The Roaring Twenties

The following firearms were used in the film The Roaring Twenties:

Colt Detective Special

During his time as a bootlegger, Eddie Bartlett (James Cagney) packs a Colt Detective Special. However, as most scenes are set prior to 1927, the Detective Special would be anachronistic.

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Colt Detective Special - .38 Special

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Eddie threatens George with his snubnose.

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Eddie shows George his gun.

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Eddie and George argue in the warehouse.

Colt New Service

George Hally (Humphrey Bogart) carries a Colt New Service M1917. Eddie steals a New Service from George's thug Lefty (Abner Biberman), using it to fatally shoot George.

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Colt New Service 1898 - .38 Colt.

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George and Eddie stand guard outside the warehouse before the robbery.

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George corners his old sergeant in the warehouse and prepares to shoot him.

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George threatens Lloyd when the latter wants to leave.

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Eddie turns the tables on George by stealing Lefty's revolver.

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Eddie holds the gun at George.

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Eddie grips the revolver after shooting George.

Colt Police Positive

Eddie's rival gangster, Nick Brown (Paul Kelly) uses a Colt Police Positive during the shootout in the Italian restaurant.

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Nick Brown looks at his revolver after running out of ammunition.

M1911

The sergeant (Joe Sawyer) is briefly seen with a M1911 in a holster. Later, during the 1920 montage, a bootlegger is seen holding a M1911 when opening a door.

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Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP

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A bootlegger's 1911.

unidentified revolvers

One of the warehouse guards carries a revolver.

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A warehouse guard runs around the side of the building when he hears the whistle blown.

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One of Eddie's men pulls a revolver on Nick Brown's henchman inside Henderson's Club.

Thompson M1921

During the 1924 montage, a Thompson M1921 is fired as a symbol of the rising violence of the era.

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M1921 Thompson .45 ACP

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The Thompson firing.

Springfield M1903

During their WWI service, Eddie, George, and Lloyd (Jeffrey Lynn) each have a M1903 Springfield rifle.

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Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06

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Eddie sits on Armistice Day as George and Lloyd fire Springfields at the Germans.

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George happily kills a German soldier after Lloyd refuses to due to the soldier's apparent young age.

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Lloyd aims his rifle but can't bring himself to fire it.

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After hearing about the cease fire, George decides to hold onto his Springfield rifle.

Winchester Model 1894

Danny Green (Frank McHugh) carries a Winchester rifle, most likely a Winchester Model 1894 during Eddie's "Coast Guard" robbery of Nick Brown's shipment.

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Winchester Model 1894

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Danny stands near Eddie with his Winchester on the ground.

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Danny, Winchester in hand, supervises the loading operation.