Young Guns: Difference between revisions
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Young Guns: Difference between revisions
William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney ([[Emilio Estevez]]) starts carrying a [[Colt Lightning|Colt Lightning 1877]] revolver with a 7 1/2" Cavalary barrel towards the start of the film, and uses it along with a [[Single Action Army]] in some scenes. After killing Sheriff Brady ([[Danny Kamin]]), he takes his 5 1/2" Artillery SAA and thus wields two Colt Lightning revolvers by the end of the film. The real Billy the Kid carried a [[Colt Thunderer 1877]] revolver in .41 Long Colt, but this is an uncommon blank round so Uberti replicas of Lightnings in .38 Special were used for simplicity.
William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney ([[Emilio Estevez]]) starts carrying a [[Colt Lightning|Colt Lightning 1877]] revolver with a 7 1/2" barrel towards the start of the film, and uses it along with a [[Single Action Army]] in some scenes. After killing Sheriff Brady ([[Danny Kamin]]), he takes his 5 1/2" Artillery SAA and thus wields two Colt Lightning revolvers by the end of the film. The real Billy the Kid carried a [[Colt Thunderer 1877]] revolver in .41 Long Colt, but this is an uncommon blank round so Uberti replicas of Lightnings in .38 Special were used for simplicity.
[[Image:ColtLightning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Lightning 1877 Cavalary - .38 Long Colt.]]
[[Image:ColtLightning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Lightning 1877 Cavalry - .38 Long Colt.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy the Kid with his Colt Lightning 1877 Cavalary drawn.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy the Kid with his Colt Lightning 1877 Cavalary drawn.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy holds his Colt Lightning on McCloskey ([[Geoffrey Blake]]) when he suspects him of being a traitor.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy holds his Colt Lightning on McCloskey ([[Geoffrey Blake]]) when he suspects him of being a traitor.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy kills Sheriff Brady with his own Artillery Colt Lightning.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy kills Sheriff Brady with his own Artillery Colt Lightning.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A side shot of the Artillery Colt Lightning.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A side shot of the Colt Lightning.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy jumps up and shoots one of the men outside the house between the eyes.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy jumps up and shoots one of the men outside the house between the eyes.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A side shot of Billy's Cavalary Lightning.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A side shot of Billy's Lightning.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After hiding in a trunk thrown out the front window, Billy break open and fires his Lightnings, all while the scene plays in super cool '80s slo-mo.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After hiding in a trunk thrown out the front window, Billy break open and fires his Lightnings, all while the scene plays in super cool '80s slo-mo.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy comes back to finish things.]]
[[Image:YGColtLightning-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy comes back to finish things.]]
Revision as of 05:06, 15 November 2009
The following guns were used in the film Young Guns:
William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney (Emilio Estevez) starts carrying a Colt Lightning 1877 revolver with a 7 1/2" barrel towards the start of the film, and uses it along with a Single Action Army in some scenes. After killing Sheriff Brady (Danny Kamin), he takes his 5 1/2" Artillery SAA and thus wields two Colt Lightning revolvers by the end of the film. The real Billy the Kid carried a Colt Thunderer 1877 revolver in .41 Long Colt, but this is an uncommon blank round so Uberti replicas of Lightnings in .38 Special were used for simplicity.
All of the Regulators carry at least one Single Action Army as their sidearm. Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez) is also seen using one for the start of the film.
During the opening credits (shot in original 19th century style film), one of the Regualtors is seen firing two Colt New Service revolvers, even though these are highly anachronistic to the era.
Several characters in the film are seen using Winchester 1873 saddle ring carbines. Of the Regulators who use the gun, "Dick" Brewer (Charlie Sheen), Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez), and "Charley" Bowdrey (Casey Siemaszko) are of notable mention.
Historians have pointed out that the actual photograph is inconsistent with reality, the loading breech on the rifle is on the wrong side, indicating the "real" picture is a flip copy of the actual photo. this also disproves the left handedness of Billy the Kid as his primary revolver would be on his right hip if the photo was flipped true to put the loading gate back on the right of the rifle. So the fake picture in the movie is actually consistent with history.
