The Wild Bunch: Difference between revisions
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The Wild Bunch: Difference between revisions
Many of the "Wild Bunch" use [[Winchester Model 1897]] riot shotguns, most notably Pike Bishop ([[William Holden]]), Dutch Engstrom ([[Ernest Borgnine]]), Lyle Gorch ([[Warren Oates]]), and Angel ([[Jaime Sanchez]]).
Many of the "Wild Bunch" use [[Winchester Model 1897]] riot shotguns, most notably Pike Bishop ([[William Holden]]), Dutch Engstrom ([[Ernest Borgnine]]), Lyle Gorch ([[Warren Oates]]), and Angel ([[Jaime Sanchez]]).
[[Image:Winchester1897Plain.jpg|none|500px|thumb|Winchester 1897 riot shotgun (non-takedown version which is the version seen in the movie) - 12 gauge. This particular weapon is an IAC imported clone.]]
[[Image:Winchester1897Plain.jpg|none|500px|thumb|Winchester 1897 Riot Shotgun (non-takedown version which is the version seen in the movie) - 12 gauge. This particular weapon is an IAC imported clone.]]
[[Image:Wildb-win97a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dressed as U.S. Army soldiers, the gang prepares to rob a Texas railroad payroll office. Lyle Gorch holds a Winchester '97.]]
[[Image:Wildb-win97a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dressed as U.S. Army soldiers, the gang prepares to rob a Texas railroad payroll office. Lyle Gorch holds a Winchester '97.]]
[[Image:Wildb-win97b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gang member fires a round from a Winchester '97 at the rooftop posse.]]
[[Image:Wildb-win97b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gang member fires a round from a Winchester '97 at the rooftop posse.]]
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[[Image:Wildb-win97g.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During the gang's memorable march towards their final confrontation, Pike, Dutch, and Lyle carry Winchester '97 shotguns while Tector handles a Winchester '92 rifle.]]
[[Image:Wildb-win97g.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During the gang's memorable march towards their final confrontation, Pike, Dutch, and Lyle carry Winchester '97 shotguns while Tector handles a Winchester '92 rifle.]]
[[Image:Wildb-win97h.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyle fires his Winchester Model 1897 during the final shootout in Agua Verde.]]
[[Image:Wildb-win97h.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyle fires his Winchester Model 1897 during the final shootout in Agua Verde.]]
== Winchester Model 1912 ==
== Winchester Model 1912 ==
Clarence "Crazy" Lee ([[Bo Hopkins]]) uses a [[Winchester Model 1912]] during the opening payroll robbery.
Clarence "Crazy" Lee ([[Bo Hopkins]]) uses a [[Winchester Model 1912]] during the opening payroll robbery.
[[Image:WinchesterModel12Riot.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester Model 1912 riot - 12 gauge.]]
[[Image:WinchesterModel12Riot.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 1912 Riot Gun - 12 gauge.]]
[[Image:Wildb-win12a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lee waits with his Model '12, anxiously asking if he can kill the hostages.]]
[[Image:Wildb-win12a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lee waits with his Model '12, anxiously asking if he can kill the hostages.]]
[[Image:Wildb-win12c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lee taunts the hostages.]]
[[Image:Wildb-win12c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lee taunts the hostages.]]
[[Image:Wildb-win12d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lee shoots his hostages when they try and run away.]]
[[Image:Wildb-win12d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lee shoots his hostages when they try and run away.]]
== Single Barrel Shotgun ==
== Single Barrel Shotgun ==
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== Double-Barreled Shotgun ==
== Double-Barreled Shotgun ==
One of the Wild Bunch's anonymous gang members fires a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] during the opening robbery.
One of the Wild Bunch's anonymous gang members fires a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] during the opening robbery.
[[Image:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|J. Stevens and Company 1878 - 12 gauge.]]
[[Image:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|550px|J. Stevens and Company 1878 - 12 gauge.]]
[[Image:Wildb-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bandit fires at the rooftop posse.]]
[[Image:Wildb-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bandit fires at the rooftop posse.]]
The Wild Bunch is the 1969 Western starring William Holden as the leader of an aging outlaw gang who make one last score and are pursued into Mexico by a posse led by a former ally. The film is considered director Sam Peckinpah's finest film, but was highly controversial at the time due to its extreme violence and themes. In 2006, the restored version of the film was released on DVD under the title The Wild Bunch: The Original Director's Cut. The film's influence can be seen in the works of director John Woo and Walter Hill as well.
The following firearms were used in the film The Wild Bunch: (1969)
The members of the "Wild Bunch", most notably Pike Bishop, Dutch Engstrom, Lyle Gorch, and Angel, use Colt M1911 pistols. As with many other films made during this time, 9mm Star Model B pistols were used instead as they were more reliable with blanks. The German government official with Gen. Mapache notes that the "Wild Bunch" are carrying them, noting to tell them that they cannot be acquired legally by private citizens. In the film, you can see that they use both M1911's and Star Model B's as well, the pictures from the film below you can tell the difference from a M1911 to Star Model B, just by looking at the diameter of the barrel and size.
Of the "Wild Bunch", Pike Bishop, Dutch Engstrom, and Tector Gorch keep a Single Action Army as a secondary sidearm. Deke Thornton and the rest of his posse pack SAAs and they seem to be the standard sidearm of the Mexican Army, including Major Zamorra (Jorge Russick). Other anonymous characters use them as well.
Some of the Mexican soldiers carry Colt New Service revolvers. In both flashbacks, a lawman arresting Thornton and a jealous husband who wounds Pike each use a New Service. Pat Harrigan also keeps one in his waistband.
Some of the U.S. Army and Mexican Army soldiers in the film use Springfield M1903A3 rifles. Tector (Ben Johnson) uses one while dressed as an Army corporal and in some scenes after. Coffer (Strother Martin), a member of Thornton's posse, uses one as well, at one point telling T.C. to dig a bullet out of a corpse to see if it is one of his .30-06 rounds. Coffer's M1903A3 is the World War II variant, making it anachronistic for a film taking place between 1913 and 1916. The rifles used on the film were made by National Ordnance.
Characters on both sides of the law use Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine rifles. Of the "Wild Bunch" itself, Pike, Dutch, Tector, Angel, and Freddie Sykes (Edmond O'Brien) can all be seen using Winchester '92s. Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan) leads his posse with a Model 1892. Some members of the posse, including T.C. (L.Q. Jones) use '92s as well.
Pat Harrigan (Albert Dekker) fires a Winchester Model 1892 (not a Saddle Ring Carbine like the other characters carry) when he sits on the rooftop with the posse he hired.
A single barrel shotgun is used by a town resident to shoot one of Pikes gang members in the face. The shotgun has a very long barrel giving the impression that this citizen grabbed his duck gun and tried to help fight the gang.
The Wild Bunch steals a .30-06 water-cooled Browning M1917 machine gun and gives it to Mapache "as a gift". Mapache (Emilio Fernandez) fires it wildly when trying to find out how to use it. Later in the film, Pike, Lyle, and Tector each fire it at the Mexicans during the final shootout. This gun is most likely an anachronism as the film takes place during Pershing's time in Mexico, which was before the M1917's development.
