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[[Image:Hondo.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Hondo'' (1953) ]] | [[Image:Hondo.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Hondo'' (1953) ]] | ||
'''''Hondo''''' is a 1953 Western starring [[John Wayne]] as a stranger who befriends a homestead wife and her son and then finds himself defending them from Apache raids. | '''''Hondo''''' is a 1953 Western starring [[John Wayne]] as Hondo Lane, a stranger who befriends a homestead wife and her son and then finds himself defending them from Apache raids. The film was adapted from a short story by Louis L'Amour, who would later write the novelization for the movie. While John Farrow was credited as the director of ''Hondo'', several of the film's battle scenes were directed by an uncredited [[John Ford]]. | ||
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Hondo Lane ([[John Wayne]]) carries the [[Colt Single Action Army]] throughout the movie. It's also used by other characters. | Hondo Lane ([[John Wayne]]) carries the [[Colt Single Action Army]] throughout the movie. It's also used by other characters. | ||
[[Image:ColtSAALongBarrel.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Single Action Army w/ 7.5" barrel known as the "Cavalry" model.]] | [[Image:ColtSAALongBarrel.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Single Action Army w/ 7.5" barrel known as the "Cavalry" model.]] | ||
[[Image:Hondo 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Hondo 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hondo Lane ([[John Wayne]]) pulls his [[Colt Single Action Army]]. ]] | ||
[[File:Hondo 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Hondo 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US cavalry also carry the revolver.]] | ||
=Rifles & Carbines= | =Rifles & Carbines= | ||
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As in a great many of [[John Wayne]] Western films, the [[Winchester Model 1892]] Saddle Ring Carbine with large lever loop is the rifle used by Hondo Lane ([[John Wayne]]). | As in a great many of [[John Wayne]] Western films, the [[Winchester Model 1892]] Saddle Ring Carbine with large lever loop is the rifle used by Hondo Lane ([[John Wayne]]). | ||
[[Image:JohnwayneWin92.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine with large lever loop used by John Wayne in the film True Grit. Serial #501892. Pictured with .44-40 shells. (Source: Photocopied from book "The Peacemakers: Arms and Adventure in the American West" written by R.L. Wilson.)]] | [[Image:JohnwayneWin92.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine with large lever loop used by John Wayne in the film True Grit. Serial #501892. Pictured with .44-40 shells. (Source: Photocopied from book "The Peacemakers: Arms and Adventure in the American West" written by R.L. Wilson.)]] | ||
[[Image:Hondo 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Hondo 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hondo with his Winchester.]] | ||
[[File:Hondo 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Hondo 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The large lever loop is visble on Hondo's rifle.]] | ||
==Sharps 1863 Saddle Ring Carbine== | ==Sharps 1863 Saddle Ring Carbine== | ||
The [[Sharps]] Saddle Ring carbine appears to be the firearm carried by members of the US Cavalry in the film. | The [[Sharps]] Saddle Ring carbine appears to be the firearm carried by members of the US Cavalry in the film. | ||
[[Image:Sharps 1863 SRC.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sharps 1863 Saddle Ring carbine - .52 caliber.]] | [[Image:Sharps 1863 SRC.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sharps 1863 Saddle Ring carbine - .52 caliber.]] | ||
[[Image:Hondo 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Hondo 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Sharps]] Saddle Ring carbine is carried by members of the US Cavalry .]] | ||
==Springfield 1861== | ==Springfield 1861== | ||
One US Cavalry soldier is armed with a [[Springfield 1861]]. | One US Cavalry soldier is armed with a [[Springfield 1861]]. | ||
[[Image:Springfield1861.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield 1861 - .58 caliber Mini-ball.]] | [[Image:Springfield1861.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield 1861 - .58 caliber Mini-ball.]] | ||
[[Image:Hondo 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Hondo 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Springfield 1861]] is used.]] | ||
Revision as of 03:17, 4 December 2018
Hondo is a 1953 Western starring John Wayne as Hondo Lane, a stranger who befriends a homestead wife and her son and then finds himself defending them from Apache raids. The film was adapted from a short story by Louis L'Amour, who would later write the novelization for the movie. While John Farrow was credited as the director of Hondo, several of the film's battle scenes were directed by an uncredited John Ford.
The following weapons were used in the film Hondo:
Handguns
Colt Single Action Army
Hondo Lane (John Wayne) carries the Colt Single Action Army throughout the movie. It's also used by other characters.
Rifles & Carbines
Winchester 1892
As in a great many of John Wayne Western films, the Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine with large lever loop is the rifle used by Hondo Lane (John Wayne).
Sharps 1863 Saddle Ring Carbine
The Sharps Saddle Ring carbine appears to be the firearm carried by members of the US Cavalry in the film.
Springfield 1861
One US Cavalry soldier is armed with a Springfield 1861.
