King Solomon's Mines (2004)

King Solomon's Mines is the 2004 television miniseries adaptation of the H. Rider Haggard adventure novel. Patrick Swayze stars in the film as Allan Quartermain (the last name was changed from the novel's Quatermain). The miniseries aired in two parts on the Hallmark Channel.
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= Revolvers =
== Single Action Army "Artillery" Model ==
Allan Quartermain (Patrick Swayze) carries a Single Action Army "Artillery" Model revolver. An "Artillery" revolver is also used by Sergei (Langley Kirkwood).
== Single Action Army "Civilian" Model ==
Bruce McNabb (Gavin Hood) carries a Single Action Army "Civilian" Model revolver in several scenes.
== Webley .455 Mk I / Mk II ==
Captain Good (Roy Marsden) and Sir Henry Curtis (Ian Roberts) carry Webley .455 revolvers of early models. Judging by the rear part of the frame of Sir Henry's revolver, his gun may be a Mk I while the hammer of Captain Good's revolver looks more similar to Mk II.
== Smith & Wesson Victory Model ==
Dr. Sam Maitland (John Standing) carries a Smith & Wesson Military & Police style revolver, definitly anachronistic for 1880s when the plot is set. The dull grey surface of the gun allows to identify it as a Victory Model. Same looking revolver is used by Petre (Morne Visser).
= Pistols =
== Mauser C96 M1930 ==
Ivan Fleekov (Nick Boraine) carries a Mauser C96 M1930 pistol. Of course, any model of the "Broomhandle" is anachronistic for 1880s.
=== Mauser C96 (mockup) ===
During the standoff in the oasis, Fleekov's "Broomhandle" is replaced with a mockup for a moment.
= Rifles and Shotguns =
== Winchester Model 1892 Carbine ==
One of the long guns of Allan Quartermain (Patrick Swayze) is a Winchester Model 1892 carbine. It's worth noting that in the original novel the trio of the adventurers carry, among other guns, "three Winchester repeating rifles (not carbines)". The best fitting model for 1880s South Africa would be Winchester 1873.
== Lee-Speed Sporter ==
Bruce McNabb (Gavin Hood) carries an anachronistic Lee-Speed Sporter rifle.
== Snider-Enfield Cavalry Carbine ==
Ventvogel (Mesia Gumede), one of Quartermain's African assistants, is armed with a Snider-Enfield Cavalry Carbine.
== FN Mauser Mle 1924 ==
Khiva (Godfrey Lekala), another Quartermain's African assistant, is armed with an anachronistic Mauser short rifle that resembles Karabiner 98k but has straight bolt handle, and the sling swivels are placed below the stock, as it is common for original Gewehr 1898 rifle. The Belgian FN Mauser Mle 1924 that was widely produced for export in 1920s-1930s seems to be a decent guess.
== Mauser Standard Modell ==
A Mauser rifle is used by an unnamed native porter. Unlike Khiva's rifle, it has turned down bolt handle. Possibly this is a variant of Mauser Standard Modell.
== Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry (Finnish) ==
Ivan Fleekov (Nick Boraine), Sergei (Langley Kirkwood) and Petre (Morne Visser) carry Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry rifles. These rifles are of post-1910 version, judging by fully enclosed handguard, Konovalov rear sight and sling slots rather than swivels. Close-ups of the front sights allow to see the notched rear that can be seen on Finnish service M91 rifles. The elongated heads of the cleaning rods of Ivan's and Sergei's rifles are also more common for Finnish Mosin Nagants. The real Russian military rifle in 1880s was the Berdan No.2.
== Combination Rifle/Shotgun ==
Allan Quartermain (Patrick Swayze) is seen in the very beginning of the film armed with a side-by-side combination rifle/shotgun as he escorts a wealthy businessman Bitter on a safari. In South Africa of the appropriate era such guns were known as "Cape guns". They were produced by numerous British gunsmiths in a variety of calibers. The screen gun may be a modern incarnation of such weapons.
== Holland & Holland Double Rifle ==
Mr. Bitter (Robert Whitehead) owns an Holland & Holland Double Rifle or (less likely) Holland & Holland Paradox shotgun. This is a model with exposed hammers and underlever.
== Double Barreled Shotgun ==
Sir Henry Curtis (Ian Roberts) carries a Double Barreled Shotgun with exposed hammers.
Category:Television
Category:Mini-Series
Category:Adventure Movie
Category:German Produced/Filmed
Category:South African Produced/Filmed