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[[Image:SharpesCompany_cover.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Sharpe's Company'' (1994)]] | [[Image:SharpesCompany_cover.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Sharpe's Company'' (1994)]] | ||
''Sharpe's Company'' is the third episode of the Carlton UK miniseries ''Sharpe'', starring [[Sean Bean]] as Captain Richard Sharpe, the officer of a small [[Baker Rifle|Rifles]] detachment during the Napoleonic Wars. | ''Sharpe's Company'' is the third episode of the Carlton UK miniseries ''Sharpe'', starring [[Sean Bean]] as Captain Richard Sharpe, the officer of a small [[Baker Rifle|Rifles]] detachment during the Napoleonic Wars. It was filmed on location in the Ukraine and the Crimea. The episode follows Sharpe, his company, and the Duke of Wellington's army during its siege and assault on the French fortress of Badajoz on the Spanish-Portugese border. | ||
'''The following weapons can be seen in the Carlton UK Television miniseries ''Sharpe's Company''' | '''The following weapons can be seen in the Carlton UK Television miniseries ''Sharpe's Company''' | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Baker Rifle== | ==Baker Rifle== | ||
The most prominently used weapon is the [[Baker Rifle|Baker Flintlock Rifle]], issued to special units of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. | The most prominently used weapon is the [[Baker Rifle|Baker Flintlock Rifle]], issued to special units of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Richard Sharpe ([[Sean Bean]]) and his "Chosen Men" – Sgt. Patrick Harper ([[Daragh O'Malley]]), Riflemen Cooper (Michael Mears), Harris (Jason Salkey), Hagman (John Tams) and Perkins (Lyndon Davies) all carry Bakers. | ||
[[Image:BakerRifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Baker Rifle (1801-1837), Caliber - 0.625 inch (15.9 mm)]] | [[Image:BakerRifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Baker Rifle (1801-1837), Caliber - 0.625 inch (15.9 mm)]] | ||
[[Image:SharpeCompany1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[Baker Rifle]] displayed during the opening credits.]] | [[Image:SharpeCompany1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[Baker Rifle]] displayed during the opening credits.]] | ||
[[Image:SharpeCompany3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Patrick Harper ([[Daragh O'Malley]]) loosely carrying his [[Baker Rifle]].]] | [[Image:SharpeCompany3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Patrick Harper ([[Daragh O'Malley]]) loosely carrying his [[Baker Rifle]].]] | ||
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The standard weapon issued to "redcoat" British soldiers is the [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]]. | The standard weapon issued to "redcoat" British soldiers is the [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]]. | ||
[[Image:India pattern brown bess.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Original "India Pattern" Brown Bess musket made 1805-1840 - .75 caliber]] | [[Image:India pattern brown bess.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Original "India Pattern" Brown Bess musket made 1805-1840 - .75 caliber]] | ||
[[Image:SharpeCompany2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British Redcoats carrying [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]]s.]] | [[Image:SharpeCompany2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British Redcoats carrying [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]]s.]] | ||
[[Image:SharpeCompany4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Richard Sharpe ([[Sean Bean]]) examines the end of one Redcoat's ramrod, finding an intolerable amount of gunk on it, indicating the rifle has been left uncleaned for too long.]] | [[Image:SharpeCompany4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Richard Sharpe ([[Sean Bean]]) examines the end of one Redcoat's ramrod, finding an intolerable amount of gunk on it, indicating the rifle has been left uncleaned for too long.]] | ||
== Nock Gun == | == Nock Gun == | ||
''Sharpe's Company'' is the first episode to feature Harper's ([[Daragh O'Malley]]) fearsome seven-barrelled [[Nock Gun]], since he is presented as one of the few men large and strong enough to (barely) handle the weapon's massive recoil. | ''Sharpe's Company'' is the first episode to feature Harper's ([[Daragh O'Malley]]) fearsome seven-barrelled [[Nock Gun]], since he is presented as one of the few men large and strong enough to (barely) handle the weapon's massive recoil. Sgt. Hakeswill ([[Pete Postlethwaite]]) confiscates the weapon after framing Harper for theft, and uses it to try to kill Sharpe during the confusion of a night attack. | ||
[[Image:NockVolleyGun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Nock Gun - .52 Caliber.]] | [[Image:NockVolleyGun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Nock Gun - .52 Caliber.]] | ||
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[[Image:SharpeCompany9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hakeswill looks up from the smoking Nock Gun, surprised that he missed Sharpe.]] | [[Image:SharpeCompany9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hakeswill looks up from the smoking Nock Gun, surprised that he missed Sharpe.]] | ||
[[Image:SharpeCompany10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sharpe ([[Sean Bean]]) holds the Nock Gun under Hakeswill's chin, after "noticing" that the weapon has carelessly been left loaded and rammed.]] | [[Image:SharpeCompany10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sharpe ([[Sean Bean]]) holds the Nock Gun under Hakeswill's chin, after "noticing" that the weapon has carelessly been left loaded and rammed.]] | ||
[[Image:SharpeCompany11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sharpe holds the Nock Gun under Hakeswill's chin. | [[Image:SharpeCompany11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sharpe holds the Nock Gun under Hakeswill's chin. The livid scar under Hakeswill's chin is visible, a reminder that he was hanged in his youth and somehow survived, an experience which convinced him that he was immortal.]] | ||
[[Image:SharpeCompany14.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Harper looks up in disbelief from his Nock Gun, after scoring a direct hit on Hakeswill, yet somehow failing to kill him.]] | [[Image:SharpeCompany14.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Harper looks up in disbelief from his Nock Gun, after scoring a direct hit on Hakeswill, yet somehow failing to kill him.]] | ||
Revision as of 00:43, 12 April 2012
Sharpe's Company is the third episode of the Carlton UK miniseries Sharpe, starring Sean Bean as Captain Richard Sharpe, the officer of a small Rifles detachment during the Napoleonic Wars. It was filmed on location in the Ukraine and the Crimea. The episode follows Sharpe, his company, and the Duke of Wellington's army during its siege and assault on the French fortress of Badajoz on the Spanish-Portugese border.
The following weapons can be seen in the Carlton UK Television miniseries Sharpe's Company
Rifles
Baker Rifle
The most prominently used weapon is the Baker Flintlock Rifle, issued to special units of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Richard Sharpe (Sean Bean) and his "Chosen Men" – Sgt. Patrick Harper (Daragh O'Malley), Riflemen Cooper (Michael Mears), Harris (Jason Salkey), Hagman (John Tams) and Perkins (Lyndon Davies) all carry Bakers.
Brown Bess Flintlock Musket
The standard weapon issued to "redcoat" British soldiers is the Brown Bess Flintlock Musket.
Nock Gun
Sharpe's Company is the first episode to feature Harper's (Daragh O'Malley) fearsome seven-barrelled Nock Gun, since he is presented as one of the few men large and strong enough to (barely) handle the weapon's massive recoil. Sgt. Hakeswill (Pete Postlethwaite) confiscates the weapon after framing Harper for theft, and uses it to try to kill Sharpe during the confusion of a night attack.
Pistols
Various characters use Flintlock Pistols of various kinds.
