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The [[M1895 Chilean Mauser]] in 7 x 57mm calibre appears throughout the film. | The [[M1895 Chilean Mauser]] in 7 x 57mm calibre appears throughout the film. | ||
[[Image:Chilean1895Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser 1895 Short Rifle - 7x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Chilean1895Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser 1895 Short Rifle - 7x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:Matewan_SM1903_cr.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Danny Radnor (Will Oldham) uses a Mauser Rifle Model M1895 during the final shootout.]] | [[Image:Matewan_SM1903_cr.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Danny Radnor (Will Oldham) uses a Mauser Rifle Model M1895 during the final shootout. The image has been reversed, possibly to preserve the scene's line of action.]] | ||
[[Image:Matewan_Left.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A striker fires on the hired guns during the final shootout. The left hand side of the same model Mauser is shown in true form.]] | |||
[[Image:Matewan_Danny.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Danny Radnor (Will Oldham) aims his Rifle during the final shootout.]] | [[Image:Matewan_Danny.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Danny Radnor (Will Oldham) aims his Rifle during the final shootout.]] | ||
==Winchester Model 1892== | ==Winchester Model 1892== | ||
Revision as of 05:30, 21 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.
