A Colt Walker 1847 with a cartridge conversion kit (to allow the use of modern blanks) is carried by Augustus McCrae (Robert Duvall) throughout the four part film.
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In Part 2, one of the robbers is seen using the 10" "Buntline Special" Single Action Army with a nickel finish when he and his partner try to rob Rosco Brown (Barry Corbin).
One of the robbers who holds up Rosco Brown (Barry Corbin) is armed with a 10 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun. He even claims it is a 10 Gauge and asks his partner to shoot him so he won't tear up his clothes with the shotgun blast.
Dan Suggs (Gavan O'Herlihy) also carries a Colt Lightning 1877 revolver, which he uses to finish off Frog Lip (Julius Tennon) after he is wounded trying to steal horses and then uses it to kill two farmers they come across.
Gus specifically says he doesn't know what kind of Indians they are fighting. If they were Kiowa, he would have recognized them though as he has fought the Kiowa before. Also, generally speaking, the Kiowa didn't range as far north as Montana, having migrated down from Canada some years previous.
Sharps 1874 Long Range
One of Blue Duck's thugs fires shots at Gus (Robert Duvall) while he takes cover behind his horse in Part 2, using a Sharps 1874 Long Range rifle fitted with a telescopic sight.
These are probably Blackfoot Indians. The Kiowa ranged much further south.
Colt New Service
One of Blue Duck's thugs firing at Gus McGrae (Robert Duvall) in Part 2 is seen using a Colt New Service revolver, which is extremely anachronistic for the time, but is typically used by actors who cannot fire a single action gun fast enough for film standards.
The first Mexican cook of the group, Bolivar, carries a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun in Part 1 and 2. Guards outside Blue Duck's (Frederic Forrest) jail cell in Part 4 also carry shotguns.
Augustus McCrae (Robert Duvall) uses a militarized Remington Rolling Block as a crutch to walk on when his leg is shot up with poisoned arrows in Part 4.
In Part 3, Big Zwey (Frederick Coffin) uses an unknown rifle to hunt buffalo, before returning to beat Luke (Steve Buscemi) for making advances on "his woman".
Famous to all who have seen the film, Gus comically added this Latin phrase to his sign without any idea as to what it says. Call asks "What if it's an invitation to rob you?" and he replies, "If any man can read that, he's welcome to." While the translation is impossible to translate exactly, the basic translation most people agree on is "A grape changes color (ripens) when it sees another grape."
