Welcome to our guide on Hunt: Showdown’s iconic weapons! From the Lebel rifle’s double cycling bolt action to the circular holes on the Slate Riposte’s barrel shroud, no other game pays as much attention to detail in their firearms as Hunt: Showdown does. As a tribute to the game’s developers, we have compiled a list of the real life counterparts to every single gun in the game. And not only that, we have also attached a YouTube video for each gun where you can watch gun expert Ian McCullen from Forgotten Weapons give a presentation and field strip the firearm. So whether you have a favorite rifle or pistol, you can now learn about its history and inner workings. Let’s dive in!
Shotguns
The most iconic shotgun ever created
The All American war crime stick
we have the:
– Winfield 1893 Slate –
Real name: the Winchester 1897 Trench Gun
This video is actually of the Slate Riposte, But it explains nicely why in Hunt the regular slate doesnt have the corrugated heat shield surrounding the barrel, while the riposte does. It is an excellent example of crytek’s attention to detail and something that 99.9% of players will miss!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viWAUjkz9UY
– Crown and King –
Real name: Browning Auto-5
This is an amazing in depth video on the history, design, and drama surrounding the winchester 1911 and the browning Auto-5. One of the best videos on this guide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66DC24vi8Fc
– Caldwell Rival 78 –
Real Name: Colt 1878 Double Barrel Shotgun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4No0BmNp20
– Spectre 1886 –
Real Name: Spencer 1886.
This video is an hour long documentary, forgotten weapons sadly doesnt have a teardown of a spencer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHdXcW3vss0
– Winfield Terminus –
Real Name: Winchester Model 1886 Lever action shotgun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx6xaNab5Es&t=1s
– Romero 77 –
Real Name: 1872 Model J. Stevens shotgun
– Romero Alamo –
Real name: 1920 Alof’s Reloader for Model J Stevens Shotgun
This thing is COOL. And the cycling click is so satisfying.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/181x1d8/the_alofs_shotgun_reloading_mechanism_from_1920/
Pistols
– Dolch 96 –
Real Name: C96 Mauser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnmvvlYU5uI – Dolch And Dolch Precision in one video
– Caldwell Conversion Uppercut –
Real Name: Colt 1848 Dragoon Revolver
This video has both uppercut, and uppercut precision in 1 video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=325p_CkUVZQ
– Bornhiem No. 3 –
Real Name: Bergmann No. 3 / 1896
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNERn3UXZXg
– LeMatt MkII –
Real Name: LeMat Grapeshot Revolver
Fun fact these are ball and wad pistols, NOT cartridge revolvers like in Hunt! this is definitely a balance decision to speed up reloading.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ-uIMrzu-4&t=358s
– Scottfield Model 3 –
Real Name: Smith and Wesson No.3 Revolver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRCD5EqXuLs
– Nagant M1895 Officer –
Real name: Officer’s Model 1895 Nagant Revolver.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsNsGJfP6Bc
I didnt attach any videos to these guns because they’re just extremely simple single load, single action revolvers. No cool teardowns or inner workings to see here.
– The Caldwell Pax –
This is of course the Colt Single Action Army (SAA)
Absolutely Iconic – Just like the in game description. Literal Documentaries written about this gun.
– Caldwell Conversion pistol –
Real name: 1871 Colt Open Top revolver.
The Colt Open Top revolver was the predecessor to the Colt Single Action Army. Or “Caldwell Pax”
– Caldwell Conversion Chain pistol –
Real Name: 1886 Josselyn chain revolver
– Caldwell 92 New Army –
Real Name: Colt New Army Model 1892
– Nagant M1895 –
Real name: Nagant single action revolver Model 1895 .
Notable mentions:
The Uppermat. Unless im mistaken, this is the only gun in the game that not exist in real life.
Rifles
– The Springfield 1866 –
Real Name: US Model 1861 Musket, with the 1866 Miller Breechloading Trapdoor Conversion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoEEE4ZleDY
– Caldwell marathon –
Real name: Colt lightning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQG5GBEy_es
– Mako Carbine –
Real name: Whiteney Kennedy Lever Action Rifle – Carbine Variant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4aVFQGgqt8
– Martini Henry Ironside –
Real name: Captain Charles Harsten’s Mk IV Conversion of the Martini Henry I.C.1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HeztkQ9WNE
– Springfield 1892 Krag rifle –
Real name: The Norwegian 1889 Krag-Jorgensen
I couldn’t find a video for a Norwegian Krag, so this is a Danish Krag. Different loading door but otherwise the exact same
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9WpqYVd1yE
– Drilling –
Real name: German Luftwaffe M30 Drilling Shotgun
Fun fact, all three barrels of the M30 Drilling are shotguns. Crytek changed two barrels to be medium ammo rifle barrels for balance – but this is historically inaccurate. Also the gun was made in 1930, and only issued as trophy pieces to German ace pilots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANdKiodm5W0
– Winfield 1873 – Winfield 1873c – Winfield 1873 Musket Bayonet –
Real Name(s): Winchester Model 1873, Which had with carbine, rifle, and musket variants exactly like in Hunt
1 Video showcasing all 3 variants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52_IE0dcWsk
– Winfield 1876 Centennial –
Real name: Winchester Model 1876 – which actually was chambered in .45-70, a much more powerful bullet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=282V-Fjs9pY
You’ll notice that these 5 rifles have the same in game name as their real life counterparts. This is probably due to all of these weapons being foreign designs and not protected by US copyright law, allowing Crytek to use their real name.
– Lebel 1886-
Real Name: French 1886 Lebel rifle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yM68YFzRGY
This is probably the coolest video of them all.
– 1892 Berthier – Real name: French 1907 Berthier. Fun fact this is pronounced “ber-tee-yay” … French
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih0ISG98uTk
– Martini Henry IC1 –
Real name: British Martini Henry I.C.1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG0e5DqbfQw
– Vetterli 71 Karabiner –
Real name: Swiss 1871 Vetterli Bolt action rifle
– 1891 Mosin Nagant –
Real name: Russian 1891 Mosin Nagant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-OfevJb03M
Other notable mentions
Real Name: Huot Automatic rifle.
Although there was a 1940’s attempt by Tokarev to convert the mosin to a full auto rifle, Tokarev’s conversion ended up having a horizontal magzine sticking out the side of the mosin much like a British Sten gun. The Avtomat is undoubtedly based on the Canadian Huot rifle, a Canadian full auto conversion of the British Ross bolt action rifle. This video goes over the history and design of the Huot, and once you see the Huot’s Water cooled barrel and large cheek plate – you’ll know what i mean – this is the Avto.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UI0XvrIfl0
I think Crytek just used the mosin nagant so they wouldnt have to add a completely new rifle just for the avto.
– the Vetterli Cyclone –
Real Name: Amerigo Cei-Rigotti conversion of Swiss Vetterli Rifle. …I think
This one is the only gun i wasnt 100% sure about. It has the modified cylindrical gas piston off to the right of the barrel that the Cyclone has, but the Cei-Rigotti conversion added a mosin style stripper clip magazine that hung off the bottom of the rifle. This is opposed to the tube fed, Kings gate reloading door that the Cyclone has.
Im pretty sure this is solely so that Crytek didn’t have to design a new loading animation for the cylone, but then again they did design a brand new animation, where on an empty mag the hunter pulls the gas piston and bolt assembly back… And they designed a custom reload animation for the ironside, so maybe im just wrong and its not a Cei-Rigotti conversion?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyiHiMSrKRM
And that wraps up our share on Hunt: Showdown: The real life Counterparts to every single hunt weapon. If you have any additional insights or tips to contribute, don’t hesitate to drop a comment below. For a more in-depth read, you can refer to the original article here by “Hard Tack” Tom, who deserves all the credit. Happy gaming!