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Wild Boys (2011)

Wild Boys was a short-lived Australian series about bushranging in colonial Australia. It was cancelled for good reason, but the armoury of the show is quite respectable.

The following weapons were used in the television series Wild Boys:


Pistols

Allen Thurber Pepperbox

Early in the show, Jack uses a Allen & Thurber Pepperbox alongside his Tower pistol.

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Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver.
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Jack primes the pepperbox at camp before the bail-up, a strong opening for a disappointing show
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Jack bails up the mail coach with his pepperbox and pistol

Colt 1860 Army

Daniel has a Colt 1860 Army with a short barrel in the opening sequence of episode 1. Captain Gunpowder also shows the boys an 1860 in his collection at the hut. To have a Colt in 1860s Australia usually meant to have a Navy.

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Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber
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Captain apparently keeps his Colt locked up in a box, loaded...
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...And primed.
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Jack reloads his 1860 in a lengthy and authentic reloading sequence during his shootout with Butler in episode 3

Whitney Revolver

The Whitney makes an appearance first as Hogan's revolver. During a police ambush he drops it and it falls into posession of the superintendent Francis, who returns it to Hogan later, before shooting him dead outside the hotel. The Whitney would easilly be mistaken for a Remington at a distance. Note the smaller overall size and "Colt-style" ball-rammer. The Whitney revolver was issued to the South Australia police for a period. The one used in the series is probably an original.

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Hogan threatens Francis with the Whitney
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Another view, showing the shape of the frame and ball-rammer
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In profile

Tranter third model

Superintendent Francis uses a Tranter third model with a double trigger.

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Francis aiming the tranter
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Note the position of Francis' middle finger on the second trigger, and the lack of hammer spur. The tranter was cocked with the second trigger underneath the trigger guard, which was a popular feature in colonial Australia. This shot seems to indicate the thing is in working order, which is cool to see

Colt 1851 Navy

The Colt 1851 Navy appears throughout the series as a "generic" police arm. The brass-coloured frame is probably not correct for an issued revolver as the police in colonial Australia would most likely be using Colts made in London, which were all-steel framed.

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Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber
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Jack pulls the 1851 Navy from the holster mounted on the seat of the armoured transport
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Jack fires the 'Navy at the wagon's tongue
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The sergeant Scanlon aims a loaded Navy at Butler in episode 2

Remington 1858

Captain Gunpowder (undoubtedly a reference to the other "captains" of bushranging history) gives the trio a Remington 1858 among some other firearms when they visit his hut.

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Remington 1858 New Army - .44 caliber
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Daniel ogling one of Captain's Remingtons

Tower Percussion Pistol

Charlie the tracker carries what appears to be a Tower Percussion Pistol with a belt hook. The lack of standardisation and multitude of manufacturers makes it difficult to identify the origin. "Bushie" the old man who steals the boys' horses points what appears to be the same pistol at the boys.

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Tower Percussion Pistol - .68 caliber
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The pistol, or a nearly identical one, first appears at the camp in the opening of episode 1 alongside some cool period shooting trinkets
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Charlie at Gunpowder's hut with his pistol
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Charlie threatens Jack with his uncocked, un-primed pistol
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A clearer view of the muzzle and captive ramrod if anybody wants to take another guess

Colt 1862 Police

During the home invasion in episode 3, Conrad has what looks like a Colt 1862 Police revolver.

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Colt 1862 police (Uperti reproduction) - .36 caliber
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Conrad with his colt

LeMat Revolver

Captain has his LeMat Revolver (which up until this point hadn't been seen) confiscated by police in episode 3. Another strange pick for an Australian setting.

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LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .44 caliber
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Le Mat being confiscated by police

Rifles

Hawken

Captain sticks the boys up with a Hawken Rifle when they appear at his hut. This is probably not accurate as the Hawken was never popular in colonial Australia, usually rather the Enfield or, for the more discerning shooter, the Whitworth.

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Hawken Rifle - .50 caliber
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Captain has the boys "covered" with the Hawken

Sharps Carbine

Captain demonstrates a Sharps Carbine in "54 calibre" to the boys in the hut. The Sharps didn't have a strong following in Australia (but rather the Snider conversions in Victoria, Alex Henry rifle in NSW, and a few Braendlin-Albini in South Australia) Furthermore, the Sharps was not available in "54 Calibre." Common parlance at this time would most likely have referred to projectile measurements in "bore." 54 bore was a common projectile weight in Australia and the British Empire for revolvers at the time, and is equal to about 442/100ths. Certainly no police force in Australia was ever equipped with the Sharps. The bandit Joey Butler also has a Sharps in addition to his Whitney revolver.

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Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70 caliber
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Trooper moving into position to ambush with a Sharps
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Jack takes a look down the sights of Captain's Sharps
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Joey Butler trains his sharps on Jack after finding his campsite
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The Sharps is apparently standard police issue in Wild Boys' vision of colonial Australia.

Pattern 1853 Enfield

Captain also has in his armoury, what would have been the more common Enfield Pattern 1853. He names it in "fifty-seven calibre" which, like his description of the Sharps, sounds awkward for the era.

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Pattern 1853 Enfield - .577 caliber
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Captain shows Daniel the Enfield