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The [[Karabiner 98k]] in 7.92 x 57mm calibre appears throughout the film.
The [[Karabiner 98k]] in 7.92 x 57mm calibre appears throughout the film.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Matewan_SM1903_cr.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Danny 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. For dramatic purposes the shop appears to have been positioned over rail tracks that show signs of recent use.]]
[[Image:Matewan_SM1903_cr.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Danny 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. For dramatic purposes the shop appears to have been positioned over rail tracks that show signs of recent use.]]
[[Image:Matewan_Left.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A 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.]]
[[Image:Matewan_Left.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A 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.]]
Revision as of 22:30, 23 December 2017
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 its predecessor, the Colt Army Special. The coal mine company detective Bill Hickey (Kevin Tighe) also uses the Colt Official Police as his main sidearm.
The Karabiner 98k in 7.92 x 57mm calibre appears throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingKarabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm MauserError 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. For dramatic purposes the shop appears to have been positioned over rail tracks that show signs of recent use.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.
