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Big Jake
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Film directed by George Sherman in 1971, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. When Martha McCandle's grandson is kidnapped and his ranchers slaughtered by John Fain and his men, her husband Jake, their sons Michael and James, the indian Sam and Jake's dog Dog, go after the badguys, who are holding Jake's grandson for a ransom of one million dollars.
Colt Single Action Army
Jake McCandles (John Wayne), John Fain (Richard Boone) and James McCandles (Patrick Wayne) all use the Colt Single Action Army throughout the move. It's also used by other characters.
Double Barrel "Coach" Shotgun
In Big Jake various short double barreled shotguns are almost the co-stars. Multiple characters use them.
Jake MCCandles (John Wayne) uses 2 twin double-barrel shotguns in the movie. He refers to them as "my Greeners". Greener was and still is a British maker of fine shotguns. He gives one to Sam (Bruce Cabot), who, along with his knife, uses it as his main weapon.
A double barreled shotgun us used by the kidnappers as well. Most notably by John Fain (Richard Boone) during the climactic gunfight between him and Jake McCandles who is using one of his Greener shotguns.
According to Hollywood Guns and Props. Stembridge Gun Rental invoices to Batjac Productions for Big Jake indicates the rental of 5 American Gun Company (Crescent F.A.) short barrel shotguns to the production, not actually "Greeners."
Model 1866 Remington Derringer
Hollywood Guns and Props has a copy of the invoice for the gun rental on this picture and it is listed on that invoice as Liberty Arms .38 Cal Deringer #14XXX.
Jake McCandles (John Wayne) carries a Double-barrel, Remington 1866 Derringer, as a backup to his Colt SAA, which he loans to his grandson at the end of the movie. Jake McCandles calls the littel Derringer "Betsy". Hollywood Guns and Props has a copy of the invoice for the gun rental on this picture and it is listed on that invoice as Liberty Arms .38 Cal Deringer #14XXX.
Movie prop: "Bergmann 1911"
Jake's son, Michael (Christopher Mitchum), carries a semiauto pistol, which is suposed to be a "Bergmann 1911". Actually, it is a movie prop, made using a Walther P-38:
The gun has been modified to look similar to this pistol: a Bergmann 1896
Winchester 1892
In the second scene in the film, Jake (John Wayne) is seen aiming a Winchester 1892 at the guys who are about to hang the Scottish sheepherder. Fain and several of his men use Winchesters to ambush the car convoy.
Sniper rifles
Michael's main weapon is a bolt action sniper rifle which he uses to shoot a deer, the badguy sniper and Fain in the back. The badguy sniper uses one as well, and wounds Jake in the leg moments before being shot twice by Michael.
Batjac Productions rental invoices from Stembridge Gun Rentals indicate 4 scoped hunting rifles were rented. 2 Qty Mauser Danzig Sporting Rifles 30/06 are listed on invoice, which were used by Dean Smith as the bad guy in the raid on the ranch and shooting from the bell tower. The other two guns listed on this invoice were 1 Qty Springfield and 1 Qty Remington M721 scoped rifles which were used by Christopher Mitchum in his role as Michael.