Love Me Tender
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Love Me Tender Elvis Presley . In the film, Presley stars as a young man who finds himself at odds with his new wife and the Civil War veteran brother whom he thought had been killed in the war. The film's cast also included Richard Egan and Neville Brand .
The following weapons were used in the film Love Me Tender :
Revolvers Single Action Army (visually modified as Remington 1858 New Army) Single Action Army revolvers, visually modified to resemble Remington 1858 New Army , are widely used in the movie. They are used by Reno brothers - Lt. Vance Reno (Richard Egan ), Clint (Elvis Presley ), Ray (James Drury ) and Brett (William Campbell ), by cavalrymen of Lt. Reno's unit - Sgt. Mike Gavin (Neville Brand ), Pardee Fleming (L.Q. Jones ), Kelso (Ken Clark ), and by some other characters.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Single Action Army Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the attack on railway station Brett Reno fires at a stationmaster who tries to get his revolver from desk drawer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of Pardee Fleming's revolver during the battle on the railway station. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kelso holds a revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ray Reno, dressed in Union uniform, threatens a railwayman. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ray and Brett Reno with revolvers, taken from Maj. Kincaid (the revolver that Brett carries in his belt), Mike Gavin and Kelso. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kelso with two revolvers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mike Gavin and Clint Reno with revolvers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of Clint Reno's revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Clint opens fire with the revolver. Remington 1858 New Army Several genuine Remington 1858 New Army are also seen in the movie. They appear to be cartrige conversion as the cylinders lack slots for caps. Remingtons of Clint Reno (Elvis Presley ), Brett Reno (William Campbell ), Ray Reno (James Drury ) and Pardee Fleming (L.Q. Jones ) several times switch to visually modified SAA revolvers and back again.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Clint Reno with a Remington revolver. The cylinder appears to be empty. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The outlook of Clint's revolver reveals it as a genuine Remington rather than an SAA based mockup. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One more view of Clint's revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ray Reno (at the left) holds a revolver, taken from Texas ranger Ed Galt (Russ Conway). Error creating thumbnail: File missing The staghorn grip of Ray's (former Galt's) revolver is seen Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Brett's revolvers is a genuine Remington while another one is a visually modified SAA. In this scene real and fake Remington revolvers switch there and back several times. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Clint's revolver is seen. It is definitely cartridge conversion. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ray's revolver with staghorn grip is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pardee Fleming holds same revolver with staghorn grip, taken from Ray Reno. Smith & Wesson New Model No.3 Official Mr. Siringo (Robert Middleton ) carries an anachronistic Smith & Wesson New Model No.3 . The revolver is captured from him by Vance Reno (Richard Egan ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3. Target configuration Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivory grip of Siringo's revolver is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vance Reno carries the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vance Reno holds the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view from the muzzle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vance carries the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vance's revolver in another scene. Note that grip looks slightly different; possibly another prop was used in this moment. Rifles Sharps 1863 Saddle Ring Carbine Lt. Reno's cavalrymen Pardee Fleming (L.Q. Jones ), Kelso (Ken Clark ) and Davis (Barry Coe ), are seem with Sharps 1863 Saddle Ring Carbines .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sharps 1863 Saddle Ring Carbine - .52 caliber Error creating thumbnail: File missing Davis with Sharps carbine in hands. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Davis and Kelso (at the background) with Sharps carbines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One more view of Davis' carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One more view of Kelso's carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Davis (at the left) and Fleming (at the right) with carbines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The saddle ring is perfectly seen on Fleming's gun. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Rifle Union infantrymen are armed with anachronistic Springfield 1873 Trapdoor rifles .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Replica Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor Springfield" built by Uberti Arms - .45-70 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Union soldiers with rifles. In this scene they reload rifles in the way that clearly allows to identify the guns as Trapdoor, but it is seen only in motion. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Trapdoor breech can be seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Union soldiers fire after Lt. Reno's cavalrymen. The second from the left rifle is seen in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maj. Kincaid's soldiers guard Reno brothers' house. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Union soldier (Frank Griffin) holds his rifle when speaking with Cathy Reno (Debra Paget). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closup of the barrel and bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One more view of the rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same soldier is troubled by Jethro (Paul E. Burns). Springfield Trapdoor Model 1873 Carbine Springfield 1873 Trapdoor Carbines are used by several cavalrymen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Replica Springfield Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine "Trapdoor Springfield" built by Uberti Arms - .45-70 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A carbine leans against the carriage of a cannon while the soldier is on rest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Union cavalryman at the left holds a Trapdoor carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A carbine in saddle holster on the horse of Mike Gavin who is disguised as Union soldier. Krag-Jorgenson Rifle Several infantrymen are armed with heavily out of time Krag-Jorgenson rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing US Property Marked Krag-Jorgensen Model 1896 Rifle - .30-40 Krag Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two rifles in hands of Union soldiers, firing after Lt. Reno's cavalrymen, are supposed to be Krag-Jorgenson. Krag-Jorgenson Carbine A train engineer (Robert Adler ) uses what appears to be a Krag-Jorgenson carbine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1896 U.S.Krag-Jorgensen Carbine - .30-40 Krag Error creating thumbnail: File missing A train engineer holds a carbine that is supposed to be a Krag-Jorgenson. Muskets Flintlock Carbine During the battle on the railway station one of Lt. Reno's cavalrymen carries a flintlock carbine in saddle holster. This is an outdated weapon for American Civil War.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing An example of flintlock carbine: French 1816 Cavalry Flintlock Carbine - .69 caliber Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A flintlock carbine in saddle holster is seen at the left. Note that the lack of the flint in jaws. Shotguns Double Barreled Shotgun Several railwaymen are armed with double barreled shotguns .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A railwayman holds a shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A shotgun in hands of a train engineer is seen. Trivia Muzzleloading field cannons of Union army are seen on a railway flatcar.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing French Gribeauval 12-Pounder Cannon Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two cannons on a flatcar. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A cannon is seen on a flatcar at the background right. 
