The Great Silence

The following firearms were used in the film The Great Silence:

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The Great Silence (1968)

Mauser C96

Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) uses a Mauser C96 with a wooden stock/holster as his primary weapon throughout the movie.

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C96 "Broomhandle" Mauser fitted with holster/stock combo - 7.63x25mm..

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Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) with his Mauser C96 and rifle stock attached.

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Silence setting up his C96.

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Single Action Army

The Single Action Army is seen in the hands of everyone else in the movie.

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Colt Single Action Army w/ 5.5" barrel known as the "Artillery" model - .45 Long Colt

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Loco (Klaus Kinski) with a Single Action Army.

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Bounty-hunters executing the outlaws with Colt's SAA.

Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy"

The Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" is seen in hands of many "good" and "bad" guys in this movie. Looks like the "Yellow Boy" (like Colt's SAA also) was kinda wholebought for the film.

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Sheriff Burnett (Frank Wolff) is trying to make his frozen Winchester 1866 works.

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Then he is going to use it like a bludgeon.

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Silence's father is loading his Winchester 1866.

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He is also showing a good trigger discipline.

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Pollicut's "Sheriff" is also using the "Yellow Boy".

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Here you can see four "Yellow Boys".

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Loko is hasty clearing his Winchester from snow, because he just took it from hiding place.

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Bounty-hunter is showing very bad trigger discipline.

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Almost every bounty-hunter in the execution scene has a Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy".