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==Colt Lightning 1877==
The leader also carries a [[Colt Lightning|Colt Lightning 1877]] revolver, which he uses to finish off Frog Lip ([[Julius Tennon]]) after he is wounded trying to steal horses and then uses it to kill two farmers they come across.
The leader also carries a [[Colt Lightning|Colt Lightning 1877]] revolver, which he uses to finish off Frog Lip ([[Julius Tennon]]) after he is wounded trying to steal horses and then uses it to kill two farmers they come across.
[[Image:ColtThunderer.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Lightning, blued and color case hardened, in .38 Special and .45 Long Colt.]]
[[Image:ColtLightning .jpg|thumb|none|400px |Colt Lightning 1877 Cavalary - .38 Long Colt.]]
[[Image:LDColtLightning78-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The leader shoots Frog.]]
[[Image:LDColtLightning78-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The leader shoots Frog.]]
[[Image:LDColtLightning78-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Best shot I could get. Note double action trigger.]]
[[Image:LDColtLightning78-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Best shot I could get. Note double action trigger.]]
The following guns where used in the TV mini-series Lonesome Dove
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Colt Walker 1847 A Colt Walker 1847 with a cartridge conversion kit (to allow the use of modern blanks) is carried by Augustus McCrae (Robert Duvall ) throughout the four part film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Walker 1847 - .44 caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During Part 1 of 4, Gus' (Robert Duvall ) Colt Walker rarely leaves his holster, and he only fires it twice in the air to alert the group of his position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gus holds his Colt Walker on the bartender in part 2 when he is disrespectful to him and Woodrow Call (Tommy Lee Jones ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note how the Colt Walker has been cartridge converted. Cartridge converted guns are typically used in place of percussion revolvers, as it is far safer to fire blank cartridges than percussion. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gus holsters his Colt Walker. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gus approaches July Johnson's (Chris Cooper ) camp with his Colt Walker drawn. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In Part 3, Gus holds his Colt Walker in the friendly position as he drags Call off the Union soldier attacking Newt (Rick Schroder ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gus prepares to fire his Colt Walker at an Indian running for Deets (Danny Glover ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing In Part 4, Gus fires his Colt Walker at attacking Apache Indians. Henry 1860 Both Augustus McCrae (Robert Duvall ) and Woodrow F. Call (Tommy Lee Jones ) carry Henry 1860 rifles, and use them in all four parts of the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Henry 1860 - .44 Rimfire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Call guards the house armed with his Henry 1860 in Part 1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Henry 1860 rifles are seen hanging on the rifle rack in the house. On the bottom is a Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Call confronts the Irish brothers armed with his Henry. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gus fends off Blue Duck's (Fredrick Forrest ) thugs while taking cover behind his dead horse in Part 2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the thugs tries to charge Gus with a spear while on horseback but Gus knocks him off his horse, firing from the hip! Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gus firing his Henry at the thugs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the thugs sees Gus' rounds hitting extremely short ranged so he stands up to "give the old man a better target". When the thug falls for the trap, Gus flips up the ladder sights and shoots him in the gut. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gus jumps out and holds his Henry on the horse thieves in Part 3. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Call with his Henry when confronting the horse thieves. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gus fires his Henry at the Apaches in Part 4. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good side shot of the Henry. Colt 1860 Army Several characters keep Colt 1860 Army revolvers as their sidearms, including Woodrow Call (Tommy Lee Jones ), Newt Dobbs (Rick Schroder ), and Joshua Deets (Danny Glover ). It is likely Deets still carries the gun he used in the Civil War as he still wears his uniform too.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Deets with a Colt 1860 Army in his holster in Part 1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Newt aproaches the Irish brothers armed with his Colt 1860 Army. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Newt holding his Colt 1860 Army on the Irish brothers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A nickel plated Colt Army with Ivory grips (and cartridge conversion) is seen stuck in a hunter's pants on the raft when he is stabbed and stripped of his possessions in Part 2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luke (Steve Buscemi ) has a Colt 1860 stuck in his belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gus with a Colt 1860 Army. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gus dispatches five of Blue Duck's thugs with the Colt Army. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Call shoots an Indian wielding a spear as he charges Deets in Part 3. The man traveling with Gus in Part 4, Pea Eye, carries a Colt Army converted to fire blanks that strangely has the loading lever removed.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good shot of the barrel and the lack of a loading lever. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A better shot of the whole gun. Single Action Army Many characters in the film carry Single Action Army revolvers including July Johnson (Chris Cooper ) and Blue Duck (Fredrick Forrest )
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Single Action Army 7-1/2" Cavalary - .45 Long Colt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mexican bandit fires his Cavalry Single Action Army at the gang when they stampede horses past him in Part 1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing July holds his Cavalry SAA on two robbers in Part 2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing July fires his SAA at the robbers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Like most actors in Hollywood, he doesn't know how to use the ejector rod and shakes the gun until the shells fall out. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blue Duck with a nickel Cavalry SAA in Part 2. In Part 2, one of the robbers is seen using the 10" "Buntline Special" Single Action Army with a nickel finish when he and his partner try to rob Rosco Brown (Barry Corbin ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Single Action Army 12" "Buntline Special" - .45 Long Colt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The robber points his Buntline Special at Rosco (Barry Corbin ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good shot of the barrel length on the Buntline Special. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The robber with his Buntline Special. 10 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun One of the robbers who holds up Rosco Brown (Barry Corbin ) is armed with a 10 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun . He even claims it is a 10 Gauge and asks his partner to shoot him so he won't tear up his clothes with the shotgun blast.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holland & Holland Paradox - 10 Gauge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The robber with his shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The robber fires his shotgun at July. A 10 Gauge in one hand is brutal, but not when firing blanks. Chamelot-Delvigne Mle. 1873 The robber with the shotgun also has a Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 revolver on a lanyard loop, worn on his neck like a necklace.
I'm not too sure I'm correct here, input is asked of. - Gunmaster45 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 - 11 x 17mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing The robber's Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 revolver circled in red. Colt Patterson 1836 Rosco Brown (Barry Corbin ) carries a Colt Patterson 1836 revolver in Part 1 and 2.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Patterson 1836 - .36 Caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rosco keeps his Colt Patterson 1836 in an akwardly placed cross draw holster, and never draws it in Part 1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rosco with his Colt Patterson drawn in Part 2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Here we see in the cylinder that the gun is not primed, meaning it is unloaded and not ready to fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rosco looks at his Colt Patterson while talking to Janey (Nina Siemaszko ) before holstering it. Again we see it is not loaded. Remington 1875 Jake Spoon (Robert Urich ) carries a brass framed Remington 1875 with pearl grips as his sidearm in Part 1, 2, and 3.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 1875 - .45 Long Colt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jake's Remington 1875 in his holster as he talks to Newt in Part 1. The pearl grips are evident in this scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jake drunkenly fires his Remington 1875 at Bolivar for ringing the bell. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In yet another drunken act, Jake fires his Remington 1875 at Lori (Diane Lane ) in Part 2 while she bathes in the river. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jake's Remington 1875 at his side. Remington 1875 Carbine The leader of the bank robbers Jake (Robert Urich ) rides with in part three carries a Remington 1875 with a 16" barrel and a full stock, making it heavily resemble a Remington 1858 "Cattleman's Carbine" .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 1858 "Cattleman's Carbine" - .44 caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The lead robber with his Remington 1875 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wearing gloves is a good idea when firing a revolver with your hand in front of the cylinder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing It would appear this guy actually knows how to fire a gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The leader with his Remington 1875 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good side shot of the Carbine. Colt Lightning 1877 The leader also carries a Colt Lightning 1877 revolver, which he uses to finish off Frog Lip (Julius Tennon ) after he is wounded trying to steal horses and then uses it to kill two farmers they come across.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Lightning 1877 Cavalary - .38 Long Colt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The leader shoots Frog. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Best shot I could get. Note double action trigger. Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine Blue Duck (Frederic Forrest ) and some of the Kiowa Indians who travel with him carry Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbines .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blue Duck ominously standing in the rain holding his Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine in Part 1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blue Duck with his Sharps Carbine in Part 2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blue Duck with his Sharps Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Kiowa Indian fires his Sharps at Gus in Part 4. Gus specifically says he doesn't know what kind of Indians they are fighting. If they were Kiowa, he would have recognized them though as he has fought the Kiowa before. Also, generally speaking, the Kiowa didn't range as far north as Montana, having migrated down from Canada some years previous.
Sharps 1874 Long Range One of Blue Duck's thugs fires shots at Gus (Robert Duvall ) while he takes cover behind his horse in Part 2, using a Sharps 1874 Long Range rifle fitted with a telescopic sight.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sharps 1874 Long Range - .45-70. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The thug slides his Sharps sniper rifle from its case. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grabbing a shell for the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The thug firing his Sharps. Winchester 1873 Several characters in the film carry Winchester 1873 rifles, most notably Woodrow F. Call (Tommy Lee Jones ) in Part 4.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1873 - .44-40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing When Deets (Danny Glover ) enters the house in Part 1, he places his Winchester 1873 on the rifle rack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jake's Winchester 1873 is seen resting against his gear in Part 2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Blue Duck's thugs with a Winchester 1873. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rosco Brown (Barry Corbin ) with a Winchester 1873 in Part 2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the robbers in Part 3 (who looks a lot like Kevin Gage from Heat Error creating thumbnail: File missing A better side shot of the robber's Winchester '73. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Winchester '73 lying next to the robber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Call with a Winchester '73 rifle in Part 4. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Woodrow slides his rifle in the saddle holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Some of the guards escorting Blue Duck to his hanging are armed with Winchester '73s in Part 4. Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" rifles are seen often in the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1866 "Yellow boy" - .44 Rimfire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" is seen on the rifle rack in the house in Part 1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Kiowa Indians armed with Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" rifles pursue Gus in Part 2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Blue Duck's thugs with a Winchester 1866. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frog Lip (Julius Tennon ) fires his Winchester 1866 in Part 3. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pea Eye fires his Winchester 1866 at Kiowa Indians. These are probably Blackfoot Indians. The Kiowa ranged much further south.
Colt New Service One of Blue Duck's thugs firing at Gus McGrae (Robert Duvall ) in Part 2 is seen using a Colt New Service revolver, which is extremely anachronistic for the time, but is typically used by actors who cannot fire a single action gun fast enough for film standards.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt New Service - .45 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A thug firing his Colt New Service. 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun The first Mexican cook of the group, Bolivar, carries a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun in Part 1 and 2. Guards outside Blue Duck's (Frederic Forrest ) jail cell in Part 4 also carry shotguns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charles Parker 1878 - 12 Gauge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The cook rides shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The cook leaves the group in Part 2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the group members, Pea Eye, draws his shotgun when Gus talks about the Indians. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A prison guard with a shotgun. Trapdoor Springfield 1873 Cavalary Carbine One of the bank robbers in Part 3 uses a Trapdoor Springfield 1873 Cavalary Carbine , and hands it to Jake Spoon (Robert Urich ) to use during a robbery, but he never fires a shot.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trapdoor Springfield 1873 Cavalary Carbine - .45-70. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jake far back in the bushes armed with the Trapdoor Springfield Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jake holding the Trapdoor Springfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The robber with his Trapdoor Springfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The robber's Trapdoor Springfield at his side. Remington Rolling Block Augustus McCrae (Robert Duvall ) uses a militarized Remington Rolling Block as a crutch to walk on when his leg is shot up with poisoned arrows in Part 4.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington Rolling Block - .45 caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gus gets up from his hole with his Remington Rolling Block in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gus using the Remington Rolling Block as a crutch. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The doctor who saves Gus goes back to get his Rolling Block. Unknown Rifle In Part 3, Big Zwey (Frederick Coffin ) uses an unknown rifle to hunt buffalo, before returning to beat Luke (Steve Buscemi ) for making advances on "his woman".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Big Zwey with his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing This shot indicates it could be a Hawkins Plains Rifle, anachronistic for the time. Special: "Uva Uvam Vivendo Varia Fit" Famous to all who have seen the film, Gus comically added this Latin phrase to his sign without any idea as to what it says. Call asks "What if it's an invitation to rob you?" and he replies, "If any man can read that, he's welcome to." While the translation is impossible to translate exactly, the basic translation most people agree on is "A grape changes color (ripens) when it sees another grape."
Error creating thumbnail: File missing I won't explain the scene but it is hard not to spoil the ending with this shot. Sorry. 
