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Difference between revisions of "Sharpe's Rifles"
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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. | ||
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== Brown Bess Flintlock Musket == | == Brown Bess Flintlock Musket == | ||
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Various characters use [[Flintlock Pistol]]s of various kinds. | Various characters use [[Flintlock Pistol]]s of various kinds. | ||
+ | [[Image:TowerSeaServicePistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tower Sea Service Pistol used by the Royal Navy.]] | ||
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==Boxlock Blunderbuss== | ==Boxlock Blunderbuss== | ||
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[[Image:SRifles 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Teresa (Assumpta Serna) holds the pistol.]] | [[Image:SRifles 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Teresa (Assumpta Serna) holds the pistol.]] | ||
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+ | Cannon are also prominent in the series. | ||
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Revision as of 19:22, 23 May 2016
Work In Progress This article is still under construction. It may contain factual errors. See Talk:Sharpe's Rifles for current discussions. Content is subject to change. |
Sharpe's Rifles is the first 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.
The following weapons were used in the television series Sharpe's Rifles:
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.
Various characters use Flintlock Pistols of various kinds.
Boxlock Blunderbuss
Teresa Moreno (Assumpta Serna), carries a brass boxlock blunderbuss pistol with a cannon style barrel and underfolding bayonet.
Cannon
Cannon are also prominent in the series.