The Return of Sherlock Holmes
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a British 1986-1988 TV series, starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes and Edward Hardwicke as Dr. Watson. Eleven short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle were adapted into the series.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a second installment in Granada Television TV series, starring Jeremy Brett as Holmes, preceded by The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The Sign of Four (1987) The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)
The following weapons were used in the television series The Return of Sherlock Holmes :
Revolvers Webley .455 Mk IV Dr. John Watson (Edward Hardwicke ) uses a Webley .455 Mk IV revolver in "The Empty House" (S01E01), "The Six Napoleons" (S01E07), and "The Bruce Partington Plans" (S02E04).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk IV - .455 Webley Error creating thumbnail: File missing Watson takes his old army revolver from the drawer in "The Empty House". Error creating thumbnail: File missing He shows the revolver to Holmes who already fell asleep. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of Watson's revolver during the ambush on Colonel Moran. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Watson checks his revolver when the duo, accompanied by Inspector Lestrade, is going to ambush the thief of the plaster Napoleons in "The Six Napoleons". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Watson holds the revolver on arrested Beppo (Emil Wolk). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene (the screenshot is slightly enhanced to provide a better view of the gun). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Watson readies his revolver in "The Bruce Partington Plans" while Mrs. Hudson asks him to be careful. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Watson's revolver on the table in Hugo Oberstein's apartments. Pocket revolver A gold plated pocket revolver with folding trigger is seen in "The Six Napoleons" (S01E07). It looks like a kind of Velo-Dog with exposed hammer. The short cylinder allows to guess that the revolver is chambered not in common Velo-Dog long 5.75mm but in some caliber like .22 Short.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Venucci Snr. (Steve Plytas) takes a revolver from the purse of his dauther Lucrezia. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another, slightly blurry view of the revolver. Pistols Flintlock Pistol Several Flintlock Pistols are used in "Wisteria Lodge" (S02E03).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kentucky Flintlock, modern day reproduction made by Pedersoli - .50 caliber. Screen pistols have very similar outlook. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Watson examines one of the flintlock pistols, found on Garcia's villa "Wisteria Lodge". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Watson releases the hammer. Sparks from the flint can be seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Inspector Baynes (Freddie Jones ) finds the second pistol of the pair. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A flashback scene shows Garcia (Arturo Venegas) taking a pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Garcia holds a pistol, preparing to commit retribution over Murillo aka Henderson. Next to him are his comrades-in-arms Luis (Guido Adorni) and "The Mulatto" (Sonny Caldinez). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Murillo (Basil Hoskins ) holds the pistol, taken from killed Garcia. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pair of flintlock pistol is seen in the scene when Luis and Mulatto at last kill Murillo and his secretary Lucas. Shotguns Double Barreled Shotgun Double Barreled Shotguns are seen in hands of Dr. Watson (Edward Hardwicke ) and Sir Reginald Musgrave (Michael Culver) in "The Musgrave Ritual" (S01E04).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dr. Watson and Sir Reginald Musgrave return from the hunt. Other Weapons Air Rifle Colonel Sebastian Moran (Patrick Allen ) uses his famous and deadly air gun in "The Empty House" (S01E01). The prop, used on screen, is a real masterpiece. It is fitted with a brass sniper scope. The firing mechanism includes a percussion cap hammer which hardly could be used on a real air gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moran removes the head of his cane, opening the muzzle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moran pulls the main part of the gun from under his cloak. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moran puts a bullet in the chamber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moran attached the barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moran pumps the air gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He aims. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The hammer falls. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holmes examines the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The gun on the table. 
