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tinker
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Connery's rifle in 'Gentlemen
      #139959 - 03/08/09 01:50 PM

Anyone here know what rifle was used as 'Matilda' in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?

If I recall, the character of his rifle was portrayed by more than one (prop) rifle.
The one I'd like the most to know is the one used in the beginning of the film - looks like a Jones UL medium bore hammer rifle...






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Re: Connery's rifle in 'Gentlemen [Re: tinker]
      #139981 - 04/08/09 12:31 AM

I saw that too, Jones UL Hammer.
Could be almost any maker.

Notice when they are shooting from the deck of the Nautilus, they fail to cock the rifle before shooting - that's Hollywood for you...

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Re: Connery's rifle in 'Gentlemen [Re: Huvius]
      #139982 - 04/08/09 12:53 AM

An old friend and his son were over here last night, and I'd gotten a double rifle out for them to see that has 30" barrels. The boy wanted to see the lion that was engraved on that particular rifle, and when it came out of the vault he exclaimed that it looked (to him) like the rifle from the start of 'Gentlemen.

It's been at least a couple years since I've seen the film.

Continuity hasn't ever been Hollywood's strong suit regarding firearms - and I think that 'Matilda' might have been represented by more than one rifle - and more than one action type.
At the beginning of the film, where the character Connery plays introduces the rifle, it appears to have very, very long barrels. Longer than 30" if I recall, and I've banged away at Google image searches and web searches with no fruitful success.

If I recall, we have at least a couple guys from the Hollywood scene in this group. Maybe they know something more about that particular rifle.






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Re: Connery's rifle in 'Gentlemen [Re: tinker]
      #139983 - 04/08/09 01:08 AM


It looked like a smallbore caliber a la .450" something .

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Re: Connery's rifle in 'Gentlemen [Re: rigbymauser]
      #139985 - 04/08/09 01:31 AM

Definitely not a big-bore.
I'd thought it was something like a 450 too.

But those barrels - I should watch the film again some night this week and see again.
I somehow recall them appearing to be unusually long.



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Re: Connery's rifle in 'Gentlemen [Re: tinker]
      #139986 - 04/08/09 01:40 AM



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