Matewan is the 1987 film that is a dramatized account of the battle that occurred between miners and their mining company in Matewan, West Virginia in 1920, during a coal strike. The film was written and directed by John Sayles and the cast included Chris Cooper, Kevin Tighe, James Earl Jones, and David Strathairn.
The following weapons were used in the film Matewan:
Colt Official Police
Colt Official Police Revolvers in .38 Special are used by Sheriff Sid Hatfield (David Strathairn). Although the Colt Official Police is technically anachronistic, it is most likely standing in for it's predecessor, the Colt Army Special.
Sheriff Sid Hatfield (
David Strathairn) dry fires after cleaning his revolvers. The rounds he uses are shown.
Sheriff Sid Hatfield (
David Strathairn) uses 2 Colt Official Police Revolvers in .38 Special during the final shootout scene.
Sheriff Sid Hatfield (
David Strathairn) uses 2 Colt Official Police Revolvers in .38 Special during the final shootout scene.
Sheriff Sid Hatfield's (
David Strathairn)'s left hand gun is shown in more detail.
Colt Police Positive Special
Bill Hickey (Kevin Tighe) uses the smaller Colt Police Positive Special as his main sidearm.
Colt Police Positive - .38 Special.
Bill Hickey (
Kevin Tighe) uses a Colt Police Positive Special during the final shootout.
Smith & Wesson Military & Police
Numerous people involved in the shootout use a Smith & Wesson Military & Police .38 Special revolver, including Griggs (Gordon Clapp).
Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special
Tom Griggs (
Gordon Clapp) uses a Smith & Wesson M&P in .38 Special during the final shootout.
Single Action Army
Colt Single Action Army revolvers in .45 Colt are used by various actors in the film.
CE Lively (Bob Gunton) holds a
Single Action Army Colt Revolver in .45 Colt while he talks with Joe Kenehan during an establishing scene.
Joe Kenehan (
Chris Cooper) talks with Few Clothes (
James Earl Jones) who brandishes a Colt SAA Revolver in .45 Colt during a politically tenuous scene.
Browning M1917 Machine Gun
Browning M1917 .30-06 Machine Gun.
Hired guns wait with a Winchester 1892 rifle and a
Browning M1917 machine gun during a strikers' meeting.
Mauser M1895 Rifle
The M1895 Chilean Mauser in 7 x 57mm calibre appears throughout the film.
Mauser 1895 Short Rifle - 7x57mm Mauser
Danny Radnor (Will Oldham) uses a Mauser Rifle Model M1895 during the final shootout. The image has been reversed, possibly to preserve the scene's line of action.
A striker fires on the hired guns during the final shootout. The left hand side of the same model Mauser is shown in true form.
Danny Radnor (Will Oldham) aims his Rifle during the final shootout.
Winchester Model 1892
Winchester Model 1892 in .44-40 calibre appears throughout the film
A shooter uses a Winchester Rifle Model 1892 in .44-40 calibre during the final shootout scene.
Winchester Rifle Model 1892 "Saddle Ring"
The Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring rifle in .44-40 calibre appears throughout the film.
Note none of the Rifles used in the film have the large lever loop shown in the photo.
An hired gun fires on the miners during the final shootout.
Garate_el_tigre
The Garate_el_tigre Saddle Ring rifle in .44-40 calibre appears throughout the film.
A striker uses a Garate_el_tigre saddle ring Winchester type rifle during the final shootout.
Double Barrel Shotgun
1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge.
An hired gun armed with a Winchester and one of the mountain people armed with a shotgun in confrontation at the miners' camp.
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