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== | == Colt M1911 == | ||
[[Colt 1911]]s are used by the "Wild Bunch", consisting of Pike Bishop ([[William Holden]]), Dutch Engstrom ([[Ernest Borgnine]]), Lyle Gorch ([[Warren Oates]]), and Tector Gorch ([[Ben Johnson]]). In actuality though they were not used in the film because they couldn't be made to function with blanks so stand-in [[Star Model B]]s were used when they pistols had to be fired. | |||
[[Image:Wildbunch1.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Pike with a Star Model B (note the external extractor) standing in for a 1911.]] | |||
[[Image:StarPistolB.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Star Model B Pistol in 9mm]] | |||
== Colt Single Action Army == | |||
The [[Colt Single Action Army]] serves as a second sidearm to many, such as Pike Bishop ([[William Holden]]), in the film. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg|thumb|none|300px|[[Colt Single Action Army]] w/ 5" barrel known as the "Artillery" model. The most common of the SAA revolvers as it is just the right length. .45 Long Colt]] | ||
[[Image:Wildbunch5.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Pike with his Colt SAA]] | |||
[[Image: | == Webley Mk VI == | ||
The British .455 [[Webley Mk VI]] revolver is used by one of the Mexican soldiers. | |||
[[Image:Wildbunch7.jpg|thumb|none|300px|A Mexican soldier with a Webley]] | |||
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk VI .455 Webley]] | |||
[[Image:Arm273.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk.VI .455]] | |||
== | == Mauser Gewehr 1898 == | ||
Many of the Mexican soldiers use [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]]s at the end of the film. | |||
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
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== Springfield M1903A4 == | |||
A [[M1903 Springfield|Springfield M1903A4]] is wielded by the few U.S. Army soldiers in the film as well as some of the posse including Coffer ([[Strother Martin]]. Coffer is using the WW2 version, not the pre-WW1 model. Since the story is set sometime during the years 1913-1916 it's anachronistic. | |||
[[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:Springfield1903.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Springfield M1903 Transitional (pre-WW2) issue - .30-06]] | [[Image:Springfield1903.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Springfield M1903 Transitional (pre-WW2) issue - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:Springfield03A3.jpg|thumb|none|350px|The '''World War 2 Springfield Rifle''' - the Model 03-A3. This was a simplified version of the 1903 to supplement the M1 Garand for troops in World War 2. Many Marines and Army rangers hit the battlefield with the 03-A3. This example was built at the Remington plant. During World War 2 - only Remington and Smith Corona (the typewriter company) built 03A3 rifles from the original WW1 tooling from Rock Island - .30-06]] | [[Image:Springfield03A3.jpg|thumb|none|350px|The '''World War 2 Springfield Rifle''' - the Model 03-A3. This was a simplified version of the 1903 to supplement the M1 Garand for troops in World War 2. Many Marines and Army rangers hit the battlefield with the 03-A3. This example was built at the Remington plant. During World War 2 - only Remington and Smith Corona (the typewriter company) built 03A3 rifles from the original WW1 tooling from Rock Island - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:Wildbunch3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The posse fires their Springfields]] | |||
[[Image:Wildbunch4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Coffer with his M1903A4]] | |||
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==Winchester Model 1892== | ==Winchester Model 1892== | ||
Dutch Engstrom ([[Ernest Borgnine]]) uses one while robbing the train and members of the posse, such as Deke Thornton ([[Robert Ryan]]), use it as well. This rifle is frequently mistaken for the [[Winchester Model 1894]], but in fact all of the lever-guns in this movie are the Model 92. (The shape of the receiver is similar but differs near the trigger, with the Model 94 being more squarish and the Model 92 having a slight downward bulge.) | |||
Ernest Borgnine | |||
This rifle is frequently mistaken for the Winchester Model | |||
Like all the Winchester lever-action rifles, the Winchester 92 was designed by John Moses Browning (who also designed the Colt 1911 pistol). It was the last Winchester designed for black powder cartridges, and was manufactured from 1892 up into the 1930s. The Model 92 remains a favorite of Hollywood prop men even today because it easily cycles various types of black powder blank cartridges used during film productions, unlike the much more finicky mechanism of the Model 94, which was designed with the tighter tolerances required by smokeless powder. | Like all the Winchester lever-action rifles, the Winchester 92 was designed by John Moses Browning (who also designed the Colt 1911 pistol). It was the last Winchester designed for black powder cartridges, and was manufactured from 1892 up into the 1930s. The Model 92 remains a favorite of Hollywood prop men even today because it easily cycles various types of black powder blank cartridges used during film productions, unlike the much more finicky mechanism of the Model 94, which was designed with the tighter tolerances required by smokeless powder. | ||
[[Image:Winchester1892.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Winchester 1892 -.32WCF/.38-40/.44-40.]] | [[Image:Winchester1892.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Winchester 1892 -.32WCF/.38-40/.44-40.]] | ||
[[Image:WinchesterModel1892.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine - .32WCF/.38-40/.44-40.]] | [[Image:WinchesterModel1892.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine - .32WCF/.38-40/.44-40.]] | ||
[[Image:Wildbunch2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Deke with a Winchester '92]] | |||
== [[ | ==Winchester Model 1897== | ||
Pike Bishop ([[William Holden]]) carried a [[Winchester Model 1897]] riot gun. This is a militarized version known as a "trench gun". | |||
[[Image:1897.jpg#file Winchester Model 1897|none|350px|thumb|Winchester 1897 trench gun version]] | |||
==Winchester Model 1912== | |||
Used by various members of the bunch such as Dutch, Lyle, and Tector as their shotgun of choice. Clarence "Crazy" Lee ([[Bo Hopkins]]) used one during the opening robbery. The external hammer is visible when pumped. | |||
[[Image:WinchesterM12Trench.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Winchester Model 1912 "Trench" with heat shield and 1917 bayonet lug.]] | |||
[[Image:Wildbunch8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1912 used during a bank robbery by Crazy Lee.]] | |||
== Browning M1917 == | |||
The machine gun looks a lot like the .30-06 [[Browning M1917]] water cooled machine gun. But the movie takes place before then as Pershing is referenced to still be operating in Mexico. So it just might be an anachronism. | |||
[[Image:M1917A1_2.jpg]] | [[Image:M1917A1_2.jpg]] | ||
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Revision as of 07:21, 19 January 2009
Colt M1911
Colt 1911s are used by the "Wild Bunch", consisting of Pike Bishop (William Holden), Dutch Engstrom (Ernest Borgnine), Lyle Gorch (Warren Oates), and Tector Gorch (Ben Johnson). In actuality though they were not used in the film because they couldn't be made to function with blanks so stand-in Star Model Bs were used when they pistols had to be fired.
Colt Single Action Army
The Colt Single Action Army serves as a second sidearm to many, such as Pike Bishop (William Holden), in the film.
Webley Mk VI
The British .455 Webley Mk VI revolver is used by one of the Mexican soldiers.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Many of the Mexican soldiers use Mauser Gewehr 1898s at the end of the film.
Springfield M1903A4
A Springfield M1903A4 is wielded by the few U.S. Army soldiers in the film as well as some of the posse including Coffer (Strother Martin. Coffer is using the WW2 version, not the pre-WW1 model. Since the story is set sometime during the years 1913-1916 it's anachronistic.
Winchester Model 1892
Dutch Engstrom (Ernest Borgnine) uses one while robbing the train and members of the posse, such as Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan), use it as well. This rifle is frequently mistaken for the Winchester Model 1894, but in fact all of the lever-guns in this movie are the Model 92. (The shape of the receiver is similar but differs near the trigger, with the Model 94 being more squarish and the Model 92 having a slight downward bulge.) Like all the Winchester lever-action rifles, the Winchester 92 was designed by John Moses Browning (who also designed the Colt 1911 pistol). It was the last Winchester designed for black powder cartridges, and was manufactured from 1892 up into the 1930s. The Model 92 remains a favorite of Hollywood prop men even today because it easily cycles various types of black powder blank cartridges used during film productions, unlike the much more finicky mechanism of the Model 94, which was designed with the tighter tolerances required by smokeless powder.
Winchester Model 1897
Pike Bishop (William Holden) carried a Winchester Model 1897 riot gun. This is a militarized version known as a "trench gun".
Winchester Model 1912
Used by various members of the bunch such as Dutch, Lyle, and Tector as their shotgun of choice. Clarence "Crazy" Lee (Bo Hopkins) used one during the opening robbery. The external hammer is visible when pumped.
Browning M1917
The machine gun looks a lot like the .30-06 Browning M1917 water cooled machine gun. But the movie takes place before then as Pershing is referenced to still be operating in Mexico. So it just might be an anachronism.
