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Firearms

Although on occasion Holmes and Watson carry pistols with them (see
also Dr Watson's revolver), there are only three times when these
weapons are fired:

They both fire at the Andaman Islander in The Sign of Four.

They both fire at the hound in The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Watson fires at the mastiff in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches".

Watson pistol-whips Colonel Sebastian Moran in "The Adventure of the


Empty House".

In "The Musgrave Ritual" it is revealed that Holmes decorated the wall of


their flat with a patriotic "V.R." (Victoria Regina) done in bullet marks.

Besides a pistol, Holmes uses a riding crop/ cane as a weapon:

To knock the pistol from John Clay's hand in "The Red-Headed League".

To lash out at the snake (with his cane) in "The Adventure of the
Speckled Band".

To hit the villainous one of the title on the head after he has shot at
Watson, in "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs".

As noted above Watson reports Holmes skilled in the martial arts of


singlestick and sword fencing-although the only use a sword by Holmes
is the Jeremy Brett adaptation of "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty" in
which Holmes uses a sword-cane to force Joseph Harrison to give up
the stolen treaty papers! Holmes is also quite skilled in the use of
unarmed combat-such as using jujitsu to knock the murderous
Professor Moriarty to his doom and also in the art of boxing - he fought
three rounds with prizefighter McMurdo ("The Sign of the Four"); he beat
Joseph Harrison, and he knocked out the bully Woodley with a straight
left cross ("The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist"). Nevertheless Holmes
has received injuries during his career - a knife cut on his right hand
("The Adventure of the Naval Treaty"); a cut on his right knuckles from a
fight with a thug of Professor Moriarty ("The Adventure of the Final
Problem"); being nearly strangled by the Cunninghams ("The Adventure
of the Reigate Squire"); being beaten by the thugs of Baron Gunther
("The Adventure of the Illustrious Client"); Holmes also lost one of his
canine teeth in a fight with a criminal named Matthews at Charing Cross
Station ("The Adventure of the Empty House").

Relationships

Dr John Watson

An estimate of Holmes' age in the short story "His Last Bow", in which
he is described as a "man of sixty" in the year 1914, places his year of
birth around 1854,

Historically, Holmes lived from the year 1881 at 221B Baker Street,
London (in early notes it was described as being situated at Upper Baker
Street), a flat up seventeen steps, where he shared many of his
professional years with his good friend Dr Watson for some time before
Watson's marriage in 1887 or 1888 and after Mrs Watson's death. The
residence was maintained by his landlady, Mrs Hudson.

In almost all of the stories Holmes is assisted by the practical Watson,


who is not only a friend but also his chronicler (his "Boswell"). Most of
Holmes' stories are told as narratives, by Watson, of the detective's
solutions to crimes brought to his attention by clients. Holmes
sometimes criticizes Watson for his writings, usually because he relates
them as exciting stories rather than as objective and detailed reports
focusing on what Holmes regards as the pure "science" of his craft.

Mycroft Holmes

Holmes also has an older brother, Mycroft Holmes, a government


official, who appears in three stories: "The Adventure of the Greek
Interpreter", "The Final Problem", and "The Adventure of the Bruce-
Partington Plans". He is also mentioned in a number of others, including
"The Adventure of the Empty House".

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