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− | [[Image:SRifles.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Sharpe's Rifles'' (1993)]] | + | [[Image:SRifles.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Sharpe's Rifles'' (1993)<br>'''N.B.''' [[Sean Bean]]'s green jacket gaps open in the photo because it was originally tailored for [[Paul McGann]], who was first cast as Richard Sharpe, before he had to withdraw due to conflicts and was replaced by Bean.]] |
'''''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 [[Baker Rifle|Rifles]] detachment during the Napoleonic Wars. | '''''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 [[Baker Rifle|Rifles]] detachment during the Napoleonic Wars. | ||
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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" – | + | 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" – Patrick Harper ([[Daragh O'Malley]]), Cooper ([[Michael Mears]]), Harris ([[Jason Salkey]]), Hagman (John Tams), Tongue ([[Paul Trussell]]) 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)]] | ||
[[Image:SRifles 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Riflemen Harris ([[Jason Salkey]]) and Cooper ([[Michael Mears]]) alongside Lt. Sharpe ([[Sean Bean]]).]] | [[Image:SRifles 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Riflemen Harris ([[Jason Salkey]]) and Cooper ([[Michael Mears]]) alongside Lt. Sharpe ([[Sean Bean]]).]] | ||
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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]]. | ||
[[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:SRifles 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[Image:SRifles 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British soldiers on parade with their muskets.]] |
− | [[Image:SRifles 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | |
+ | == Charleville Musket == | ||
+ | The standard long arm issued to French infantry soldiers is the [[Charleville Musket]]. | ||
+ | [[Image:Charleville_1777.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Charleville Mousquet Modèle 1777 - .69 caliber]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SRifles 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldiers with Charleville Muskets]] | ||
==Flintlock Pistols== | ==Flintlock Pistols== | ||
− | Various characters use [[Flintlock Pistol]]s of various kinds. | + | Various characters use [[Flintlock Pistol]]s of various kinds, including Richard Sharpe ([[Sean Bean]]), Don Blas Vivar ([[Simón Andreu]]), Colonel de L'Eclin ([[Malcolm Jamieson]]) and the Man in Black ([[Anthony Hyde]]). |
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[[Image:TowerSeaServicePistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tower Sea Service Pistol used by the Royal Navy.]] | [[Image:TowerSeaServicePistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tower Sea Service Pistol used by the Royal Navy.]] | ||
− | [[Image:SRifles 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | + | [[Image:SRifles 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Don Blas ([[Simón Andreu]]) and Teresa Moreno ([[Assumpta Serna]]) enter the apparently deserted village with Sharpe.]] |
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==Boxlock Blunderbuss== | ==Boxlock Blunderbuss== | ||
Teresa Moreno ([[Assumpta Serna]]), carries a brass boxlock blunderbuss pistol with a cannon style barrel and underfolding bayonet. | Teresa Moreno ([[Assumpta Serna]]), carries a brass boxlock blunderbuss pistol with a cannon style barrel and underfolding bayonet. | ||
[[File:Armand A Paris blunderbuss pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Boxlock blunderbuss pistol, with cannon barrel and folding bayonet]] | [[File:Armand A Paris blunderbuss pistol.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Boxlock blunderbuss pistol, with cannon barrel and folding bayonet]] | ||
− | [[Image:SRifles 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Teresa (Assumpta Serna) | + | [[Image:SRifles 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Teresa (Assumpta Serna) deploys the bayonet on her pistol, before impaling a French dragoon through the back.]] |
==Cannon== | ==Cannon== | ||
Cannon are also prominent in the series. | Cannon are also prominent in the series. | ||
− | [[Image:SRifles 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | + | [[Image:SRifles 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British infantry march past a cannon.]] |
{{Sharpe}} | {{Sharpe}} | ||
[[Category: Television]] | [[Category: Television]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] |
Revision as of 23:48, 25 May 2016
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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" – Patrick Harper (Daragh O'Malley), Cooper (Michael Mears), Harris (Jason Salkey), Hagman (John Tams), Tongue (Paul Trussell) 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.
Charleville Musket
The standard long arm issued to French infantry soldiers is the Charleville Musket.
Flintlock Pistols
Various characters use Flintlock Pistols of various kinds, including Richard Sharpe (Sean Bean), Don Blas Vivar (Simón Andreu), Colonel de L'Eclin (Malcolm Jamieson) and the Man in Black (Anthony Hyde).
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.