Bunch o' 1858s in Hell on Wheels "Life's a Mystery" episode

[Mictlanero]

If anyone else watches AMC's Hell on Wheels, this week's episode - "Life's a Mystery" featured a plethora of Remington 1858s! There were a bunch of "ivory" gripped silvery ones (supposedly silver plated) - likely stainless, a couple of blued ones, and even a short barrelled one I believe. Nice ones! Glad to see they are using more pistols that the brass framed 1860.

 

[g.willikers]

Good show.
And nary a Winchester 1873 rifle in sight, neither.

 

[Crawdad1]

If you ever see the movie 'Pharaoh's Army' that's a good movie filled with Remmys. In one scene the officer uses the one cylinder to provide cover fire then reloads with another. Good scene. Could have been better but a good scene for the Remmy guys.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh's_Army

 

[Diogenes415]

I just hope that if they show a Remington carbine revolver that the shooter is handling it properly. In both "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" and "Lonesome Dove" the shooters were running the risk of losing their fingers.

 

[BHP FAN]

I've never missed an episode!

 

[S Anderson]

The Good, bad & Ugly movie

I the graveyard scene near the end of the movie they show the Mexican guys holster, the gun is percussion with no caps of the nipples, in an earlier scene he has a cartridge gun. At least Hell on Wheels has everything as I can see historicaly correct. I love that show. They really have some exellent guns, probably all Piettas and Ubertis.

 

[Blue Brick]

At least Hell on Wheels has everything as I can see historicaly correct

Look more carefully.

 

[MrAcheson]

Look more carefully.

Yeah the brass framed 1860 Army they were using for Bohannan's pistol in the first season was pretty bad. For that matter there are just way too many brass-framed revolvers in the series. Some of the Union carpet baggers in the current season were carrying them which makes no sense.

 

[EljaySL]

Their props department loves, loves, loves brass.

 

[Choctaw]

Their props department loves, loves, loves brass.

That's because brass is sooooo shiny and purty. I'll pass on it though, but that's just me.

 

[goon]

Yeah, they should have sprung for some steel frame Colts.

 

[9mmfan]

I'm probably pulling this from my posterior, but I'm guessing that they went with brass because it had a more period feel. I've noticed this sometimes in movies and on television when things look like they would now when they would have been new.

Of course it just might be that they had access to more brass, or they were cheaper for some reason.

 

[BHP FAN]

I love brassers, but the bad guys...er, Union troopers ought to have steel framed pistolas. I know, it's really 1866, and the War is over, but the US never issued brass framed six-guns. That was strictly a Confederate thing. Brass was easier to cast and machine, and it freed up iron and steel for parts like cylinders and barrels that just couldn't be brass. All in all I think Hell on Wheels does a pretty good job on the guns. They at least try to be historicaly correct. At least you aren't seeing a bunch of '92 and '94 Winchesters like some post Civil War movies I could point out.

 

[Malachi Leviticus Blue]

I think they do a far better than average attempt at keeping things somewhat authentic.

Also, I'm sure Hell on Wheels has done quite a bit to get folks curiosity peaked and interested in the guns and history of the period.

Maybe some Zombie killing, Vampire loving reality show fan will eventually get off the couch, go outside and try shooting with Black Powder