Matewan: Difference between revisions
Matewan: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Matewan: Difference between revisions
[[Image:Garate_el_tigre.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Garate El Tigre Saddle Ring rifle in .44-40 calibre appears throughout the film.]]
One of the men is seen firing a [[Garate El Tigre]] rifle, a Spanish copy of the Winchester 1892 lever action.
[[Image:Garate_el_tigre.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Garate El Tigre Saddle Ring rifle - .44-40 calibre]]
[[Image:Matewan_Saddle_cr.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A striker uses a [[Garate El Tigre]] saddle ring Winchester type rifle during the final shootout.]]
[[Image:Matewan_Saddle_cr.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A striker uses a [[Garate El Tigre]] saddle ring Winchester type rifle during the final shootout.]]
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Matewan (1987)
Matewan is the 1987 film that is a dramatized account of the battle that occurred between miners and their mining company in Matewan, West Virginia in 1920, during a coal strike. The film was written and directed by John Sayles and the cast included Chris Cooper, Kevin Tighe, James Earl Jones, and David Strathairn.
The following weapons were used in the film Matewan:
Colt Official Police Revolvers in .38 Special are used by Sheriff Sid Hatfield (David Strathairn). Although the Colt Official Police is technically anachronistic, it is most likely standing in for it's predecessor, the Colt Army Special.
The Mauser Gewehr 1898 in 7.92 x 57mm calibre appears throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMauser Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm.Error creating thumbnail: File missingDanny Radnor (Will Oldham) uses a Mauser Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm during the final shootout. The image has been reversed, possibly to preserve the scene's line of action.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA striker fires on the hired guns with a Mauser Karabiner 98K during the final shootout. The left hand side of the same model Mauser is shown in true form.
