Based on the true story of the infamous criminal couple of the 1930s, Bonnie and Clyde follows the life of Bonnie Parker (Holliday Grainger) and Clyde Barrow (Emile Hirsch) and their two-year crime spree across the South and the Midwest. The TV miniseries aired in December 2013 on A&E, the History Channel, and Lifetime.
The following firearms were seen in the television miniseries Bonnie and Clyde :
Clyde Barrow's preferred weapon, the M1911A1, is represented in the series by the anachronistic Colt Mk IV Series 70, carried by Clyde (Emile Hirsch) during the gang's robberies and murders. Texas Ranger Frank Hamer (William Hurt) and Dallas County Deputy Ted Hinton (Austin Hébert) also carry holstered Colt Mk IV Series 70 pistols. Hinton dual-wields his during the final ambush in Louisiana.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingClyde holds his Mk IV Series 70 on a Grand Prairie bank tellerError creating thumbnail: File missingClyde aims his Mk IV Series 70 during the Eastham prison farm break. In real life, he had dropped off several M1911 pistols in advance, later discovered by inmates Raymond Hamilton and Joe Palmer, which they used to break out of the farm, killing guard Major Crowson in the processError creating thumbnail: File missingClyde's cocked pistol during a bank robberyError creating thumbnail: File missingThe "Mk IV Series 70" is visible on the left side of Clyde's pistol slideError creating thumbnail: File missingClyde spends Easter Sunday 1934 cleaning his .45 by the side of the road in Grapevine, TexasError creating thumbnail: File missingClyde is shown committing a murder outside of Grapevine with his .45; he had actually used a sawed-off shotgun for the depicted killing.Error creating thumbnail: File missingHinton dual-wields his Colts during the final ambush in Louisiana. Again, "Colt Mk IV Series 70" is visible on the slide.
Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket
In her garter belt, Bonnie Parker (Holliday Grainger) smuggles a nickel Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket with pearl grips to Clyde (Emile Hirsch) while he is imprisoned in Waco. In real life, the weapon was a .32-caliber revolver, which Bonnie found at the home of Clyde's cellmate William Turner and nervously smuggled to him from her dress.
Bonnie Parker (Holliday Grainger) carries an anachronistic post-war Colt Detective Special as her primary weapon in the film. The anachronism is evident since her Detective Special has a smooth cylinder latch and longer ejector rod. An early 1930s-era Detective Special should have a checked cylinder latch and a short ejector rod.
The Smith & Wesson Model 10, at this time known as a "Military & Police," is carried by Ponder, Texas police officers and Dallas County Deputy Ted Hinton (Austin Hébert) before Hinton begins carrying the Colt Mk IV Series 70. This also appears to be the revolver that John Bucher (Doc Whitney) has in his safe while he is being robbed.
A heavy-barreled Colt Official Police (previously identified as a Colt New Service) is part of the gang's collection. Clyde (Emile Hirsch) hands one to Bonnie (Holliday Grainger) during their first photo session, and Marvin "Buck" Barrow (Lane Garrison) pulls one out of his nightstand when he goes to join his brother. Buck's wife Blanche (Sarah Hyland) also carries Buck's Official Police. The revolver is an anachronistic post-war Heavy Barrel model, evident by the ramped front sight and single screw on the side of the frame.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingClyde hands Bonnie the Official Police for her photo.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBonnie infamously poses with the Official Police and a cigar. The real photo features Bonnie holding a Smith & Wesson .44 Special "Triple Lock" revolver, stolen earlier in 1933 from Springfield, Missouri motorcycle policeman Tom Persell.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBuck checks his Colt Official Police before he joins Clyde and Bonnie on their crime spree.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBlanche aims her Colt Official Police during a robbery. The real Blanche hated guns and, while she may have accompanied Buck on a few robberies while he was a fugitive in 1931, was not an active gun-carrying gang member during the gang's heyday in the summer of 1933. (Note: This photo had previously misidentified Blanche as Bonnie.)Error creating thumbnail: File missingClyde's Colt revolver in his waistband.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBuck's revolver behind his head during the Dexfield Park ambush.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA production photo of Buck and Blanche. Buck holds a M1928 Thompson as Blanche carries the Official Police. Such a massive revolver in the hands of the 5'2" Sarah Hyland explains why it was previously misidentified as the larger-frame Colt New Service.
Submachine Guns
Thompson M1928
The M1928 Thompson submachine gun is seen in the hands of both criminals and police. Clyde (Emile Hirsch), Bonnie (Holliday Grainger), Buck (Lane Garrison), and Raymond Hamilton (Desmond Phillips) all use the Thompson during robberies and gunfights with police. Platte City police officers and one of the Dallas County deputies, likely meant to be Bob Alcorn, fire Thompsons back at the Barrow Gang.
The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), Clyde Barrow's preferred weapon in real life, makes a number of appearances in the series, carried by Clyde (Emile Hirsch) and Bonnie (Holliday Grainger). Dallas County Deputy Ted Hinton (Austin Hébert) also uses a BAR while tracking the gang. The series depicts the gang's frequent robbery of military armories for their high-powered weapons. (The real-life Clyde had actually cut-down the barrel of a BAR and welded together three magazines for his custom "scattergun" to fire sixty .30-06 rounds without reloading.)
Error creating thumbnail: File missingEarly Browning Automatic Rifle- .30-06Error creating thumbnail: File missingClyde's cut down BAR - .30-06Error creating thumbnail: File missingClyde and Bonnie steal BARs from a Texas National Guard armory. While this often did happen, Clyde usually took one of his male accomplices for these heists.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBonnie covers Raymond's escape during the Eastham prison break. It was Clyde who actually provided cover fire from a BAR during the real escape on January 16, 1934. Grainger handles the weapon nicely without flinching.Error creating thumbnail: File missingClyde poses in front of one of his stolen Fords with his BARs, recreating a famous photo taken of him in spring 1933. In the real photo, Clyde strangely poses next to his shotguns and a Krag rifle rather than his preferred BARs.File:Bc13-bar4.jpgClyde fires at the Platte City authorities with his BAR.Error creating thumbnail: File missingHinton aims his BAR at the approaching criminals during the final ambush.
Colt Monitor
Frank Hamer (William Hurt), the ex-Texas Ranger tracking the Barrow Gang, carries the Colt R80 Monitor, a Colt-manufactured variant of the BAR with a Cutts compensator.
Frank Hamer (William Hurt) carries the Remington Model 8 while engaging the Barrow Gang outside of Dexter, Iowa. The real life Hamer did use a Remington Model 8 in his pursuit of the gang, but he wasn't at Dexfield Park during the ambush nor was he even chasing the gang yet at this time.
During the Grand Prairie, Texas bank robbery, Bonnie (Holliday Grainger) takes a sawed-off Colt Model 1878 double-barreled shotgun from the bank president and uses it during the robbery.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingFults uses his shotgun to goad Hillsboro jeweler John Bucher into his office to open the safe. The series unfairly shows Fults as the killer, when the real killer was a small-time bandit named Ted Rogers that was killed in prison two years later. After his time with Clyde Barrow, Ralph Fults continued his criminal career without including murder and, after narrating his adventures to author John Neal Phillips, died in 1993 in his early 80s.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFults holds his shotgun after shooting Bucher.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBonnie and Clyde clown around with a shotgun. The real photo featured Clyde's preferred semi-auto 16-gauge.Error creating thumbnail: File missingClyde holds the shotgun while hiding out in Louisiana.
Winchester Model 1897 Riot
During the Dexfield Park ambush, Clyde (Emile Hirsch) and Bonnie (Holliday Grainger) arm themselves with Winchester Model 1897 Riot shotguns when fighting back against the police.
[[Image:Bc13-win97a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Winchester shotgun in hand, Clyde tends to Buck and Blanche in Dexfield Park.
