Hey! That's Malcom Reynolds' pistol!!!
I was looking at pictures for this movie randomly and I saw the picture of Elias Koteas holding a pistol and I immediately noticed the pistol is the exact same one used by Mal Reynolds in the tv show Firefly!
Pic of gun from show
http://images.entertainmentearth.com/%5CAUTOIMAGES%5CQMSER0031lg.jpg
Pic from Dark Srteets
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3864826880/nm0000480
I wonder if the director is a fan of the show or something? Still a cool little refrence to Firefly.