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[[Image:M1921Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt 1921AC Thompson .45 ACP with 50-round drum magazine]] | [[Image:M1921Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt 1921AC Thompson .45 ACP with 50-round drum magazine]] | ||
[[Image:Pieceoftheaction doubleTommy.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Lt.Cmdr. Spock (left) and Cpt. Kirk (center) talk with a street kid ([[Sheldon Collins]]) while holding Colt 1921AC Thompsons]] | [[Image:Pieceoftheaction doubleTommy.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Lt.Cmdr. Spock (left) and Cpt. Kirk (center) talk with a street kid ([[Sheldon Collins]]) while holding Colt 1921AC Thompsons]] | ||
[[Image:Pieceoftheaction SpockMcCoy.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pieceoftheaction SpockMcCoy.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt.Cmdr Spock (left) and Doctor Leonard H. McCoy ([[DeForest Kelley]], right) wielding Colt 1921AC Thompsons]] | ||
[[Image:Pieceoftheaction Thompson049.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pieceoftheaction Thompson049.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two gangsters holding M1921C Thompson Submachine guns]] | ||
[[Image:Pieceoftheaction 3TwinTomm.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pieceoftheaction 3TwinTomm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Nearly all of the gangsters wield M1921C Thompsons]] | ||
==Colt Model 1903== | ==Colt Model 1903== | ||
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[[Image:Colt Model 1903.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1903 .32 ACP]] | [[Image:Colt Model 1903.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1903 .32 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Pieceoftheaction M1903.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pieceoftheaction M1903.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Girl #1 ([[Dyanne Thorne]]) keeps her hand on her pistol, but it appears to be a M1903 based on size relative to her hand.]] | ||
[[Image:Pieceoftheaction womenpistols.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pieceoftheaction womenpistols.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Girl #1 and Girl #2 ([[Sharyn Hillyer]]) both appear to have Colt M1903 pistols in their oversized holsters]] | ||
==.32 Pocket Revolver== | ==.32 Pocket Revolver== | ||
* '''Season 2, Episode 17: "A Piece of the Action"''' - Bella Oxmyx's moll has an ivory grip small revolver in her thigh holster. It is hard to identify, it could be a H&R .32 or a S&W .32 ACP Hammerless Model 4 snub. (input welcome) | * '''Season 2, Episode 17: "A Piece of the Action"''' - Bella Oxmyx's moll has an ivory grip small revolver in her thigh holster. It is hard to identify, it could be a H&R .32 or a S&W .32 ACP Hammerless Model 4 snub. (input welcome) | ||
[[Image:Pieceoftheaction SmallRevolver2.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pieceoftheaction SmallRevolver2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bella Oxmyx's moll with a small revolver in her thigh holster, it looks to be a .32 based on general design, but that is not certain.]] | ||
[[Image:Pieceoftheaction SmallRevolver.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pieceoftheaction SmallRevolver.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AS Bella Oxmyx's plays with a communicator, his moll looks towards the sky, knowing that he is speaking with a ship in orbit. She has a small revolver in her thigh holster that appears to be a .32 revolver.]] | ||
==Danish Madsen M50 Submachine guns== | ==Danish Madsen M50 Submachine guns== | ||
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[[Image:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Madsen M50 9x19mm]] | [[Image:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Madsen M50 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Bread and Circuses M50Outside.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Bread and Circuses M50Outside.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Roman Security Forces take Kirk and the others into custody, while carrying Danish Madsen M50 Submachine guns]] | ||
[[Image:Bread and Circuses M50.jpg |thumb|none| | [[Image:Bread and Circuses M50.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Roman Security Forces fire their Danish Madsen M50 Submachine guns]] | ||
== M1911== | == M1911== | ||
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*'''Season 2, Episode 17: "A Piece of the Action"''' - The [[M1911 pistol series#M1911|M1911]] is seen used multiple times in the episode, most notably being used by one of Oxmixes thugs, on Bella Oxmyx's gun wall, and in Kirk's hands near the end. Note: these are not M1911A1 variants, most notably by the flat mainspring housing. | *'''Season 2, Episode 17: "A Piece of the Action"''' - The [[M1911 pistol series#M1911|M1911]] is seen used multiple times in the episode, most notably being used by one of Oxmixes thugs, on Bella Oxmyx's gun wall, and in Kirk's hands near the end. Note: these are not M1911A1 variants, most notably by the flat mainspring housing. | ||
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M1911 .45 ACP]] | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M1911 .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Pieceoftheaction Nickel1911.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pieceoftheaction Nickel1911.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kirk pontificates with his Nickel plated M1911]] | ||
[[Image:Pieceoftheaction Nickel191102.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pieceoftheaction Nickel191102.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kirk threatens Jojo Krako ([[Vic Tayback]]) with his Nickel plated M1911]] | ||
[[Image:Pieceoftheaction Gunwall.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pieceoftheaction Gunwall.jpg|thumb|none|500px|McCoy watches - in addition to Thompsons on the gun wall, there are M1911 pistols in blued finish]] | ||
== Single Action Army == | == Single Action Army == | ||
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[[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Single Action Army "Artillery" .45 Long Colt with 5.5" barrel]] | [[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Single Action Army "Artillery" .45 Long Colt with 5.5" barrel]] | ||
[[Image:Spectre of the Gun sheriffGun.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Spectre of the Gun sheriffGun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Cochise County Sheriff John Behan ([[Bill Zuckert]]) has an Colt SAA in his holster. Behan resists helping Kirk and his men.]] | ||
[[Image:Spectre of the Gun Saloon.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Spectre of the Gun Saloon.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kirk, McCoy, Spock and Scotty all wear SAAs on their gun belts. Kirk's SAA has ivory grips. There is also a double barreled shotgun on the saloon table, but it is not used by them in the final fight.]] | ||
[[Image:Spectre of the Gun SAA 01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Spectre of the Gun SAA 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Morgan Earp ([[Rex Holman]]) fires the killing shot that takes down Chekov, using a Colt SAA.]] | ||
[[Image:Spectre of the Gun Lineup2.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Spectre of the Gun Lineup2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|(Left to right) Virgil Earp ([[Charles Maxwell]]), Wyatt Earp ([[Ron Soble]]), Morgan Earp ([[Rex Holman]]) use Colt SAAs whereas Doc Holliday ([[Sam Gilman]]) uses a double barreled shotgun.]] | ||
[[Image:Spectre of the Gun KirksSAA.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Spectre of the Gun KirksSAA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kirk aims his SAA at Wyatt Earp ([[Ron Soble]]) but opts not to use it]] | ||
==Double Barreled shotgun== | ==Double Barreled shotgun== | ||
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[[Image:Colt1878.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Model 1878 12 gauge]] | [[Image:Colt1878.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Model 1878 12 gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Spectre of the Gun Lineup1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Spectre of the Gun Lineup1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|(Left to right) Virgil Earp ([[Charles Maxwell]]), Wyatt Earp ([[Ron Soble]]), Morgan Earp ([[Rex Holman]]) use Colt SAAs where as Doc Holliday ([[Sam Gilman]]) uses a double barreled shotgun. The lineup of men all empty their guns, reload, and then fire again once more.]] | ||
*'''Season 2, Episode 17: "A Piece of the Action"''' - a gangster can be seen with a short barreled side by side shotgun. | *'''Season 2, Episode 17: "A Piece of the Action"''' - a gangster can be seen with a short barreled side by side shotgun. | ||
[[Image:IGA-Coach-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Stoeger/IGA Coach Shotgun 12 gauge]] | [[Image:IGA-Coach-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Stoeger/IGA Coach Shotgun 12 gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Pieceoftheaction ShortShotgun.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Pieceoftheaction ShortShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The gangster standing behind Zabo ([[Steven Marlo]]) in the back has a short double barreled shotgun - 12 gauge]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | ||
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[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special]] | [[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:Shoreleave Mod10A1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Shoreleave Mod10A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sulu shows off his long barreled Model 10]] | ||
[[Image:Shoreleave Model10A2A.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Shoreleave Model10A2A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sulu looks so happy now that he's found a vintage .38 Revolver...]] | ||
* '''Season 1, Episode 19: "Tomorrow is Yesterday"''' - USAF SPs (Special Police) carry the S&W Model 10 revolver in their duty holsters. One of the SP Staff Sergeants (E5) ([[Hal Lynch]]) is accidentally transported to the USS ''Enterprise'' with his Model 10 revolver drawn. | * '''Season 1, Episode 19: "Tomorrow is Yesterday"''' - USAF SPs (Special Police) carry the S&W Model 10 revolver in their duty holsters. One of the SP Staff Sergeants (E5) ([[Hal Lynch]]) is accidentally transported to the USS ''Enterprise'' with his Model 10 revolver drawn. | ||
[[Image:TomorrowisyesterdayWSModel10.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:TomorrowisyesterdayWSModel10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|USAF Special Police Staff Sgt. (E5) ([[Hal Lynch]]) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 10 with stag grips]] | ||
[[Image:Tomorrowisyesterday Model10.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Tomorrowisyesterday Model10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|USAF Special Police Staff Sgt. (E5) ([[Hal Lynch]]) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 10 with stag grips]] | ||
==Colt Police Positive== | ==Colt Police Positive== | ||
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[[Image:PolicePositive.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Police Positive .38 Special]] | [[Image:PolicePositive.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Police Positive .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:PatternsOfForceColtGirl.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:PatternsOfForceColtGirl.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Daras holds a Colt Police Positive revolver on Kirk and Spock]] | ||
[[Image:PatternsOfForceColtHand.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:PatternsOfForceColtHand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The tables are turned and Kirk grabs his P38 while Spock holds the Colt Police Positive to the head of Daras]] | ||
[[Image:PatternsOfForce Model10.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:PatternsOfForce Model10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Spock holds a Colt Police Positive to the head of Daras]] | ||
==Walther P38== | ==Walther P38== | ||
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[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 9x19mm]] | [[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:PatternsOfForce P38.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:PatternsOfForce P38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Isak ([[Richard Evans]]) holds a Walther P38 pistol whereas Daras holds an MP40]] | ||
==MP40== | ==MP40== | ||
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[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|350px|MP40 9x19mm]] | [[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|350px|MP40 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:PatternsOfForce MP40s.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:PatternsOfForce MP40s.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Acosian Guards hold MP40 Submachine guns]] | ||
==Belgian Dueling pistols== | ==Belgian Dueling pistols== | ||
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* '''Season 1, Episode 17: "The Squire of Gothos"''' - Belgian Dueling pistols are in a custom case on Trelane's fireplace mantle. Later he offers the pistols to Kirk for a duel. The Belgian made Dueling Pistols are of the French style, and were usually offered as either flintlock or percussion capped firearms, these were retrofitted as rolling block actions, i.e. breach load single shot. The slabs on the side of the wood where the lock mechanism (the hammer, ''(pan and frizzen for flintlocks)'' or ''(nipple for percussion cap)'') would be, are noticeably blank, and the rolling block mechanism can be seen directly behind the barrel. They were provided to the show by Ellis Mercantile and were chambered in .38 short cartridge. ''(thanks to GM45 & PhoenixEnt)'' | * '''Season 1, Episode 17: "The Squire of Gothos"''' - Belgian Dueling pistols are in a custom case on Trelane's fireplace mantle. Later he offers the pistols to Kirk for a duel. The Belgian made Dueling Pistols are of the French style, and were usually offered as either flintlock or percussion capped firearms, these were retrofitted as rolling block actions, i.e. breach load single shot. The slabs on the side of the wood where the lock mechanism (the hammer, ''(pan and frizzen for flintlocks)'' or ''(nipple for percussion cap)'') would be, are noticeably blank, and the rolling block mechanism can be seen directly behind the barrel. They were provided to the show by Ellis Mercantile and were chambered in .38 short cartridge. ''(thanks to GM45 & PhoenixEnt)'' | ||
[[Image:Thesquireofgothos FP03.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Thesquireofgothos FP03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pair of Belgian Dueling Pistols in a wooden case.]] | ||
[[Image:Thesquireofgothos FP02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Thesquireofgothos FP02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Squire Trelane attempts to intimidate Kirk while brandishing a Belgian Dueling Pistol - the rolling block action is very visible from this angle.]] | ||
[[Image:Thesquireofgothos FP01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Thesquireofgothos FP01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kirk holds one of the Belgian Dueling Pistols]] | ||
==Smoothbore Flintlock Muskets== | ==Smoothbore Flintlock Muskets== | ||
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* '''Season 2, Episode 19: A Private Little War''' - flintlock smoothbore muskets are provided to the enemy faction on the planet Neural, when the Klingons seek to disrupt the balance of power. The Klingon Krell ([[Ned Romero]]) explains that the Klingons will eventually introduce better weapons technology like 'rifling' to make the long guns more 'accurate'. It is a little ironic that the show decided to cast Ned Romero, a 'Native American Indian' actor, to portray a military officer 'meddling' in the affairs of the indigenous tribal peoples. The Cold War analogy here was pretty blatant, with the Federation being the U.S. & NATO and the Klingons representing the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. The small countries and conflicts which were just pawns to the competing superpowers was metaphorically portrayed by the planet's inhabitants. | * '''Season 2, Episode 19: A Private Little War''' - flintlock smoothbore muskets are provided to the enemy faction on the planet Neural, when the Klingons seek to disrupt the balance of power. The Klingon Krell ([[Ned Romero]]) explains that the Klingons will eventually introduce better weapons technology like 'rifling' to make the long guns more 'accurate'. It is a little ironic that the show decided to cast Ned Romero, a 'Native American Indian' actor, to portray a military officer 'meddling' in the affairs of the indigenous tribal peoples. The Cold War analogy here was pretty blatant, with the Federation being the U.S. & NATO and the Klingons representing the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. The small countries and conflicts which were just pawns to the competing superpowers was metaphorically portrayed by the planet's inhabitants. | ||
[[Image:APrivateLittleWar Musket01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:APrivateLittleWar Musket01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Enemy Tribesmen with their muskets]] | ||
[[Image:APrivateLittleWarFlintlock02.jpg |thumb|none| | [[Image:APrivateLittleWarFlintlock02.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Enemy Tribesman fires his musket]] | ||
[[Image:APrivateLittleWarFlintlock04.jpg |thumb|none| | [[Image:APrivateLittleWarFlintlock04.jpg |thumb|none|500px| Krell ([[Ned Romero]]) talks with a Tribesman about the technological improvements that the Klingons will eventually give to them, including 'rifled barrels'.]] | ||
[[Image:APrivateLittleWarFlintlock05.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:APrivateLittleWarFlintlock05.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''"I want more of these Kirk."'']] | ||
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Revision as of 23:42, 16 September 2009
The following weapons appear in the television series Star Trek:
Colt 1921AC Thompson
- Season 2, Episode 17: "A Piece of the Action" - the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise arrive at the planet Sigma Iotia II and find that the inhabitants have styled their entire culture based on a book describing 1920's-era Chicago gangs (cultural contamination left by the crash of the U.S.S. Horizon), and have even armed themselves with copies of Colt 1921AC Thompson submachine guns. When Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Lt. Commander Spock (Leonard Nimoy) go down to the surface, they don disguises to blend in with the inhabitants, arming themselves with "Tommyguns" as well. The Colt 1921AC Thompsons were supplied by Stembridge Gun Rentals.
Colt Model 1903
- Season 2, Episode 17: "A Piece of the Action" - some of the gun molls on the street have what appears to be Colt M1903 pistols in their oversized leg holsters. This educated guess is based on glimpses of the pistols.
.32 Pocket Revolver
- Season 2, Episode 17: "A Piece of the Action" - Bella Oxmyx's moll has an ivory grip small revolver in her thigh holster. It is hard to identify, it could be a H&R .32 or a S&W .32 ACP Hammerless Model 4 snub. (input welcome)
Danish Madsen M50 Submachine guns
- Season 2, Episode 25: "Bread and Circuses" - Members of the Roman Security forces carry Madsen M50 submachine guns.
M1911
- Season 2, Episode 17: "A Piece of the Action" - The M1911 is seen used multiple times in the episode, most notably being used by one of Oxmixes thugs, on Bella Oxmyx's gun wall, and in Kirk's hands near the end. Note: these are not M1911A1 variants, most notably by the flat mainspring housing.
Single Action Army
- Season 3, Episode 6: "Spectre of the Gun" - the crew of the Enterprise arrive at the planet Melkot on a mission to establish diplomatic relations with the inhabitants, only to find themselves transported to a recreation of the ancient American west where they are to die in a reenactment of the infamous "OK Corral" shootout as punishment for trespassing on Melkotian territory. The simulated characters and the protagonsts are all armed with Single Action Army revolvers, Marshall Wyatt Earp (Ron Soble) should be armed with a 12-inch Buntline Special version but all of the characters in the episode carry "Artillery" models with 5.5-inch barrels. What made this episode controversial at the time (and even now) is the depiction of the Earps as the villains and the "Cowboys" (aka McLaurys & Clantons) as the 'good guys', though history generally portrays the roles as being reversed.
Double Barreled shotgun
- Season 3, Episode 6: "Spectre of the Gun" - a double barreled western shotgun is seen several times, once in the possession of Kirk and the others and ultimately used by Doc Holliday during the fight at the O.K. Corral.
- Season 2, Episode 17: "A Piece of the Action" - a gangster can be seen with a short barreled side by side shotgun.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
- Season 1, Episode 15: "Shore Leave" - Lt. Hikaru Sulu (George Takei) finds a Smith & Wesson Model 10, he refers to it as a ".38 revolver in beautiful condition", and test fires it on the planet, causing Kirk and the others to come running. What was nice to see was Sulu mentioning that this particular gun was 'missing from his collection', which implied that the character was a gun collector. Kirk later uses the revolver to shoot down the charging 'knight' that spears Doctor McCoy.
- Season 1, Episode 19: "Tomorrow is Yesterday" - USAF SPs (Special Police) carry the S&W Model 10 revolver in their duty holsters. One of the SP Staff Sergeants (E5) (Hal Lynch) is accidentally transported to the USS Enterprise with his Model 10 revolver drawn.
Colt Police Positive
- Season 2, Episode 21: "Patterns of Force" - A Colt Police Positive revolver is used by Daras (Valora Noland) and then by Spock.
Walther P38
- Season 2, Episode 21: "Patterns of Force" - the Walther P38 appears as the standard sidearm used by Acosian officers (who have adopted identical uniforms and symbology of the Nazi party in 1930s Germany), mostly seen in clamshell holsters on duty belts, but specifically used by Zeon infiltrator Isak (Richard Evans)
MP40
- Season 2, Episode 21: "Patterns of Force" - the MP40 appears as the standard submachine gun used by the Acosian Soldiers, specifically used by the villain, Melakon (Skip Homeier) to shoot the Fuehrer, John Gill (David Brian).
Belgian Dueling pistols
- Season 1, Episode 17: "The Squire of Gothos" - Belgian Dueling pistols are in a custom case on Trelane's fireplace mantle. Later he offers the pistols to Kirk for a duel. The Belgian made Dueling Pistols are of the French style, and were usually offered as either flintlock or percussion capped firearms, these were retrofitted as rolling block actions, i.e. breach load single shot. The slabs on the side of the wood where the lock mechanism (the hammer, (pan and frizzen for flintlocks) or (nipple for percussion cap)) would be, are noticeably blank, and the rolling block mechanism can be seen directly behind the barrel. They were provided to the show by Ellis Mercantile and were chambered in .38 short cartridge. (thanks to GM45 & PhoenixEnt)
Smoothbore Flintlock Muskets
- Season 2, Episode 19: A Private Little War - flintlock smoothbore muskets are provided to the enemy faction on the planet Neural, when the Klingons seek to disrupt the balance of power. The Klingon Krell (Ned Romero) explains that the Klingons will eventually introduce better weapons technology like 'rifling' to make the long guns more 'accurate'. It is a little ironic that the show decided to cast Ned Romero, a 'Native American Indian' actor, to portray a military officer 'meddling' in the affairs of the indigenous tribal peoples. The Cold War analogy here was pretty blatant, with the Federation being the U.S. & NATO and the Klingons representing the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. The small countries and conflicts which were just pawns to the competing superpowers was metaphorically portrayed by the planet's inhabitants.
