Outlaws

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Outlaws (1997)

Outlaws is a 1997 Western-themed videogame released by Lucasarts.

The following weapons appear in the video game Outlaws:

Remington 1875

Marshal James Anderson (voiced by Jeff Osterhage) uses what appears to be a Remington 1875 as his primary weapon. It was his father's gun, and his daughter Sara (voiced by Kath Soucie) also uses it at one point. It features an inaccurate anachronistic swing-out cylinder (one that swings out to the right no less, much like on the Mle 1892 Revolver). While the year the game is set in is never given, Anderson was a kid when he inherited it and was a Marshal 10 years prior to the game's start but it's still the Old West so its appearance in flashbacks is likely entirely anachronistic. It should be noted that in some cutscenes, the gun is incorrectly depicted with a loading lever latch akin to those found on percussion revolvers. It is referred to as the ".45 pistol" in the game manual, implying that it's chambered in .45 Colt, which a very small number of original Remington 1875s were (and it was possible to convert the ones chambered in .44 Remington to .45 Colt as well).

Remington 1875 - .45 Long Colt.

Anderson retrieves his Remington from an old trunk.

The swing-out cylinder. Also note how deep inside the chambers the cartridges sit. The firing pin would never make contact with the primers.

Sara Anderson with her father's pistol. The game's heavily stylized art on full display. Note the loading lever latch, a feature which real Remington 1875 revolvers do not have, as they don't even have a loading lever.

Anderson, as a boy, reaching for his father's Remington. The image is distorted because it's a hazy flashback.

Anderson as a boy aims the massive pistol.

A different view of Anderson's sidearm. This profile looks less like a Remington and closer to the earlier Colts. Possibly because in the other shots the gun is a CG model, whereas in this scene it's hand-drawn. Regardless, Anderson would hardly be the first western hero to have his gun change between scenes.

Gameplay view of the Remington 1875.

Gameplay view of the Remington's reload animation. Note the incorrect, 1892 Lebel-esque right-side swing-out cylinder.

Note: In multiplayer matches, when playing as characters other than James, the cylinder on the revolver will swing out to the left instead of the right. Still incorrect of course, as these single action revolvers did not have swing-out cylinders at all.

Smith & Wesson Single Action 2nd Model

Matthew "Dr. Death" Jackson (John de Lancie) carries this little gun. It is only briefly seen as Anderson shoots it out of his hand and into a crevice. It is not usable in the main game. In multiplayer, Dr. Death is shown with the Smith & Wesson in hand in his character select animation. He also spawns with a specially customized revolver in-hand that differs from the Remington 1875 used by most of the other multiplayer characters. However, the gun he spawns with in multiplayer appears to be of similar size and shape to the standard in-game revolver (much larger than the Smith & Wesson actually would be), and is incorrectly depicted with a 6 round capacity, the Smith & Wesson 2nd Model only having a 5 shot cylinder in reality. It would appear that the only difference is the weapon's skin, and that functionally it is the same as the basic in-game revolver. It is also depicted with an incorrect swing-out cylinder as opposed to the Smith & Wesson's top-break design.

A nickel-plated Smith & Wesson Single Action 2nd Model - .38 S&W

Dr. Death's .38.

Dr. Death's multiplayer character select animatic, depicting him with the little Smith & Wesson .38

Dr. Death's in-game multiplayer weapon skin. Note the increase in size and the engravings that are absent in cutscenes.

Reloading Dr. Death's revolver in multiplayer. Note once again the incorrect swing-out cylinder. Would it really have been that hard to at least animate it as a top break, LucasArts?

Allen & Thurber Pepperbox

"Bloody" Mary Nash (Dorothy Blass) carries a custom engraved, gold-plated Allen & Thurber Pepperbox. Specifically, it appears to be based on the longer-barreled "Dragoon" variant of the Allen & Thurber. While the gun is never shown in a cutscene, it stands out in Bloody Mary's hand in gameplay. It is also useable in multiplayer when playing as Bloody Mary, being one of only two multiplayer characters (the other being Dr. Death) with a custom weapon skin. Much like every other revolver in-game, the Allen & Thurber is incorrectly depicted with a swing-out cylinder....or, in this case, swing-out barrel cluster.

Allen & Thurber "Dragoon" Pepperbox - .36 caliber

In-game view of Bloody Mary's customized Allen & Thurber Pepperbox in multiplayer.

Reloading Bloody Mary's pepperbox....yet again, incorrectly depicted with a swing out barrel cluster.

Henry 1860

"Slim" Sam Fulton (Cam Clarke) is shown with what appears to be a rare iron frame Henry 1860 just as he receives his mortal wound from Anderson. It is not usable in the game.

New Original Henry Iron Frame - .44-40 WCF. This is a modern replica of rare iron frame Henry 1860.

Slim's Henry rifle. Note the darker-colored frame, indicating an iron frame (or....an oversight on the cutscene artist's part).

Winchester Rifle

Never seen clearly in cutscenes, the usable rifle in-game appears to be a Winchester Model 1866 as it appears to have a brass frame in the gameplay view (though it does appear to have lines and features more akin to the Winchester Model 1873). The strategy guide refers to it as the ".44 Henry rifle", but the reloading animation depicts a loading gate (albeit on the wrong side of the frame) making it in reality a Winchester as the Henry rifle loaded from the front of the magazine tube. The rifle can also be equipped with an optional scope in-game for long range shooting, and in fact is one of the first—if not the first—such occurrence of "sniper zoom" in a video game. It should also be noted that in multiplayer matches when playing as a character other than James, the loading gate will switch over to the correct side of the Winchester's frame (all the other characters being right-handed, as opposed to James, who is depicted as left-handed and thus having special reload animations).

Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Carbine - .44 RF

Winchester Model 1873 carbine - 1st generation rifle - .44-40 WCF

Gameplay view of the Winchester.

Reloading the Winchester. Note the incorrect location of the loading gate on the left side of the receiver.

Reloading the Winchester in multiplayer. Note how this time the loading gate is on the correct side of the receiver. Also note how the receiver looks closer to that of a Winchester 1873, despite the "Yellow Boy"-esque coloring.

Sawed-Off Double-Barreled Shotgun

Gameplay view of sawed-off double-barrel.