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[[ | '''The following guns were used in the film ''[[High Plains Drifter]]'':''' | ||
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{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | |||
|name = ''High Plains Drifter'' | |||
|picture = Highplainsdriftercover.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Movie poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|director = [[Clint Eastwood]] | |||
|date=1973 | |||
|language = English | |||
|studio=Malpaso Productions | |||
|distributor=Universal Studios | |||
|character1=The Stranger | |||
|actor1=[[Clint Eastwood]] | |||
|character2= Stacey Bridges | |||
|actor2=[[Geoffrey Lewis]] | |||
|character3=David Drake | |||
|actor3=[[Mitchell Ryan]] | |||
|character4=Bootmaker | |||
|actor4=[[John Hillerman]] | |||
|character5=Cole Carlin | |||
|actor5=[[Anthony James]] | |||
|character6=Warden | |||
|actor6=[[John Mitchum]] | |||
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|character8= | |||
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|character9= | |||
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}} | |||
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==Single Action Army== | |||
The Stranger ([[Clint Eastwood]]) carries a 7 1/2" Cavalry [[Single Action Army]] as his sidearm in the film. Many other characters carry 5 1/2" Artillery models, such as Stacey Bridges ([[Geoffrey Lewis]]) and his gang. Mordecai ([[Billy Curtis]]) buys himself a nickel plated Cavalry model once Stranger makes him the new Mayor of the town. | |||
[[Image:ColtSAALongBarrel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Single Action Army 7 1/2" Cavalry - .45 Long Colt.]] | |||
[[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Single Action Army 5 1/2" Artillery - .45 Long Colt.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDSAA-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stranger kills the three men in the barber shop with his Single Action Army.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDSAA-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stranger holsters his Single Action Army.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDSAA-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mordecai picks out a Nickel Cavalry Single Action Army.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDSAA-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stranger decapitates the human figurines with his Single Action Army as the town trains firing at them.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDSAA-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|FPS view of one of Bridge's thugs shooting a man in the woods.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDSAA-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stranger uses his Single Action Army to kill the men trying to kill him in the hotel.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDSAA-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stacey Bridges aims his Single Action Army as Stranger uses dynamite to spook him and his gang in the valley. Note how the rounds loaded are early 1960-70s blanks, which look similar to modern hollow point rounds.]] | |||
==Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine== | |||
As Stranger ([[Clint Eastwood]]) trains the town to become a fighting militia to combat Stacey Bridges ([[Geoffrey Lewis]]) and his gang, he arms many of them with [[Winchester Model 1892|Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine]]s. Stranger uses one himself to shoot off one of Bridges' men's ears while in the valley. | |||
[[Image:WinchesterModel1892.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine - .38-40 WCF.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDWin92-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stranger examines a rack of Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbines in the gun shop.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDWin92-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Towns people holding Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbines.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDWin92-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Town Member fires a Winchester 1892 at is what quite possibly the most unsafe training system ever.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDWin92-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Town Member fires a Winchester 1892.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDWin92-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stranger fires a Winchester 1892 at Bridges' gang.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDWin92-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Town Members prepare to face Bridges and his gang.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDWin92-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Town Member in the bell tower with a Winchester 1892.]] | |||
==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun== | |||
[[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]]s are used by many characters in the film, mainly the townspeople. | |||
[[Image:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire Black Powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge.]] | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:HPDshotgun-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The warden ([[John Mitchum]]) holds a shotgun on Bridges and his gang after releasing them from prison. It could seem rather foolish to face three men with a two shot weapon, but there is another armed guard behind the warden.]] | ||
[[Image:HPDshotgun-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The barber with a shotgun.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDshotgun-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Town Member readies his shotgun.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDshotgun-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cole Carlin ([[Anthony James]]) with a shotgun.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDshotgun-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cole Carlin ([[Anthony James]]) with the shotgun.]] | |||
==Webley Bulldog== | |||
[[Image: | Callie Travers ([[Marianna Hill]]) uses a [[Webley Bulldog]] to try and shoot Stranger ([[Clint Eastwood]]) in the bath tub after he rapes her. | ||
[[Image:WebleyBulldog.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Webley Bulldog - .32 caliber.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDWebleyBulldog-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sarah fires her Webley Bulldog at Stranger in the tub.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDWebleyBulldog-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stranger takes Sarah's Webley Bulldog from her as he kisses her.]] | |||
== 1863 | ==Remington 1863 Pocket Pistol== | ||
The gun shop owner offers Mordecai ([[Billy Curtis]]) a [[Remington 1863 Pocket Pistol]] to match his size, but Mordecai chooses the larger [[Single Action Army]] instead. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:HPDRem63-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gun shop owner offers Mordecai a Remington 1863 Pocket Pistol.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson 4th Model== | |||
A [[Smith & Wesson 4th Model]] is seen hanging in the gun shop. | |||
[[Image:S&W 4th Model DA .32.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson 4th Model - .32 caliber.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDS&W4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Circled in red.]] | |||
== | ==Winchester 1873== | ||
Two [[Winchester Model 1873|Winchester 1873]] rifles are seen on a rack in the gun shop, noted by their brass dropping blocks. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:Winchester1873.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester 1873 - .44-40.]] | ||
[[Image:HPDWin73-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Circled in red.]] | |||
== Winchester | ==Winchester 1894== | ||
Two [[Winchester Model 1894|Winchester 1894]] rifles are seen in the gunshop, but based on their brass finish it is assumed they are the commemorative 1966 models, which would have been relatively easy to acquire at the time. | |||
[[Image:WinchesterModel1894.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester 1894 - .30-30.]] | |||
[[Image:HPDWin1964-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Circled in red.]] | |||
[[Image: | ==Gun Shop Pistol Case== | ||
In the gun shop, there are several pistols seen in the glass presentation case. Unfortunately they are seen at an angle which makes single identification difficult. Most of them appear to be cap-and-ball Colt revolvers such as [[Colt Dragoon]]s and [[Colt 1851 Navy]] revolvers, and some appear to be [[Single Action Army]] revolvers. | |||
[[Image:HPDpistolcase-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pistol case in the gun shop.]] | |||
[[ | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Western Movie]] | |||
[[Category:Clint Eastwood]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:20, 22 August 2020
The following guns were used in the film High Plains Drifter:
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Single Action Army
The Stranger (Clint Eastwood) carries a 7 1/2" Cavalry Single Action Army as his sidearm in the film. Many other characters carry 5 1/2" Artillery models, such as Stacey Bridges (Geoffrey Lewis) and his gang. Mordecai (Billy Curtis) buys himself a nickel plated Cavalry model once Stranger makes him the new Mayor of the town.
Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine
As Stranger (Clint Eastwood) trains the town to become a fighting militia to combat Stacey Bridges (Geoffrey Lewis) and his gang, he arms many of them with Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbines. Stranger uses one himself to shoot off one of Bridges' men's ears while in the valley.
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotguns are used by many characters in the film, mainly the townspeople.
Webley Bulldog
Callie Travers (Marianna Hill) uses a Webley Bulldog to try and shoot Stranger (Clint Eastwood) in the bath tub after he rapes her.
Remington 1863 Pocket Pistol
The gun shop owner offers Mordecai (Billy Curtis) a Remington 1863 Pocket Pistol to match his size, but Mordecai chooses the larger Single Action Army instead.
Smith & Wesson 4th Model
A Smith & Wesson 4th Model is seen hanging in the gun shop.
Winchester 1873
Two Winchester 1873 rifles are seen on a rack in the gun shop, noted by their brass dropping blocks.
Winchester 1894
Two Winchester 1894 rifles are seen in the gunshop, but based on their brass finish it is assumed they are the commemorative 1966 models, which would have been relatively easy to acquire at the time.
Gun Shop Pistol Case
In the gun shop, there are several pistols seen in the glass presentation case. Unfortunately they are seen at an angle which makes single identification difficult. Most of them appear to be cap-and-ball Colt revolvers such as Colt Dragoons and Colt 1851 Navy revolvers, and some appear to be Single Action Army revolvers.
