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{{Infobox Movie
|name = Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
|picture =Sherlock Holmes Incident at Victoria Falls DVD.jpg
|caption = ''DVD Cover''
|country = [[File:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK<br>[[File:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<br>[[File:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy<br>[[File:BEL.jpg|25px]] Belgium<br>[[File:LUX.jpg|25px]] Luxembourg<br>[[File:USA.jpg|25px]] USA
|director = Bill Corcoran
|date= 1992
|language =
|studio=Harmony Gold<br>Banquet et Caisse D'Epargne de l'etat<br>Banque Paribas Luxembourg
|distributor=
|character1=Sherlock Holmes
|actor1=[[Christopher Lee]]
|character2=Dr. John Watson
|actor2=[[Patrick Macnee]]
|character3=Lillie Langtry
|actor3=Jenny Seagrove
|character4=Edward VII
|actor4=Joss Ackland
|character5=Lord Roberts
|actor5=Richard Todd
|character6=Theodore Roosevelt
|actor6=[[Claude Akins]]
|character7=Khumalo
|actor7=John Indi
|character8=Gugliamo Marconi
|actor8=Steven Gurney
}}

'''''Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls''''' is an international co-production 1992 made for TV two-part detective movie directed by Bill Corcoran and starring [[Christopher Lee]] as [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Patrick Macnee]] as Dr. John Watson. The movie uses Arthur Conan Doyle's characters but has an original plot: King Edward VII asks Sherlock Holmes to safeguard the famous brilliant "Star of Africa" on a trip to Cape Town.

This movie together with ''[[Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady]]'' (1991) form a series entitled ''Sherlock Holmes the Golden Years''. It was initially announced as a miniseries, but only two films (each in two parts) were made.

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= Revolvers =
== Webley .455 Mk III - Mk V ==
Several characters, including Sherlock Holmes ([[Christopher Lee]]), Dr. John Watson ([[Patrick Macnee]]), Constantine Mavropolis (Anthony Fridjhon), Cape Town police Superintendent Henry Van Meer ([[Dale Cutts]]), and Captain James Morrison ([[Neil McCarthy (II)|Neil McCarthy]]), use [[Webley Revolvers|Webley .455 pre-Mk VI]] revolvers. The details allow to identify them only marginally: [[Webley .455 Mk III|Mk III]], [[Webley .455 Mk IV|Mk IV]] or [[Webley .455 Mk V|Mk V]].

''Note:'' see additional images on [[Talk:Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls#Webley .455 Mk III - Mk V|talk page]].
[[File:Weble Mk III.jpg|thumb|none|300px|For comparison: Webley Mk III - .455 Webley]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Webley-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mavropolis, with a Webley revolver in hand, orders safecracker Ram Dhulup (Kessie Govender) to force the work on a tunnel into the vault in Governor's house to steal "Star of Africa".]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Webley-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Holmes holds Watson's Webley revolver during the arrest of Stanley I. Bullard (Alan Coates).]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Webley-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Watson holds his revolver when he and Holmes enter the house of safecracker Ram Dhulup. The Webley has improved model of cylinder to frame lock that first appeared on Mk III.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Webley-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of Watson's revolver.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Webley-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain James Morrison fires at escaping person who sneaked in his hotel room.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Webley-11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Morrison fires at Matabele warrior Khumalo (John Indi) in the scene in treasure cave..]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Webley-12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Webley-13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view of Watson's revolver during the arrest of a criminal Bartini, posing as Gugliamo Marconi. The Webley has improved model of cylinder to frame lock that first appeared on Mk III.]]

== Webley .455 Mk VI ==
Theodore Roosevelt ([[Claude Akins]]) uses a [[Webley .455 Mk VI]] revolver in one scene. One of the Cape Town police officers carries a revolver in holster that can also be a Mk VI. The story is set in 1910, so Mk VI doesn't fit for this time.
[[Image:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-WebleyMkVI-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Cape Town police officer carries a revolver in holster. The grip matches Webley Mk VI.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-WebleyMkVI-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Theodore Roosevelt carries a revolver in holster.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-WebleyMkVI-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-WebleyMkVI-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Roosvelt shoots a crocodile that attacks his niece Amelia Roosevelt Morrison (Claudia Udy).]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-WebleyMkVI-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of Roosvelt's revolver.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-WebleyMkVI-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The grip is seen.]]

= Rifles =
== Lee-Enfield Mk.I ==
[[Lee-Enfield Mk.I]] (or possibly but less likely nearly identical [[Lee-Metford]]) rifles are used by Sherlock Holmes ([[Christopher Lee]]), Cape Town police Lt. Grisholm ([[Ron Smerczak]]), Gugliamo Marconi (Steven Gurney) (the character turns out to be a criminal Bartini, posing as Marconi), Captain James Morrison ([[Neil McCarthy (II)|Neil McCarthy]]), and numerous British soldiers, including native ones. Both MLE and CCLE (Charger Loading Lee Enfield, rifles converted to load from chargers) are seen.

''Note:'' see additional images on [[Talk:Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls#Lee-Enfield Mk.I|talk page]].

=== Lee-Enfield Mk.I MLE ===
[[File:Leemk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield Mk. I - .303 British]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-SMLE-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Native soldiers with Lee-Enfield Mk.I and [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifles on railway station.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A native soldier with a Lee-Enfield.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The British Corporal aims at an African young man who is suspected in the theft of "Star of Africa".]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The British Corporal with a rifle.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt. Grisholm aims at the escapee.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-12A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The barrel of Lt. Grisholm's rifle.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Grisholm holds his rifle at the background.]]

=== Lee-Enfield Mk.I CLLE ===
[[File:Lee Enfield CMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield Mk. I* CLLE (Charger Loading Lee Enfield) - .303 British]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-14.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Marconi holds a CLLE rifle during the lion hunt.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-17.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Holmes holds a CLLE rifle during the lion hunt.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-18.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-18A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Capt. Morrison carries a CLLE rifle during the lion hunt.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-19.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Holmes fires at a lion.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-20.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A closeup of the bolt of Marconi's rifle.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-21.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A closeup of Holmes' rifle.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-LeeEnfield-22.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A general view of Holmes' rifle.]]

== Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* ==
[[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] rifles are also used by British soldiers. Two rifles are seen, and on both the handguards are wrapped with copper wire in two places. Such wrappings were used to reinforce rifles fitted with [[No.1 Mk.I Cup Discharger]] rifle grenade launchers to minimise the risk of the stock cracking. Their appearance here is incorrect for two reason, as firstly such modifications were only ever done to rifles with damaged bores that were no longer suitable for use with normal ammunition (they were stamped '''EY''' or '''GL''' which stood for "'''E'''mergenc'''Y''' use only with ball ammunition" and "'''G'''renade '''L'''aunching only" respectively) so were only ever used as dedicated grenade launchers, and secondly this modification only began during WW1 which post dates the 1910 setting of the film.
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III* - .303 British]]
[[File:Enfield Grenade Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|400px|For comparison: Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* with No.1 Mk.I Cup Discharger and reinforcements]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-SMLE-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-SMLE-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A British soldier carries a No.1 Mk.III rifle in a flashback scene that depicts the finding of "Star of Africa" in a cave with Matabele treasures. Other soldiers are armed with pre-SMLE rifles.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-SMLE-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-SMLE-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier on guard at the vault in Governor's house. The handguard is rewound with wire in two places.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-SMLE-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-SMLE-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-SMLE-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two No.1 Mk.III rifles are seen in hands of native soldiers on railway station (other soldiers are armed with pre-SMLE rifles). Both have wire tape on handguards.]]

== Lee-Enfield Sporter ==
British soldiers carry sporterized rifles in two scenes (possibly a single prop is reused). They are supposed to be [[Sporterized Lee-Enfield Rifles|Sporterized Lee-Enfield]].
[[File:ShHIaVF-Rifle-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Rifle-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A native soldier carries a sporter rifle.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Rifle-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier of honor guard at the coffin of deceased King Edward VII.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Rifle-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The magazine of soldier's rifle is seen.]]

= Shotguns =
== Double Barreled Shotgun ==
A Matabele warrior Khumalo (John Indi) carries a [[Double Barreled Shotgun]] with exposed hammers in the scene in the cave.
[[File:Colt Model 1878 Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|For comparison: Colt Model 1878 - 12 Gauge]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Shotgun-1A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Khumalo cocks one of the exposed hammers of his shotgun.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Shotgun-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Khumalo holds a shotgun. Several Lee-Enfield rifles can be seen at the left.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Shotgun-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Khumalo threatens Capt. Morrison and Maharani.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Shotgun-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close view of the gun.]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Shotgun-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Watson takes away the shotgun...]]
[[File:ShHIaVF-Shotgun-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|...and gives it to Holmes.]]

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