Difference between revisions of "The Bounty"

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The Bounty (1984)

The Bounty is a1984 British historical adventure film directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins.

The following weapons were used in the film The Bounty:

The British Navy officers carry a Tower Sea Service Pistols.

Tower Sea Service Pistol used by the British Royal Navy.

A rebel´s gun aims at the face of Fryer (Daniel Day-Lewis).

Churchill (Liam Neeson) (left) aims his gun at the captain Bligh.

Also Young (Philip Davis) aims his gun on the captain Bligh.

Fletcher Christian (Mel Gibson) with a pistol on his belt.

The British soldiers and mariners are armed with Brown Bess Flintlock Muskets.

Brown Bess Infantry musket from 1722-1768 - .75 caliber.

The sailors were trying to hunt a dolphin.

Soldiers in the harbor carry the bayonets on their rifles.

Behind the captain William Bligh (Anthony Hopkins) is see onboard a swivel cannon.

Swivel gun - 18th century

The naval cannon served in the film only as a "mule" for the execution of the sentence.

Naval cannon - 18th century

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-==Flintlock Pistol==
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 The British Navy officers carry a [[Flintlock Pistol|Tower Sea Service Pistol]]s.
 [[Image:TowerSeaServicePistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Tower Sea Service Pistol used by the British Royal Navy.]]