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==Prop Revolver== | ==Prop Revolver== | ||
A prop revolver briefly appears in the film. The prop revolver is partly based on a [[Smith & Wesson]] revolver. | |||
[[Image:S&WModel17A.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 17-6 - .22LR (for comparison).]] | [[Image:S&WModel17A.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 17-6 - .22LR (for comparison).]] | ||
[[File:Ami-PropRevo.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chief (Raul Morit) holds a prop revolver during the ambush.]] | [[File:Ami-PropRevo.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chief (Raul Morit) holds a prop revolver during the ambush.]] | ||
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[[File:Ami-Mauser-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerillas with their Mausers in the film's ending.]] | [[File:Ami-Mauser-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerillas with their Mausers in the film's ending.]] | ||
== | ==Remington Rolling Block== | ||
Multiple | Multiple [[Remington Rolling Block]]s appear throughout the movie, substituting for either the Americans' Krags or Filipinos' Mausers in multiple scenes. | ||
[[Image:Remingtonrollingblock.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington Rolling Block Militarized - .45 caliber (for comparison).]] | [[Image:Remingtonrollingblock.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington Rolling Block Militarized - .45 caliber (for comparison).]] | ||
[[File:Ami-PropRifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An American soldier can be seen holding a | [[File:Ami-PropRifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An American soldier can be seen holding a Rolling Block in this shot.]] | ||
[[File:Ami-Mauser-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the guerilla fighters (wearing the green shirt) holds a Rolling Block]] | |||
[[Category: Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
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Amigo is a 2010 Filipino-American drama film. Taking place during the Philippine-American War in 1900, the film stars Joel Torre as Rafael Dacanay, the kapitan of the fictional Barrio San Isidro whose brother Simón and his resistance guerillas had recently liberated the village from the Spanish. However, when an American army division garrisons his village, Rafael is torn between submitting to the ruling Americans or staying loyal to his fellow Filipinos.
The following weapons were used in the film Amigo:
Revolvers
Both the American army and the Filipino guerillas throughout the film use the M1892 variant of the Colt New Army & Navy.
Prop Revolver
A prop revolver briefly appears in the film. The prop revolver is partly based on a Smith & Wesson revolver.
Rifles
Krag-Jørgensen
The officers of the American army throughout the movie are accurately depicted using the Krag-Jørgensen rifle.
Spanish Mauser M1893
The Filipino resistance guerillas throughout the movie are accurately depicted using the Spanish Mauser M1893. The rifle is also correctly referred to as "Mausers from the Spanish" in the film.
Remington Rolling Block
Multiple Remington Rolling Blocks appear throughout the movie, substituting for either the Americans' Krags or Filipinos' Mausers in multiple scenes.
