The following guns were used in the film Blazing Saddles
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blazing Saddles (1974)
Please note, this film contains offensive terms used in a humorous manner so any racist terms quoted on this page are for comedy reasons only .
Single Action Army As with most westerns, near everyone in the film carries a Single Action Army revolver. Sheriff Bart (Cleavon Little ) carries a 5 1/2" Artillery with a nickel finish and pearl grips, while Jim (Gene Wilder ) carries a pair of nickel plated 7 1/2" Cavalries.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Single Action Army 5 1/2" Artillery - .45 Long Colt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "I hired you people to try to get a little track laid, not to jump around like a bunch of Kansas City faggots." Taggart (Slim Pickens ) with a 4 3/4" Quickdraw Single Action Army with a nickel finish. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Howard Johnson (John Hillerman ) and Sam Johnson (Richard Collier ) point their Single Action Armies at Bart, the new town Sheriff. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A town member readies his Single Action Army as Bart stands at the podium. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Nobody move or the nigger gets it." Bart holds his SAA on himself to fool the dumb townspeople into dropping their weapons. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Oh baby, you are so talented! And they are so dumb !" Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taggart's men level their SAAs on Bart. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good shot of Bart's SAA in its holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim aims his SAA at the dynamite in the town, about a good mile away! Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine Despite being anachronistic (although it doesn't really matter in this film, since at one point it jumps from 1874 to 1974), some of the townspeople are seen loading up Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbines when Bart (Cleavon Little ) introduces himself as the new Sheriff. Several are also seen in the gun rack at the Sheriff's Department.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1892 - .38-40 WCF. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A townsmember chambers his Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several Winchester 1892s are seen in the Sheriff's Department gun rack. 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun Some of Taggart's (Slim Pickens ) men are seen using 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotguns with exposed hammers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charles Parker 1878 Shotgun - 12 Gauge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A thug behind Lyle (Burton Gilliam ) holds a Double Barreled Shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sideview of same. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guard stands at the gallows armed with a Double Barreled Shotgun. Springfield 1903 Prop Gun The dancers during Lili Von Schtupp's (Madeline Kahn ) performance fire prop firing Springfield 1903 rifles into the air. Later on, German WWII soldiers are also seen with them, which is factually incorrect enough to not require comment.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Springfield 1903 - .30-06. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lili's dancers with prop Springfield 1903 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Better sideshots of the rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers holding Springfield 1903 prop rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lili and the German soldiers sing around a fire. Trapdoor Springfield 1873 Two Civil War soldiers in the "bad guy" lineup have Trapdoor Springfield 1873 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trapdoor Springfield 1873 - .45-70. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Civil War soldier seen left holding a Trapdoor Springfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A better shot of one of the Trapdoor Springfields. Remington 1866 Derringer Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman ) carries a nickel plated Remington 1866 Derringer as his sidearm in the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 1866 Derringer - .41 caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hedley Lamarr shoots a bad guy for chewing gum in line. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hedley fires his Remington 1866 Derringer into the air. He fires two shots but somehow has a third to shoot Taggart in the foot. Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Two Arabian "bad guys" are seen holding Afghan-style Brown Bess Flintlock Muskets while waiting in line.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Brown Bess Infantry musket from 1722-1768 - .78 caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Arabian "bad guy" with a Brown Bess musket slung over his back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another Arabian with a Brown Bess. Blazing Saddles Television Pilot "Black Bart" The following guns were used in the failed TV show spin-off of the film:
Remington 1875 (mock-up) Sheriff Bart (Louis Gossett Jr. ) carries a Remington 1875 visually mocked up to resemble an older and cheaper Remington 1858 New Army .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 1875 - .45 Long Colt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 1858 New Army - .44 Caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bart holds his mocked up Remington 1875 on the salesman. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Here you can see the ejector rod is on the right side, unlike a Single Action Army , which has it on the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note the fake cylinder rod you typically see on a Remington 1858. Single Action Army Sheriff Bart (Louis Gossett Jr. ) tries out a gun salesman's 4 3/4" Quickdraw Single Action Army with a nickel finish and pearl grips throughout the episode. At the end, Howard Johnson claims he bought the gun but is trick by Bart into trading it for his piece of junk "pig gun". Jim carries two blued 5 1/2" Artillery Single Action Armies as well. The bad guy in the episode also carries a 7 1/2" Cavalry version.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Single Action Army 4 3/4" Quick Draw - .45 Long Colt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The salesman shows Bart his Single Action Army. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The bad guy forces bar patrons to dance. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bart holds his SAA on the bad guy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim shows off his spinning talents with his two Artillery SAAs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim quickdraws his SAA and lights a man's match with it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The bad guy aims his Cavalry SAA at the protagonists. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Howard Johnson shows Bart the SAA he wanted before Bart tricks him into trading it. Winchester 1892 Several Winchester 1892 rifles are seen on the gun rack in the Sheriff's Department. The bad guy and his men are also seen firing them at the protagonists in the woods.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1892 - .38-40 WCF. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several Winchester 1892s on the rack in the Sheriff's Department. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The bad guy and his men fire Winchester 1892s at Bart. Remington 1866 Derringer Lili Von Schtupp is seen using Remington 1866 Derringer to save Bart at the end of the episode.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 1866 Derringer - .44 caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lili holds up the bad guys with her Remington 1866 Derringer. 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun A candy store owner holds up a thieving little boy with a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun before Sheriff Bart (Louis Gossett Jr. ) intervenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charles Parker 1878 Shotgun - 12 Gauge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The candy store owner holds up a little boy with his shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bart sticks a pastry on the muzzle of the shotgun. 
