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The most prominently used weapon is the [[Baker Rifle|Baker Flintlock Rifle]]. Both Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe ([[Sean Bean]]) and former Sgt. Patrick Harper ([[Daragh O'Malley]]) use Bakers. | The most prominently used weapon is the [[Baker Rifle|Baker Flintlock Rifle]]. Both Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe ([[Sean Bean]]) and former Sgt. Patrick Harper ([[Daragh O'Malley]]) use Bakers. | ||
[[Image:BakerRifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Baker Rifle (1801-1837), Caliber - 0.625 inch (15.9 mm)]] | [[Image:BakerRifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Baker Rifle (1801-1837), Caliber - 0.625 inch (15.9 mm)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SChallenge 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Brown Bess Flintlock Musket == | == Brown Bess Flintlock Musket == | ||
− | The standard long arm issued to Indian | + | The standard long arm issued to Indian sepoys with the British army is the [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]]. |
[[Image:India pattern brown bess.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Original "India Pattern" Brown Bess musket made 1805-1840 - .75 caliber]] | [[Image:India pattern brown bess.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Original "India Pattern" Brown Bess musket made 1805-1840 - .75 caliber]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SChallenge 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Col. William Dodd ([[Toby Stephens]]) rides ahead of his sepoys, armed with Brown Bess Flintlock Muskets.]] | ||
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+ | ==Model 1777 AN IX Cavalry Carbine== | ||
+ | Several soldiers use [[Model 1777 Cavalry Carbine|French 1777 AN IX model Cavalry Flintlock Carbine]]s. | ||
+ | [[Image:Model 1777 Carbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|French 1777 AN IX model Cavalry Flintlock Carbine - .69 caliber]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SChallenge 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SChallenge 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Nock Gun == | == Nock Gun == | ||
Harper ([[Daragh O'Malley]]) continues to use the fearsome seven-barrelled [[Nock Gun]] | Harper ([[Daragh O'Malley]]) continues to use the fearsome seven-barrelled [[Nock Gun]] | ||
[[Image:NockVolleyGun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Nock Gun - .52 Caliber.]] | [[Image:NockVolleyGun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Nock Gun - .52 Caliber.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SChallenge 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:05, 27 September 2023
Sharpe's Challenge is the continuation of the UK series Sharpe with Sean Bean returning as Richard Sharpe, who was an officer of a small Rifles detachment during the Napoleonic Wars. This episode is set primarily in India in 1817. Challenge premiered in 2006, nearly a decade following Sean Bean's last appearance as Sharpe in Sharpe's Waterloo. The 2006 episode was followed by Sharpe's Peril.
The following weapons were used in the television series Sharpe's Challenge:
Baker Rifle
The most prominently used weapon is the Baker Flintlock Rifle. Both Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe (Sean Bean) and former Sgt. Patrick Harper (Daragh O'Malley) use Bakers.
Brown Bess Flintlock Musket
The standard long arm issued to Indian sepoys with the British army is the Brown Bess Flintlock Musket.
Model 1777 AN IX Cavalry Carbine
Several soldiers use French 1777 AN IX model Cavalry Flintlock Carbines.
Nock Gun
Harper (Daragh O'Malley) continues to use the fearsome seven-barrelled Nock Gun