Firearms seem to be correct for the period
I know a little about historic firearms of the USA. This is just a post to state that, because of this interest in firearms, I always try to see if firearms used in westerns are correct for the period. There is a lot of problem with Hollywood productions using firearms that are incorrect....typically using Colt Peacemaker type sixguns and Winchester type lever-action repeating rifles that would not have yet been developed or available in certain time-frames of certain films. Just want to compliment the producers on this film. This was supposed to take place in 1866 and it appears the handguns used were cap-and-ball (aka percussion type) revolvers which did exist for about 20 years preceding 1866. The so-call peacemakers from Colt did not come out until 1873. About the rifles...the lever-action rifles used by some appeared to be replicas of the Henry Repeater which came out in about 1861-62 and were, to a limited degree, used during the Civil War. Also, it appears that some of the civilians and enlisted soldiers had single-shot rifles that were certainly period correct because they appear to have been a type used during the Civil War. So, I am pleased to see that this part of the equipment necessary for a historical piece was correct.
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