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==Tower Pistol==
==Tower Pistol==
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be one of the Tower sea service pistols, with a captive ramrod and a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be one of the Tower sea service pistols, with a captive ramrod and a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.
[[Image:Wildboys-tower4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]
[[Image:Wildboys-tower3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol]]

Revision as of 07:18, 19 September 2013

The following weapons were used in the television series Wild Boys:


Wild Boys was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.


Pistols

Allen Thurber Pepperbox

Early in the show, Jack uses a pepperbox alongside his Tower pistol.

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Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show
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Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol

Colt 1860 Army

Daniel has an 1860 army with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut.

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Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...
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...And primed.

Whitney Revolver

The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel. The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer. The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.

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Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney
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Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer

Tranter third model

Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.

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Francis aiming the tranter
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Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia.

Colt 1851 Navy

The Navy Colt appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.

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Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport
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Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue
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The sergeant aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2

Remington 1858

Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a Remington among some other firearms when they visit his hut.

Tower Pistol

Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be one of the Tower sea service pistols, with a captive ramrod and a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.

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The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets
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Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol
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Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol
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A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess

Rifles

Hawken

Captain sticks the boys up with a Hawken rifle when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.

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Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken

Sharps

Captain demonstrates a Sharps rifle in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps. The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.

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Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps
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Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps
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Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite

Pattern 1853 Enfield

Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common pattern '53. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era. 600px|thumb|none|Captain shows Daniel the Enfield