==
==Colt Gatling Gun==
The US Army uses a [[Gatling Gun|Colt Gatling Gun]] to kill Alex McSween ([[Terry O'Quinn]]), wasting roughly thirty rounds on one man!
The US Army uses a [[Gatling Gun|Colt Gatling Gun]] to kill Alex McSween ([[Terry O'Quinn]]), wasting roughly thirty rounds on one man!
While shooting in the town, Dirty Steve Stephens ([[Dermot Mulroney]]) fires a [[Smith & Wesson Number 3]] akimbo with his [[Single Action Army]].
[[Image:YGS&W3rdmodel-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Charley Bowdre fires his Smith & Wesson 3rd Model and Single Action Army while the scene plays in slow motion.]]
Young Guns is a 1988 semi-historical Western starring Emilio Estevez as William H. Bonney, aka "Billy the Kid", who was taken in under the wing of the rancher, John Tunstall (Terence Stamp), along with other 'wayward' young men. During the Lincoln County Wars of 1878, several groups warred over diminishing land for their cattle herds. When Tunstall is killed after being ambushed, Billy the Kid organizes a group who called themselves 'the Regulators' to avenge the death of their benefactor. Despite being officially 'deputized' at the time, Billy does not arrest the suspected killers (men allied with Rancher Laurence Murphy), Billy just killed them, resulting in him and his 'gang' becoming the hunted fugitives. This film and its sequel did a very interesting job of hypothesizing what happened in the short life of Billy the Kid and offered its own explanations of why real historical characters did what they did (and how they did it).
The following guns were used in the film Young Guns:
William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney (Emilio Estevez) starts carrying a Colt 1877 DA Lightning/Thunderer revolver with a 6" barrel towards the start of the film, and uses it along with a Single Action Army in some scenes. Billy takes his 4 1/2" Lightning and thus wields two Colt Lightning revolvers by the end of the film. The real Billy the Kid carried a Colt 1877 DA Thunderer revolver in .41 Long Colt, but since this is an uncommon blank round, the similar Colt 1877 DA Lightning in .38 Long Colt was used for simplicity.
All of the Regulators carry at least one Single Action Army Quickdraw as a sidearm. Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez) is also seen using one for the start of the film.
During the opening credits (shot in original 19th century style film), one of the Regulators is seen firing two Colt New Service revolvers, even though these are highly anachronistic to the era.
Several characters in the film are seen using Winchester 1873 saddle ring carbines. Of the Regulators who use the gun, "Dick" Brewer (Charlie Sheen), Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez), and "Charley" Bowdrey (Casey Siemaszko) are of notable mention.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingWinchester 1873 - .44-40 WCF.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOne of Bradey's men with a Winchester 1873.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOne of the thugs outside the bar fires his Winchester 1873 at the regulators.Error creating thumbnail: File missingDick aims his Winchester '73.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA Native American with a well-worn and tribally decorated '73 rifle.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBradey's bounty hunter kills Dick, who overacts his death a lot.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSheriff Bradey reaches for his Winchester before being killed by Billy the Kid.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBilly the Kid poses with his Winchester rifle for his famous photograph. The actual photograph is shown for comparison, showing Hollywood's often inaccurate portrayal of the 1870-1890 Western "Cowboy" and his clothing and style compared to the real Wild West. This was one of the top topics discussed between analysts in the late 1980's when the original photo was enhanced, manipulated i.e. color or shade alteration to increase clarity or visibility and then studied intensely by top experts from the relevant professions; all types of film experts, computer experts, Wild West historians, etc. The theory that Billy was left handed was disproved when the same panel of experts proved that the famous photo of Billy the Kid was a reverse ferrotype and therefore was flipped-so the movie is right on that).
Historians have pointed out that the actual photograph is inconsistent with reality, the loading breech on the rifle is on the wrong side, indicating the "real" picture is a flip copy of the actual photo. this also disproves the left handedness of Billy the Kid as his primary revolver would be on his right hip if the photo was flipped true to put the loading gate back on the right of the rifle. So the fake picture in the movie is actually consistent with history.
