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The [[Winchester Model 1892]] Saddle Ring rifle in .44-40 calibre appears throughout the film. | The [[Winchester Model 1892]] Saddle Ring rifle in .44-40 calibre appears throughout the film. | ||
[[Image:JohnwayneWin92.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Note none of the Rifles used in the film have the large lever loop shown in the photo.]] | [[Image:JohnwayneWin92.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Note none of the Rifles used in the film have the large lever loop shown in the photo.]] | ||
[[Image:Matewan_Saddle_cr.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A striker uses a saddle ring Winchester Rifle Model 1892 in .44-40 calibre during the final shootout | [[Image:Matewan_Saddle_cr.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A striker uses a saddle ring Winchester Rifle Model 1892 in .44-40 calibre during the final shootout.]] | ||
[[Image:Matewan_Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Elma Radnor ([[Mary McDonnell]]) discharges a side by side shotgun during the final shootout | [[Image:Matewan_Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Elma Radnor ([[Mary McDonnell]]) discharges a side by side shotgun during the final shootout.]] | ||
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Revision as of 03:19, 20 May 2014
Matewan is the 1987 film that is a dramatized account of the battle that occurred between miners and their mining company in Matewan, West Virginia in 1920, during a coal strike. The film was written and directed by John Sayles and the cast included Chris Cooper, Kevin Tighe, James Earl Jones, and David Strathairn.
The following weapons were used in the film Matewan:
Colt Official Police
Colt Official Police Revolvers in .38 Special are used by Sheriff Sid Hatfield (David Strathairn). Colt revolvers are also used by several others in the film, notably Bill Hickey (Kevin Tighe).
Single Action Army
Few Clothes (James Earl Jones) who brandishes a Colt Single Action Army Revolver in .45 Colt during a politically tenuous scene.
Mauser M1895 Rifle
The M1895 Chilean Mauser in 7 x 57mm calibre appears throughout the film.
Winchester Model 1892
Winchester Model 1892 in .44-40 calibre appears throughout the film
Winchester Rifle Model 1892 "Saddle Ring"
The Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring rifle in .44-40 calibre appears throughout the film.
