Movies that show the actor reloading his cap-n-ball revolver?

[Crawdad1]

Yep, and doesn't look like its going to change much either. Read a diary recently about a German who traveled through the states in the 1840s and was shocked to read how people greeted him. No guns in his face, no harsh questions, just a handshake then letting him in to warm himself by their fire and share their food. Grateful he would help out around their farm.

Imaging that, Christian charity, a concept completely foreign to the Hollyweird crowd.

 

[Sistema1927]

Yep, and doesn't look like its going to change much either. Read a diary recently about a German who traveled through the states in the 1840s and was shocked to read how people greeted him. No guns in his face, no harsh questions, just a handshake then letting him in to warm himself by their fire and share their food. Grateful he would help out around their farm.

Imaging that, Christian charity, a concept completely foreign to the Hollyweird crowd.

And don't forget Tocqueville's view of America in his "Democracy in America", even though it does not contain the spurious line "America is great because she is good". Even without that line it is clear that Tocqueville was impressed with 19th century America.

Back to topic: I think that we all agree that movies aren't going to waste time showing percussion revolver reloading since to most people it would be as exciting as wathc paint dry.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

Paper for paper cartridges was often treated with potassium nitrate (saltpeter) and burned up like part of the powder when ignited.
I was told to start with cigarette paper to make cartridges for my cap'n'ball revolvers but never went that far into the hobby.

 

[RProv]

There is an episode or two of Hell on Wheels that shows the main guy reloading a cap and ball revolver. He just changes cylinders though, not going through the reloading steps. It's an 1858 Remington IIRC.

The main character in HOW was Cullen Bohannon and he carried a Griswold & Gunnison which is a confederate version of the Colt Navy 1851. It was brass framed.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

The main character in HOW was Cullen Bohannon and he carried a Griswold & Gunnison which is a confederate version of the Colt Navy 1851. It was brass framed.

I looked and, as it happens in tv shows often, he carries a variety of things.

Here he is with the Remington I mentioned.



Here is one where he has what appears to be an 1860 Army.

 

[1KPerDay]

Here is one where he has what appears to be an 1860 Army.

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with a brass frame LOL

 

[drobs]

with a brass frame LOL

I finished that series off on Netflix. Lots of brass framed 44's in the hands of uniformed Cavalry soldiers.
The potential was there, but no such luck.

 

[maint1517]

Pale Rider -- start at 0:50

Historically.... ? Men just carried multiple pistols.

Ok,trying to jog my memory. Which Clint Eastwood movie showed him cleaning his revolver in the bathtub? If memory serves correctly, he carried extra cylinders in that movie.

 

[Chevelle SS]

Ok,trying to jog my memory. Which Clint Eastwood movie showed him cleaning his revolver in the bathtub? If memory serves correctly, he carried extra cylinders in that movie.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly I believe.

 

[tpelle]

I recall in "Lonesome Dove" one of the main characters carried a Walker, and he was seen reloading it the ol' fashioned way. The other main character was depicted in an earlier scene cleaning his rifle in the Rio Grande.