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| − | '''''Sharpe's Honour''''' is the fifth episode of the Carlton UK series ''[[Sharpe]]'', starring [[Sean Bean]] as Captain Richard Sharpe, the officer of a small [[Baker Rifle|Rifles]] detachment during the Napoleonic Wars. | + | '''''Sharpe's Honour''''' is the fifth episode of the Carlton UK series ''[[Sharpe]]'', starring [[Sean Bean]] as Captain Richard Sharpe, the officer of a small [[Baker Rifle|Rifles]] detachment during the Napoleonic Wars. Sharpe is framed for murder by a French spymaster, both as revenge and as a ploy to convince Spain to re-ally with France and expel the British from their territory. Sharpe is forced to go behind the lines, and capture La Marquesa ([[Alice Krige]]), the French agent who helped frame him. |
{{TV Title|Sharpe's Honour}} | {{TV Title|Sharpe's Honour}} | ||
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==Baker Rifle== | ==Baker Rifle== | ||
| − | The most prominently used weapon is the [[Baker Rifle|Baker Flintlock Rifle]], issued to special units of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Richard Sharpe ([[Sean Bean]]) and his "Chosen Men" – Sgt. Patrick Harper ([[Daragh O'Malley]]), Riflemen Cooper (Michael Mears), Harris (Jason Salkey), Hagman (John Tams) and Perkins (Lyndon Davies) all carry Bakers. | + | The most prominently used weapon is the [[Baker Rifle|Baker Flintlock Rifle]], issued to special units of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Richard Sharpe ([[Sean Bean]]) and his "Chosen Men" – Sgt. Patrick Harper ([[Daragh O'Malley]]), Riflemen Cooper ([[Michael Mears]]), Harris ([[Jason Salkey]]), Hagman ([[John Tams]]) and Perkins ([[Lyndon Davies]]) all carry 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)]] | ||
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== Brown Bess Flintlock Musket == | == Brown Bess Flintlock Musket == | ||
| − | The standard long arm issued to "redcoat" British soldiers is the [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]]. | + | The standard long arm issued to "redcoat" British soldiers is the [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]]. In some scenes, French forces also use the weapon. |
[[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:SHonour 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British Redcoats carrying [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]]s.]] | [[Image:SHonour 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British Redcoats carrying [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]]s.]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:48, 15 May 2020
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Sharpe's Honour is the fifth episode of the Carlton UK series Sharpe, starring Sean Bean as Captain Richard Sharpe, the officer of a small Rifles detachment during the Napoleonic Wars. Sharpe is framed for murder by a French spymaster, both as revenge and as a ploy to convince Spain to re-ally with France and expel the British from their territory. Sharpe is forced to go behind the lines, and capture La Marquesa (Alice Krige), the French agent who helped frame him.
The following weapons were used in the television series Sharpe's Honour:
Baker Rifle
The most prominently used weapon is the Baker Flintlock Rifle, issued to special units of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Richard Sharpe (Sean Bean) and his "Chosen Men" – Sgt. Patrick Harper (Daragh O'Malley), Riflemen Cooper (Michael Mears), Harris (Jason Salkey), Hagman (John Tams) and Perkins (Lyndon Davies) all carry Bakers.
Brown Bess Flintlock Musket
The standard long arm issued to "redcoat" British soldiers is the Brown Bess Flintlock Musket. In some scenes, French forces also use the weapon.
Nock Gun
Harper (Daragh O'Malley) continues to use the fearsome seven-barrelled Nock Gun
