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{{Film Title|Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World}} | |||
[[Image:Master.jpg|thumb|right|300px| Master and Commander:The Far Side of the World (2003)]] | [[Image:Master.jpg|thumb|right|300px| Master and Commander:The Far Side of the World (2003)]] | ||
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==Flintlock Pistol== | |||
The [[Flintlock Pistol]] is used by numerous characters in the movie including Captain Jack Aubrey ([[Russell Crowe]]), Dr. Stephen Maturi ([[Paul Bettany]]) and Barrett Bonden ([[Billy Boyd]]). | |||
[[Image:TowerSeaServicePistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Tower Sea Service Pistol used by the Royal Navy.]] | |||
[[Image:Jack.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A production image of [[Russell Crowe]] as Capt. Jack Aubrey with two flintlock pistols.]] | |||
[[Image:Mast 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Jack Aubrey ([[Russell Crowe]]) boards the Acheron armed with two Flintlocks.]] | |||
[[Image:Mast 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[Image:Mast 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
==Brown Bess Flintlock Musket== | ==Brown Bess Flintlock Musket== | ||
Seen as the standard rifle for British Marines throughout the movie. | Seen as the standard rifle for British Marines throughout the movie. | ||
[[Image:S262b.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[Image:S262b.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | ||
[[Image:Mast 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
==Charleville Musket== | ==Charleville Musket== | ||
Seen in the hands of the French Naval sailors of the Acheron during the final battle. | Seen in the hands of the French Naval sailors of the Acheron during the final battle. | ||
[[Image:Charlie.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Charleville Musket, 69 caliber]] | [[Image:Charlie.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Charleville Musket, 69 caliber]] | ||
[[Image:Mast 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[Image:Mast 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
== | ==Nock Gun== | ||
The 7-barreled [[Nock Gun]] is used by Aubrey's men during the siege of Acheron. The combination of seven smooth bore barrels unevenly placed in a "honey-comb" formation made the rifle extremely inaccurate (which led to it quickly switching from a marksman's rifle to a volley gun) and the immense recoil of the seven barrels all firing at once was unpleasant. On top of that, the rifle was rather heavy and took far too long to reload and was thus never popular in combat use. | |||
[[ | [[Image:NockVolleyGun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nock Gun - .52 Caliber.]] | ||
[[Image:Mast 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
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==Grenado== | ==Grenado== | ||
A type of fuse grenade used by Captain Jack Aubrey's ([[Russell Crowe]]) crew during their assault on the French ship Acheron. | A type of fuse grenade used by Captain Jack Aubrey's ([[Russell Crowe]]) crew during their assault on the French ship Acheron. | ||
[[Image:Mast 22.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[Category: Movie]] | |||
[[Category: War]] | |||
[[Category:Adventure Movie]] | |||
[[Category:Drama]] | |||
[[Category:Australian Produced/Directed]] | |||
Revision as of 00:18, 29 September 2010
The following weapons were used in the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World:
Flintlock Pistol
The Flintlock Pistol is used by numerous characters in the movie including Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe), Dr. Stephen Maturi (Paul Bettany) and Barrett Bonden (Billy Boyd).
Brown Bess Flintlock Musket
Seen as the standard rifle for British Marines throughout the movie.
Charleville Musket
Seen in the hands of the French Naval sailors of the Acheron during the final battle.
Nock Gun
The 7-barreled Nock Gun is used by Aubrey's men during the siege of Acheron. The combination of seven smooth bore barrels unevenly placed in a "honey-comb" formation made the rifle extremely inaccurate (which led to it quickly switching from a marksman's rifle to a volley gun) and the immense recoil of the seven barrels all firing at once was unpleasant. On top of that, the rifle was rather heavy and took far too long to reload and was thus never popular in combat use.
Grenado
A type of fuse grenade used by Captain Jack Aubrey's (Russell Crowe) crew during their assault on the French ship Acheron.
