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'''The following firearms are used in the HBO series ''Boardwalk Empire'':''' | |||
[[Image:Be-poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Boardwalk Empire" (2010-)]] | |||
= | = Handguns = | ||
== | == Smith & Wesson Model 10 "Military & Police" == | ||
Several characters throughout the series use the [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]], known during the show's era (the 1920s) as the "Military & Police" Model. | |||
[[Image:Be1-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Rothstein's drivers holds a Model 10 in the pilot episode.]] | |||
[[Image:Be1-sw10b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Nucky" Thompson ([[Steve Buscemi]]) holds a Model 10 he took from Mickey Doyle ([[Paul Sparks]]) in the pilot episode.]] | |||
[[Image:Be1-sw10d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An assassin shoots "Big Jim" Colosmino with a Model 10 in the pilot episode.]] | |||
== Smith & Wesson 4th Model DA == | |||
One of Rothstein's drivers in the pilot episode is told to drop his [[Smith & Wesson 4th Model DA]] by Jimmy and Capone. | |||
[[Image:Be1-sw4a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The driver holds his Smith & Wesson in the pilot episode.]] | |||
== | == Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB == | ||
Agent Nelson Van Alden ([[Michael Shannon]]) fires a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10|Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB]] at the firing range with the other Prohibition agents in training. | |||
[[Image:Be1-sw10c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Van Alden fires his Smith & Wesson.]] | |||
Colt [[ | == Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless == | ||
Jimmy Darmody ([[Michael Pitt]]) carries a [[Colt Model 1903/1908|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless]] in a shoulder holster. It is differentiated from the .380 ACP Model 1908 in "Home", when Richard Harrow ([[Jack Huston]]) asks Jimmy what type of pistol is he is carrying and Jimmy responds: "A Colt 1903". | |||
= | == M1911 == | ||
[[M1911 pistol series#M1911|M1911]] pistols are used throughout the series by several characters. "Chalky" White ([[Michael K. Williams]]) uses a matched set of nickel 1911s to capture Meyer Lansky. | |||
= | = Shotguns = | ||
== Double Barreled Shotgun == | |||
Many characters use full length side-by-side [[Double Barreled Shotgun]]s throughout the series. Jimmy Darmody ([[Michael Pitt]]) uses one when ambushing Rothstein's truck drivers in the pilot episode. | |||
[[Image:Be1-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Prohibition agent sits up front with a double-barreled shotgun as Van Alden enters the back seat in the pilot episode.]] | |||
[[Image:Be1-shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jimmy holds his shotgun while restraining Capone in the pilot episode.]] | |||
[[Image:Be1-shotgun3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The side of Jimmy's shotgun as Capone looks at him in the pilot episode.]] | |||
[[Image:Be1-shotgun4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jimmy fires his shotgun in the pilot episode.]] | |||
== | == Browning Auto-5 == | ||
[[Browning Auto-5]] shotguns are used by several characters throughout the series. In the pilot episode, Al Capone ([[Stephen Graham]]) carries a Browning Auto-5, as do several of Rothstein's drivers and several Prohibition agents. | |||
[[Image:Be1-br5a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The leader of Rothstein's drivers holds his Browning Auto-5 in the pilot episode.]] | |||
[[Image:Be1-br5b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jimmy holds his shotgun as Capone holds his Browning Auto-5 in the pilot episode.]] | |||
[[Image:Be1-br5c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The leader of Rothstein's drivers with his Browning Auto-5 in the pilot episode.]] | |||
[[ | == Winchester Model 1912 == | ||
Several Prohibition agents carry [[Winchester Model 1912]] shotguns. | |||
[[Image:Be1-win12a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Prohibtion agent with his Winchester Model 12 in the foreground as Van Alden's men pray in the pilot episode.]] | |||
= | == Lupara == | ||
[[Lupara]]s are used in several episodes. Al Capone ([[Stephen Graham]]) uses one in "Family Limitation" to ambush members of the Irish mob. | |||
Jimmy Darmody carries a 1918 Mark I Trench Knife in his left boot. The writers are doing a little bit of homework on this series as when Jimmy is asked what the point on the top of the handle is he says it's a skull crusher and is used for " | = Other = | ||
== Mark I Trench Knife == | |||
Jimmy Darmody carries a 1918 Mark I Trench Knife in his left boot. The writers are doing a little bit of homework on this series as when Jimmy is asked what the point on the top of the handle is he says it's a skull crusher and is used for "cracking walnuts", which is what it is arguably more useful for -- Why would you want to try and crush a man's skull when you can stab him with 6 inches of steel. | |||
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Revision as of 22:20, 28 December 2010
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The following firearms are used in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire:
Handguns
Smith & Wesson Model 10 "Military & Police"
Several characters throughout the series use the Smith & Wesson Model 10, known during the show's era (the 1920s) as the "Military & Police" Model.
Smith & Wesson 4th Model DA
One of Rothstein's drivers in the pilot episode is told to drop his Smith & Wesson 4th Model DA by Jimmy and Capone.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB
Agent Nelson Van Alden (Michael Shannon) fires a Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB at the firing range with the other Prohibition agents in training.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
Jimmy Darmody (Michael Pitt) carries a Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless in a shoulder holster. It is differentiated from the .380 ACP Model 1908 in "Home", when Richard Harrow (Jack Huston) asks Jimmy what type of pistol is he is carrying and Jimmy responds: "A Colt 1903".
M1911
M1911 pistols are used throughout the series by several characters. "Chalky" White (Michael K. Williams) uses a matched set of nickel 1911s to capture Meyer Lansky.
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
Many characters use full length side-by-side Double Barreled Shotguns throughout the series. Jimmy Darmody (Michael Pitt) uses one when ambushing Rothstein's truck drivers in the pilot episode.
Browning Auto-5
Browning Auto-5 shotguns are used by several characters throughout the series. In the pilot episode, Al Capone (Stephen Graham) carries a Browning Auto-5, as do several of Rothstein's drivers and several Prohibition agents.
Winchester Model 1912
Several Prohibition agents carry Winchester Model 1912 shotguns.
Lupara
Luparas are used in several episodes. Al Capone (Stephen Graham) uses one in "Family Limitation" to ambush members of the Irish mob.
Other
Mark I Trench Knife
Jimmy Darmody carries a 1918 Mark I Trench Knife in his left boot. The writers are doing a little bit of homework on this series as when Jimmy is asked what the point on the top of the handle is he says it's a skull crusher and is used for "cracking walnuts", which is what it is arguably more useful for -- Why would you want to try and crush a man's skull when you can stab him with 6 inches of steel.