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Colt 1851 Navy
The Colt 1851 Navy has been seen in the following films:
Specifications
(1851 - 1873)
- Type: Revolver
- Caliber(s): .36 Caliber
- Weight: 2.6 lbs (1.2 kg)
- Length: 14 in (35.6 cm)
- Barrel length(s): 7.5 in (19.1 cm)
- Capacity: 6-round cylinder
- Fire Modes: Single-Action
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How the West Was Won | Gregory Peck | Cleve Van Valen | . | 1962 |
| How the West Was Won | Russ Tamblyn | "The Reb" | . | 1962 |
| The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | Eli Wallach | Tuco | with lanyard loop, used in non-firing scenes | 1966 |
| Little Big Man | Dustin Hoffman | Jack Crabb | . | 1970 |
| Dawn of the Dead (1978) | Ken Foree | Peter | Possibly Uberti replicas | 1978 |
| Glory | Matthew Broderick | Col. Shaw | . | 1989 |
| Glory | Cary Elwes | Major Forbes | . | 1989 |
| Glory | Cliff De Young | Col. Montgomery | . | 1989 |
| Gettysburg | C. Thomas Howell | Thomas Chamberlain | . | 1993 |
| Gettysburg | Various actors | Union Officers | . | 1993 |
| Gettysburg | Various actors | Confederate Officers | . | 1993 |
| Gangs of New York | David Hemmings | Mr. Schermerhorns | fires akimbo | 2002 |
| Ned Kelly | Heath Ledger | Ned Kelly | . | 2003 |
| The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Paul Schneider | Dick Liddil | . | 2007 |
| Hot Fuzz | Jim Broadbent | Inspector Frank Butterman | Engraved gold cylinders with ivory grips | 2007 |
| Watching the Detectives | Cillian Murphy | Neil | . | 2007 |
| Jonah Hex | Josh Brolin | Jonah Hex | . | 2010 |
| True Grit | Jeff Bridges | Marshall Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn | Fires akimbo | 2010 |
Anime
| Film/Television Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World | Kino | "Navy London" variant | 2003 |
Colt 1851 (Cartridge Conversion)
Only trait is a loading gate so this weapon can fire metallic cartridges. In films, these guns are commonly place in anachronistic time periods such as the civil war, due to the safer method of firing cartridge blanks instead of cap and ball blank shot.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | Clint Eastwood | Blondie | with silver snake grips | 1966 |
| The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | Eli Wallach | Tuco | with lanyard loop | 1966 |
| The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | Lee Van Cleef | Angel Eyes | with lanyard loop | 1966 |
| Dances With Wolves | Kevin Costner | Lt. John J. Dunbar | . | 1990 |
| Dances With Wolves | Maury Chaykin | Major Farmbrough | . | 1990 |
| Dances With Wolves | Various actors | Union officers | . | 1990 |
When cartridge became popular in the 1870s, percussion revolvers became dated. To fix this, a cartridge conversion method was created by Charles B. Richards and William Mason, employees of Colt at the time. The conversion proved popular and allowed gunslingers to keep their favorite guns, but now easier and faster to reload.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Earp | Kevin Costner | Wyatt Earp | . | 1994 |
| Wyatt Earp | Martin Kove | Ed Ross | . | 1994 |
| The Quick and the Dead | Leonardo DiCaprio | The Kid | . | 1995 |
| The Quick and the Dead | Raynor Scheine | Ratsy | . | 1995 |
| American Beauty | Seen in Franks gun case, Nickel-plated and fitted with Ivory grips | 1999 | ||
| 3:10 to Yuma (2007) | Christian Bale | Dan Evans | . | 2007 |
| 3:10 to Yuma (2007) | Logan Lerman | William Evans | . | 2007 |
Video Games
Colt 1851 "U.S. Marshal"
A pocket model of the 1851 with cylinder grooves. Cerimonial modern models have nickel engraved finishes and sometimes ivory grips.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quigley Down Under | Tony Bonner | Dobkin | fitted with Ivory grips | 1990 |
See Also
- Colt's Manufacturing Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt.