Matewan: Difference between revisions
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Matewan: Difference between revisions
[[Image:Matewan_Danny.jpg|thumb|none|500px|At the river's edge, Danny Radnor (Will Oldham) aims a [[1916 Spanish Mauser]] rifle at an escaping hired gun during the final shootout.]]
[[Image:Matewan_Danny.jpg|thumb|none|500px|At the river's edge, Danny Radnor (Will Oldham) aims a [[1916 Spanish Mauser]] rifle at an escaping hired gun during the final shootout.]]
[[Image:Matewan_Tower.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Danny Radnor (Will Oldham) with a [[1916 Spanish Mauser]] rifle and ([[Mary McDonnell]]) with a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] after the final shootout.]]
[[Image:Matewan_Tower.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Danny Radnor (Will Oldham) with a [[1916 Spanish Mauser]] rifle and Elma Radnor ([[Mary McDonnell]]) with a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] after the final shootout.]]
==Winchester Model 1892==
==Winchester Model 1892==
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Matewan (1987)
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 Revolvers in .38 Special are used by Sheriff Sid Hatfield (David Strathairn). Although the Colt Official Police is technically anachronistic, it is most likely standing in for its predecessor, the Colt Army Special.
The Mauser Gewehr 1898 in 7.92 x 57mm calibre appears throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMauser Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm.Error creating thumbnail: File missingDanny Radnor (Will Oldham) uses a Mauser Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm during the final shootout. The image has been reversed, possibly to preserve the scene's line of action. For dramatic purposes the shop appears to have been positioned over rail tracks that show signs of recent use.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA striker fires on the hired guns with a Mauser Karabiner 98K during the final shootout. The left hand side of the same model Mauser is shown in true form.
