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100 Rifles is a 1969 Western directed by Tom Gries and adapted from the 1966 novel The Californio by Robert MacLeod. Set in 1912, Lyedecker (Jim Brown), a black bounty hunter out of Arizona, crosses into Mexico during his search for "Yaqui Joe" Herrera (Burt Reynolds), a bank robber that fled to Mexico after stealing six thousand dollars. Lyedecker finds Herrera held captive by the ruthless Verdugo (Fernando Lamas), a Mexican general who plans to slaughter the area's Yaqui Indians in order to gain control of their land. Herrera decides to use the stolen money to finance his Yaqui relatives' resistance against Verdugo's forces, Lyedecker also joins up with the Yaqui and along with the stunning Sarita (Raquel Welch) plans to give the Mexican Army the fight of their lives.
The following weapons were used in the film 100 Rifles:
Handguns
Colt Model 1902
General Verdugo (Fernando Lamas) carries a pair of nickel-plated Colt Model 1902 pistols with pearl grips. Joe Herrera (Burt Reynolds) takes one when he becomes Verdugo's "successor".
Colt New Service
Lyedecker (Jim Brown) carries a Colt New Service as his primary sidearm.
Single Action Army
Yaqui Joe Herrera (Burt Reynolds) and some of Verdugo´s men are seen with Single Action Army revolvers.
Rifles
Winchester Model 1892
Sarita (Raquel Welch) and many of the Yaquis are armed with Winchester Model 1892's. In the battle of the train Lyedecker (Jim Brown), Joe Herrera (Burt Reynolds) and some of the soldiers use 1892's as well.
Springfield M1903
Soldiers and Yaquis Indians are frequently equipped with Springfield M1903 rifles.
Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896
The consignment for the Indians, which bought Joe Herrera, consists Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896 rifles.
M1 Garand
Yaqui Humara (Michael Forest) and some soldiers carry M1 Garand rifles, a rather grave anachronism considering the fact the M1 Garand wasn't designed until the late 1920's and production didn't start until 1936, almost 25 years after the film takes place.
Berthier Model 1907-15 Rifle
Soldiers from the firing squads were equipped with Berthier Model 1907-15 rifles.
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1897
Sarita (Raquel Welch) in the battle of the train shoots a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun.
Machine Guns
Vickers Machine Gun
The soldiers in train were equipped with Vickers Machine Guns, Maxim 1895s and Gatling Guns. This weapons are seized after the conquest of the train by Yaquis Indians.
Maxim 1895
Gatling Gun
Others
Unidentified cannon
On the military train but also in the train station was also deployed artillery.
