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==Brown Bess Flintlock Musket==
==Brown Bess Flintlock Musket==


The [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]] is the main weapon seen throughout the film.  It's used by the Amistad's captain when trying to repel the West Africans who escaped the hold.  Royal Marines also are armed with muskets as they free the prisoners held at the Lomboko Slave Fortress.
The [[Brown Bess Flintlock Musket]] is the main weapon seen throughout the film.  It's used by the ''Amistad'''s captain when trying to repel the West Africans who escaped the hold.  Royal Marines also are armed with muskets as they free the prisoners held at the Lomboko Slave Fortress.
[[Image:S262b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Modern reproduction Sea Service Brown Bess Naval musket]]
[[Image:S262b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Modern reproduction Sea Service Brown Bess Naval musket]]
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[[Image:Ami 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The captain of the ''Amistad'' uses the bayonet of his musket to repel prisoners.]]
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[[Image:Ami 09.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Royal Marines also are armed with muskets as they free the prisoners held at the Lomboko Slave Fortress.]]


== Flintlock Pistol ==
== Flintlock Pistol ==

Revision as of 00:08, 21 May 2015


The following weapons were used in the film Amistad:

Amistad (1997)


Brown Bess Flintlock Musket

The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket is the main weapon seen throughout the film. It's used by the Amistad's captain when trying to repel the West Africans who escaped the hold. Royal Marines also are armed with muskets as they free the prisoners held at the Lomboko Slave Fortress.

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Modern reproduction Sea Service Brown Bess Naval musket
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The captain of the Amistad uses the bayonet of his musket to repel prisoners.
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Royal Marines also are armed with muskets as they free the prisoners held at the Lomboko Slave Fortress.

Flintlock Pistol

The captain is also seen using a Flintlock Pistol when trying to put down the mutiny.

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Sparrow Flintlock.
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1853 Enfield

In the epilogue of the film, a Civil War battle is seen where both Union and Confederate soldiers use the Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle.

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1853 Enfield.
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In the epilogue of the film, a Civil War battle is seen where both Union and Confederate soldiers use the Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle.