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The Wild Bunch

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Colt M1911

Colt 1911s are used by the "Wild Bunch", consisting of Pike Bishop (William Holden), Dutch Engstrom (Ernest Borgnine), Lyle Gorch (Warren Oates), and Tector Gorch (Ben Johnson). In actuality though they were not used in the film because they couldn't be made to function with blanks so stand-in Star Model B pistols were used when they had to be fired.

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Star Model B Pistol in 9mm
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Pike with a Star Model B (note the external extractor) standing in for a 1911.

Colt Single Action Army

The Colt Single Action Army serves as a second sidearm to many, such as Pike Bishop (William Holden), in the film.

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Colt Single Action Army w/ 5" barrel known as the "Artillery" model. The most common of the SAA revolvers as it is just the right length. .45 Long Colt
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Pike with his Colt SAA

Webley Mk VI

The British .455 Webley Mk VI revolver is used by one of the Mexican soldiers.

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Webley Mk VI .455 Webley
Webley Mk.VI .455
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A Mexican soldier with a Webley

Mauser Gewehr 1898

Many of the Mexican soldiers use Mauser Gewehr 1898s at the end of the film.

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Mauser Gewehr 1898 7.92x57mm Mauser

Springfield M1903A4

A Springfield M1903A4 is wielded by the few U.S. Army soldiers in the film as well as some of the posse including Coffer (Strother Martin. Coffer is using the WW2 version, not the pre-WW1 model. Since the story is set sometime during the years 1913-1916 it's anachronistic.

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Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06
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Springfield M1903 Transitional (pre-WW2) issue - .30-06
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The World War 2 Springfield Rifle - the Model 03-A3. This was a simplified version of the 1903 to supplement the M1 Garand for troops in World War 2. Many Marines and Army rangers hit the battlefield with the 03-A3. This example was built at the Remington plant. During World War 2 - only Remington and Smith Corona (the typewriter company) built 03A3 rifles from the original WW1 tooling from Rock Island - .30-06
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The posse fires their Springfields
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Coffer with his M1903A4

Winchester Model 1892

Dutch Engstrom (Ernest Borgnine) uses one while robbing the train and members of the posse, such as Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan), use it as well. This rifle is frequently mistaken for the Winchester Model 1894, but in fact all of the lever-guns in this movie are the Model 92. (The shape of the receiver is similar but differs near the trigger, with the Model 94 being more squarish and the Model 92 having a slight downward bulge.) Like all the Winchester lever-action rifles, the Winchester 92 was designed by John Moses Browning (who also designed the Colt 1911 pistol). It was the last Winchester designed for black powder cartridges, and was manufactured from 1892 up into the 1930s. The Model 92 remains a favorite of Hollywood prop men even today because it easily cycles various types of black powder blank cartridges used during film productions, unlike the much more finicky mechanism of the Model 94, which was designed with the tighter tolerances required by smokeless powder.

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Winchester 1892 -.32WCF/.38-40/.44-40.
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Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine - .32WCF/.38-40/.44-40.
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Deke with a Winchester '92

Winchester Model 1897

Pike Bishop (William Holden) carried a Winchester Model 1897 riot gun. This is a militarized version known as a "trench gun".

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Winchester 1897 trench gun version

Winchester Model 1912

Used by various members of the bunch such as Dutch, Lyle, and Tector as their shotgun of choice. Clarence "Crazy" Lee (Bo Hopkins) used one during the opening robbery. The external hammer is visible when pumped.

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Winchester Model 1912 "Trench" with heat shield and 1917 bayonet lug.
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Winchester Model 1912 used during a bank robbery by Crazy Lee.

Browning M1917

The machine gun looks a lot like the .30-06 Browning M1917 water cooled machine gun. But the movie takes place before then as Pershing is referenced to still be operating in Mexico. So it just might be an anachronism.

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Browning M1917 - .30-06‎