Discord-logo.jpg Join our Discord!
If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here.

Difference between revisions of "Colt Lightning"

From Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m
(→‎Television: added character to television listing)
(28 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
The Colt Lightning was Colt's first double action revolver, produced from 1877 to 1909 in a variety of calibers.
+
Also know as the '''Model 1877''' or '''Model 1877 Lightning''', the Colt Lightning was Colt's first double action revolver, produced from 1877 to 1909 almost exclusively in .38 Short Colt then .38 Long Colt.  The Colt Thunderer was a slightly larger version chambered for 41 colt, and later 41 long colt.
 +
 
 +
This is not to be confused with the pump action rifle also named the [[Colt Lightning Carbine|Colt Lightning]].
  
 
'''The Colt Lightning has appeared in the following films and television shows used by the following actors:'''
 
'''The Colt Lightning has appeared in the following films and television shows used by the following actors:'''
−
[[Image:ColtThunderer.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Colt Lightning, blued and color case hardened, in .38 Special and .45 Long Colt.]]
+
[[Image:ColtThunderer.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Colt Single Action Army with altered backstrap and grip to be visually similar to the Colt Lightning, blued and color case hardened, in .38 Special and .45 Long Colt.]]
 
[[Image:ColtLightning.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Colt Lightning 1877 Cavalry - .38 Long Colt.]]
 
[[Image:ColtLightning.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Colt Lightning 1877 Cavalry - .38 Long Colt.]]
 
[[Image:Lightning.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Colt Lightning, similar to the one used by [[Val Kilmer]] in ''[[Tombstone]]'', with a full-length ejector rod housing.]]
 
[[Image:Lightning.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Colt Lightning, similar to the one used by [[Val Kilmer]] in ''[[Tombstone]]'', with a full-length ejector rod housing.]]
 
[[Image:DSC02878.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Colt Lightning, Shopkeeper model]]
 
[[Image:DSC02878.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Colt Lightning, Shopkeeper model]]
 +
[[Image:3669 0.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Colt 1877 "Lightning". Double Action revolver]]
 +
[[Image:Thunderer.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Colt 1877 "Thunderer" Double Action revolver. - .41 Colt.]]
 +
==Specifications==
 +
(1877 - 1909)
  
−
===Film===
+
* '''Type:''' Revolver
 +
 
 +
* '''Caliber(s):''' .38 Colt, .41 Colt
 +
 
 +
* '''Barrel length(s):''' 1.5 in (3.8 cm) - 10 in (25.4 cm)
  
−
* [[Emilio Estevez]] as "Billy the Kid" in ''[[Young Guns]]''
+
* '''Capacity:''' 6
  
−
* [[Robert Urich]] as Jake in ''[[Lonesome Dove]]''
+
* '''Fire Modes:''' SA/DA
  
−
* [[Val Kilmer]] as Doc Holliday in ''[[Tombstone]]''
+
-----
  
−
* [[David Carradine]] as Bill in ''[[Kill Bill Vol. 1]]''
+
===Film===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
 +
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Title'''
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Note'''
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Gaslight]]'' || [[Charles Boyer]]||Gregory Anton|| ||1944
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Hombre]]''||[[Fredric March]]||Dr. Favor|| ||1967
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Millionairess, The|The Millionairess]]''||[[Sophia Loren]]||Epifania Parerga|| stainless with pearl grips ||1960
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Will Penny]]''||[[Charlton Heston]]||Will Penny|| ||1968
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Will Penny]]''||[[Anthony Zerbe]]||Dutchy|| ||1968
 +
|-
 +
|''[[The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid]]'' ||[[Elisha Cook Jr.]]||Alonzo Bunker || ||1972
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Young Guns]]''|| [[Emilio Estevez]]||"Billy the Kid"|| ||1988
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Lonesome Dove]]''|| [[Robert Urich]]||Jake|| ||1989
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Tombstone]]'' || [[Val Kilmer]] ||Doc Holliday|| ||1993
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Tombstone]]'' ||[[Joanna Pacula]]||Kate||Shopkeeper model||1993
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Monte Walsh (2002)|Monte Walsh]]''||[[Keith Carradine]]||Chet Rollins|| ||2002
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Kill Bill Vol. 1]]''|| [[David Carradine]]||Bill|| ||2003
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Kill Bill Vol. 2]]''||[[David Carradine]]||Bill|| ||2004
 +
|-
 +
|}
  
−
* [[David Carradine]] as Bill in ''[[Kill Bill Vol. 2]]''
+
=== Television ===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
 +
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Show Title / Episode'''
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Note'''
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Return To Lonesome Dove]]''||[[Oliver Reed]]||Gregor Dunnigan||nickel plated. No ejector rod||1993
 +
|-
 +
| ''[[Firefly]]'' ||  || henchman || nickel-plated, "Serenity" (S01E01) || 2002
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Deadwood]]''||[[Sean Bridgers]]||Johnny Burns||Shopkeeper Model||2004-2006
 +
|-
 +
|''[[Wynonna Earp]]''||[[Tim Rozon]]||Doc Holliday|| Nickel plated with ejector rod || 2016 -
 +
|-
 +
|}
  
−
===Television===
+
===Video Games===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
 +
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Appears As'''
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
 +
|-
 +
| [[Assassin's Creed Syndicate]]|| M1877 Lightning, Thunderer|| anachronistic appearance|| 2015
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
<br clear=all>
  
−
* [[Sean Bridgers]] as Johnny Burns on ''[[Deadwood]]''
+
=See Also=
 +
* [[Colt's Manufacturing Company]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt.
  
 
[[Category:Gun]]
 
[[Category:Gun]]
 
[[Category:Revolver]]
 
[[Category:Revolver]]

Revision as of 19:53, 9 February 2018

Also know as the Model 1877 or Model 1877 Lightning, the Colt Lightning was Colt's first double action revolver, produced from 1877 to 1909 almost exclusively in .38 Short Colt then .38 Long Colt. The Colt Thunderer was a slightly larger version chambered for 41 colt, and later 41 long colt.

This is not to be confused with the pump action rifle also named the Colt Lightning.

The Colt Lightning has appeared in the following films and television shows used by the following actors:

Colt Single Action Army with altered backstrap and grip to be visually similar to the Colt Lightning, blued and color case hardened, in .38 Special and .45 Long Colt.
Colt Lightning 1877 Cavalry - .38 Long Colt.
Colt Lightning, similar to the one used by Val Kilmer in Tombstone, with a full-length ejector rod housing.
Colt Lightning, Shopkeeper model
Colt 1877 "Lightning". Double Action revolver
Colt 1877 "Thunderer" Double Action revolver. - .41 Colt.

Specifications

(1877 - 1909)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber(s): .38 Colt, .41 Colt
  • Barrel length(s): 1.5 in (3.8 cm) - 10 in (25.4 cm)
  • Capacity: 6
  • Fire Modes: SA/DA

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Gaslight Charles Boyer Gregory Anton 1944
Hombre Fredric March Dr. Favor 1967
The Millionairess Sophia Loren Epifania Parerga stainless with pearl grips 1960
Will Penny Charlton Heston Will Penny 1968
Will Penny Anthony Zerbe Dutchy 1968
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid Elisha Cook Jr. Alonzo Bunker 1972
Young Guns Emilio Estevez "Billy the Kid" 1988
Lonesome Dove Robert Urich Jake 1989
Tombstone Val Kilmer Doc Holliday 1993
Tombstone Joanna Pacula Kate Shopkeeper model 1993
Monte Walsh Keith Carradine Chet Rollins 2002
Kill Bill Vol. 1 David Carradine Bill 2003
Kill Bill Vol. 2 David Carradine Bill 2004

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Return To Lonesome Dove Oliver Reed Gregor Dunnigan nickel plated. No ejector rod 1993
Firefly henchman nickel-plated, "Serenity" (S01E01) 2002
Deadwood Sean Bridgers Johnny Burns Shopkeeper Model 2004-2006
Wynonna Earp Tim Rozon Doc Holliday Nickel plated with ejector rod 2016 -

Video Games

Title Appears As Note Date
Assassin's Creed Syndicate M1877 Lightning, Thunderer anachronistic appearance 2015


See Also

Retrieved from "https://www.imfdb.org/index.php?title=Colt_Lightning&oldid=1160190"

Do Not Sell My Personal Information