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The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans is the 1992 motion picture adaptation of the classic James Fennimore Cooper novel. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Poe as well as Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig, Johdi May, Steven Waddington, and Wes Studi. Directed by Michael Mann, this historical epic tells the story of Nathaniel Poe, the adopted son of Huron Indians, who caught in the conflict between the French and the British in North American during the the French and Indian War of 1757. The character of "Nathaniel Poe" was not named as such in the original book, and is a modern construct from the original character of "Natty Bumppo", whose name did not seem so strange to the audiences of Cooper's Time.
The following weapons were used in the film The Last of the Mohicans:
Kentucky Flintlock Rifle
The main rifle used by Hawkeye/Nathaniel Poe (Daniel Day-Lewis) is the Kentucky Flintlock Rifle.
Brown Bess Flintlock Musket
The Brown Bess appears as the standard flintlock musket of the British army as well as the French. Always seen with a bayonet. The Huron and the Mohicans use them as well, most notably Magua (Wes Studi), Chingachgook (Russell Means), and Uncas (Eric Schweig).
Prop Background Muskets
The soldiers and Indians in the wide shots that were not required to fire their weapons were given background muskets. According to MPM2008, the vast majority of the guns were destroyed during the filming (the stuntmen pretty much used their muskets as clubs in most of the fight scenes) and over 400 Brown Bess muskets were destroyed.
Flintlock Pistol
All of the British officers, most notably Maj. Duncan Heyward (Steven Waddington), use Flintlock Pistols as their sidearm. Cora Munro (Madeleine Stowe) takes a Flintlock pistol from an officer when they are attacked and later uses it to defend herself against the Huron.
Flintlock Grenade Launcher
A British soldier led by Maj. Heyward, is shown firing what appears to be flintlock Grenade Launcher. These launchers were usually a Brown Bess Muskets with attachements which were cup shaped to fire grenades. He is seen firing the weapon into the air using it like a mortar.
Mortar
French troops are seen firing Cannon Mortars as well as regular Cannon at the Fort.