Weapons in the Movies

[F. J.]

There’s an interesting fellow on YouTube named Ian McCollum who runs a channel called Forgotten Weapons. He has made videos detailing the history and specifics of most of the firearms mentioned so far in this thread, as well as everything from wheel-locks to mini-guns. If you like guns, especially old or strange guns, you’ll love his channel.


A few examples:

The Ferguson Breechloading Rifle

Development of the Model 1911 Pistol

Merwin & Hulbert Revolvers

Richards Conversion Colt 1860 Army Revolver

Thuer Conversion Colt 1849 Pocket Revolver

 

[Stearmen]

How about the Gatling Gun? There was even a B movie of the same title, and old John Wayne used one.

 

[Stearmen]

Civil war artillery! Crank it up!

 

[BlueTrain]

Colt Firearms has Gatling guns for sale, if you want one.

 

[DocCasualty]

Colt Firearms has Gatling guns for sale, if you want one.

Dixie Gun Works sells 'em too. http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=14858 They also have a half-scale replica that shoots .22 cal. http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=1043_1057&products_id=14859

 

[Stearmen]

Dixie Gun Works sells 'em too. http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=14858 They also have a half-scale replica that shoots .22 cal. http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=1043_1057&products_id=14859

At first the price of the .22 version seemed pretty high, then I remembered, a long time ago, I bought some plans for one, and even back then I think the raw castings were not much under $5,000!

 

[Stearmen]

Dixie Gun Works sells 'em too. http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=14858 They also have a half-scale replica that shoots .22 cal. http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=1043_1057&products_id=14859

I just remembered, I have the old Guns And Ammo from the 70s with a .22 quarter scale Gatling!

 

[Worf]

Great vids thanks for sharing. One question saw "Wonderwoman" the other day. Lot's of great WWI stuff but one thing bothered me. The male lead purloins a Fokker Eindecker at the start of the movie. I think that there was little chance of one of those being around just days before the Armistice... but mebbe I'm wrong. What do you experts think?

Worf

 

[BlueTrain]

There were German soldiers in Egypt before WWII in the movie Raiders of the Last Art and it didn't bother anyone.

 

[EngProf]

There were German soldiers in Egypt before WWII in the movie Raiders of the Last Art and it didn't bother anyone.

I took it that they were there on some sort of clandestine mission and not a substantive military unit (Rommel, etc.).
Also, I may be misinterpreting it... need to see it again...

 

[Stearmen]

Great vids thanks for sharing. One question saw "Wonderwoman" the other day. Lot's of great WWI stuff but one thing bothered me. The male lead purloins a Fokker Eindecker at the start of the movie. I think that there was little chance of one of those being around just days before the Armistice... but mebbe I'm wrong. What do you experts think?

Worf

They were retired from front line service in late 1916. Maybe the writers confused the Eindecker with the Fokker DVIII, not sure how, other then they both were monoplanes! Whats the old Hollywood joke, don't let facts get in the way of a good story.

 

[MikeKardec]

They were retired from front line service in late 1916. Maybe the writers confused the Eindecker with the Fokker DVIII, not sure how, other then they both were monoplanes! Whats the old Hollywood joke, don't let facts get in the way of a good story.

Or the range of the aircraft. I'm just guessing about that one I haven't seen the movie yet.

 

[Stearmen]

Some one mentioned that there were no movies featuring the Trapdoor Springfield rifle. The Gun That Won The West (1955) A very forgettable movie, but towards the end, there are Trapdoors!