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The following firearms were used in the film The Roaring Twenties :
Colt Detective Special During his time as a bootlegger, Eddie Bartlett (James Cagney ) packs a Colt Detective Special . However, as most scenes are set prior to 1927, the Detective Special would be anachronistic.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Detective Special - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Eddie threatens George with his snubnose. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Eddie shows George his gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Eddie and George argue in the warehouse. Colt New Service George Hally (Humphrey Bogart ) carries a Colt New Service M1917 . Eddie steals a New Service from George's thug Lefty (Abner Biberman ), using it to fatally shoot George.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt New Service 1917 Error creating thumbnail: File missing George and Eddie stand guard outside the warehouse before the robbery. Error creating thumbnail: File missing George corners his old sergeant in the warehouse and prepares to shoot him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing George threatens Lloyd when the latter wants to leave. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Eddie turns the tables on George by stealing Lefty's revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Eddie holds the gun at George. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Eddie grips the revolver after shooting George. Colt Police Positive Eddie's rival gangster, Nick Brown (Paul Kelly ) uses a Colt Police Positive during the shootout in the Italian restaurant.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nick Brown looks at his revolver after running out of ammunition. M1911 The sergeant (Joe Sawyer ) is briefly seen with a M1911 in a holster. Later, during the 1920 montage, a bootlegger is seen holding a M1911 when opening a door.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bootlegger's 1911. unidentified revolvers One of the warehouse guards carries a revolver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A warehouse guard runs around the side of the building when he hears the whistle blown. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Eddie's men pulls a revolver on Nick Brown's henchman inside Henderson's Club. Thompson M1921 During the 1924 montage, a Thompson M1921 is fired as a symbol of the rising violence of the era.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1921 Thompson .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Thompson firing. Springfield M1903 During their WWI service, Eddie, George, and Lloyd (Jeffrey Lynn ) each have a M1903 Springfield rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Eddie sits on Armistice Day as George and Lloyd fire Springfields at the Germans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing George happily kills a German soldier after Lloyd refuses to due to the soldier's apparent young age. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lloyd aims his rifle but can't bring himself to fire it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After hearing about the cease fire, George decides to hold onto his Springfield rifle. Winchester Model 1894 Danny Green (Frank McHugh ) carries a Winchester rifle, most likely a Winchester Model 1894 during Eddie's "Coast Guard" robbery of Nick Brown's shipment.
File:Winchester Rifle.jpg Winchester Model 1894 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Danny stands near Eddie with his Winchester on the ground. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Danny, Winchester in hand, supervises the loading operation. 
