Hostiles is a 2017 Western movie directed by Scott Cooper (Black Mass) and starring Christian Bale as Captain Joseph Blocker, a legendary veteran of the Civil War who is ordered by the Army to escort Yellow Hawk (Wes Studi), an aging Cheyenne war chief, back to his homeland in Montana due to his terminal illness. Along the way, they take along Rosalee Quaid (Rosamund Pike), whose family was massacred by Comanches.
The following weapons were used in the film Hostiles:
Single Action Army "Cavalry" model revolvers are sidearms of many US Army cavalrymen, notably Captain Joseph J. Blocker (Christian Bale), Lt. Rudy Kidder (Jesse Plemons), Master Sgt. Thomas Metz (Rory Cochrane), and Corp. Henry Woodson (Jonathan Majors). In one scene Rosalee Quaid (Rosamund Pike) is seen with a "Cavalry" revolver, taken from a killed Comanche warrior (she also holds a revolver on the movie poster). "Cavalry" revolvers are also used by landowner Cyrus Lounde (Scott Wilson), one of his sons Silas Lounde (Brian Duffy), and by Comanche war chief Buffalo Man (David Midthunder) and Yellow Hawk's son Black Hawk (Adam Beach).
Corp. Henry Woodson (Jonathan Majors) carries a Sharps 1859 Carbine in saddle holster. In reality Sharps 1859 was phased out in 1864 while the film is set in 1892.
Several US cavalrymen are armed with Spencer 1860 Carbines, notably Lt. Rudy Kidder (Jesse Plemons), Sgt. Paul Malloy (Ryan Bingham), and Corp. Molinor (Stafford Douglas). Unlike Sharps carbines, Spencer carbines were still in use in the late 19th century.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingReplica Springfield Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine "Trapdoor Springfield" built by Uberti Arms - .45-70Error creating thumbnail: File missingSentries in Fort Berringer, New Mexico hold Trapdoor carbines. The Trapdoor breech and the saddle ring of the carbine at the left are seen quite well.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnother view of a sentry's Trapdoor carbine. The sword on his belt is supposed to be an M1832 Foot Artillery Sword, due to visible brass hilt and crossguard.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnother view of a sentry's Trapdoor carbine.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSeveral of the cavalrymen in formation hold Trapdoor carbines. They differ from Spencers by the fully wooden handguard and more rounded trigger guard.
Trivia
Two 12 pounder M1841 mountain howitzers are seen in Fort Winslow, Colorado. These artillery pieces were phased out in mid-1860s and replaced with 1.65-inch M1875 mountain guns.
