The Wild Bunch
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The Wild Bunch William Holden as the leader of an aging outlaw gang at the beginning of the 20th century who make one last score and are pursued into Mexico by a posse led by a former ally. The film is considered director Sam Peckinpah 's finest film, but was highly controversial at the time due to its extreme violence and themes. In 2006, the restored version of the film was released on DVD under the title The Wild Bunch: The Original Director's Cut . The film's influence can be seen in the works of director John Woo and Walter Hill as well.
The following weapons were used in the film The Wild Bunch :
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Handguns Colt M1911/Star Model B The members of the "Wild Bunch", most notably Pike Bishop, Dutch Engstrom, Lyle Gorch, and Angel, use Colt M1911 pistols. As with many other films made during this time, 9mm Star Model B pistols were used instead as they were more reliable with blanks. The German government official with Gen. Mapache notes that the "Wild Bunch" are carrying them, noting to tell them that they cannot be acquired legally by private citizens. In the film, you can see that they use both M1911's and Star Model B's as well, the pictures from the film below you can tell the difference from a M1911 to Star Model B, just by looking at the diameter of the barrel and size.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Star Model B - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dutch stands in the payroll office with his M1911 drawn. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The external extractor on Pike's M1911 clearly identifies it as a Star Model B. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee draws his M1911 on the hostages. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pike puts a wounded gang member out of his misery with a M1911 during their escape . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Angel shoots his ex-fiancee with a M1911 when he sees her with Gen. Mapache. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lyle and Tector shoot barrels of alcohol when out partying with prostitutes from Agua Verde. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Angel's Model B sits in his holster as he tells the Wild Bunch that his villagers are going to take a crate of rifles and ammunition. In the screencap it appears to be two-toned, it could the lighting or the finish is well worn. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After shooting Gen. Mapache, Pike spins around with his M1911 and Winchester '97 in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pike shoots a German military advisor. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lyle fires his M1911 during the final shootout, double-wielding with his Winchester shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pike reloads when he and Dutch are cornered during the final shootout. Single Action Army Of the "Wild Bunch", Pike Bishop, Dutch Engstrom, and Tector Gorch keep a Single Action Army as a secondary sidearm. Deke Thornton and the rest of his posse pack SAAs and they seem to be the standard sidearm of the Mexican Army, including Major Zamorra (Jorge Russick ). Other anonymous characters use them as well.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Single Action Army w/ 5" barrel known as the "Artillery" model - .45 Long Colt Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the vigilantes with Rev. Wainscoat (Dub Taylor ) carries a Single Action Army. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mexican soldier holds his own New Service and Dutch's SAA after Angel shoots his ex-fiancee Teresa. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maj. Zamorra holds a Single Action Army. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pike with his SAA drawn during the train robbery. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tector fires his SAA at the Thornton posse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Gen. Mapache's men fires an SAA during the military battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mexican soldier is shot while firing his Single Action Army. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dutch, SAA in hand, rushes to Pike's side. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pike's unfired Single Action Army sits in his holster after the final shootout. Colt New Service Some of the Mexican soldiers carry Colt New Service revolvers. In both flashbacks, a lawman arresting Thornton and a jealous husband who wounds Pike each use a New Service. Pat Harrigan also keeps one in his waistband.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt New Service M1917 - .45 ACP (in moon clips). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pat Harrigan reaches in his pocket, revealing a New Service. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A lawman shoots Deke in the shoulder before arresting him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The lawman looks for Pike, who escaped. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mexican soldier holds his own New Service and Dutch's SAA after Angel shoots his ex-fiancee Teresa. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The jealous husband kills his wife and shoots Pike in the leg. Smith & Wesson Model 10 One of Mapache's soldiers holds a Smith & Wesson Model 10 on Angel during the gang's first night in Agua Verde.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier guards Angel. Enfield No.2 Mk.I* Some of the Mexican soldiers are armed with British Enfield No.2 revolvers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Enfield No.2 Mk.1* - .38 S&W Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mexican is shot while drawing his Enfield revolver. Luger P08 The Mexican prostitute that shoots Pike in the back during the final shootout uses a Luger P08 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The prostitute draws her Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing She drops her Luger when Pike fires a round from his Winchester '97 shotgun into her. Rifles & Carbines Springfield M1903A3 Some of the U.S. Army and Mexican Army soldiers in the film use Springfield M1903A3 rifles. Tector (Ben Johnson ) uses one while dressed as an Army corporal and in some scenes after. Coffer (Strother Martin ), a member of Thornton's posse, uses one as well, at one point telling T.C. to dig a bullet out of a corpse to see if it is one of his .30-06 rounds. Coffer's M1903A3 is the World War II variant, making it anachronistic for a film taking place between 1913 and 1916. The rifles used on the film were made by National Ordnance.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine - .32WCF/.38-40/.44-40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing T.C. prepares for the rooftop ambush with his Winchester '92. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Deke, T.C., and another posse member fire their Model '92s down on the Wild Bunch bandits. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Deke fires his Winchester Model 1892. Error creating thumbnail: File missing T.C. aims his Winchester '92. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Deke tries to aim his Winchester through the smoke on the rooftop. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dutch taps his Winchester '92 against the crates of rifles to alert the soldiers on the train that he is holding a gun on them. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pike fires at Thornton's posse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing T.C.'s Winchester '92. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Deke aims his Winchester just before the bridge is blown up. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Angel during the weapons trade with the Mexicans. Winchester Model 1892 Pat Harrigan (Albert Dekker ) fires a Winchester Model 1892 (not a Saddle Ring Carbine like the other characters carry) when he sits on the rooftop with the posse he hired.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1892 -.32WCF/.38-40/.44-40/.25-20. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Harrigan fires at the Wild Bunch. Sharps 1874 Rifle Freddy Sykes (Edmond O'Brien ) carries a Sharps 1874 Rifle with him throughout the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sharps 1874 - .45-70. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser 1912 Some of Mapache's soldiers use Steyr-made Mauser 1912 Short Rifles . These were purchased by Mexico around the time the movie is set.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peruvian Mauser M1935 (.30-06), very similar to the 1912 Short Rifle Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mexican soldiers march, some with Mauser '98s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mexican soldier shoots another Mexican soldier for instigating a fight when the Wild Bunch reveals the Browning M1917. Shotguns Winchester Model 1897 Many of the "Wild Bunch" use Winchester Model 1897 riot shotguns, most notably Pike Bishop (William Holden ), Dutch Engstrom (Ernest Borgnine ), Lyle Gorch (Warren Oates ), and Angel (Jaime Sanchez ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1897 Riot Shotgun (non-takedown version which is the version seen in the movie) - 12 gauge. This particular weapon is an IAC imported clone. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dressed as U.S. Army soldiers, the gang prepares to rob a Texas railroad payroll office. Lyle Gorch holds a Winchester '97. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A gang member fires a round from a Winchester '97 at the rooftop posse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1897 muzzle flash Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gang member shooting the 1897 shotgun Error creating thumbnail: File missing Angel literally rolls onto the train with his Model 1897. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Angel aims his Winchester '97 at an engineer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lyle rides on the front of the train with his 1897. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dutch nervously trades guns with the Mexican soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the gang's memorable march towards their final confrontation, Pike, Dutch, and Lyle carry Winchester '97 shotguns while Tector handles a Winchester '92 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lyle fires his Winchester Model 1897 during the final shootout in Agua Verde. Winchester Model 1912 Clarence "Crazy" Lee (Bo Hopkins ) uses a Winchester Model 1912 during the opening payroll robbery.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 1912 Riot Gun - 12 gauge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee waits with his Model '12, anxiously asking if he can kill the hostages. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee taunts the hostages. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee shoots his hostages when they try and run away. Single Barrel Shotgun A single barrel shotgun is used by a town resident to shoot one of Pikes gang members in the face. The shotgun has a very long barrel giving the impression that this citizen grabbed his duck gun and tried to help fight the gang.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the single barrel shotgun Error creating thumbnail: File missing Killed by gang member Double-Barreled Shotgun One of the Wild Bunch's anonymous gang members fires a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun during the opening robbery.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing J. Stevens and Company 1878 - 12 gauge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bandit fires at the rooftop posse. Machine Gun Browning M1917 The Wild Bunch steals a .30-06 water-cooled Browning M1917 machine gun and gives it to Mapache "as a gift". Mapache (Emilio Fernandez ) fires it wildly when trying to find out how to use it. Later in the film, Pike, Lyle, and Tector each fire it at the Mexicans during the final shootout. This gun is most likely an anachronism as the film takes place during Pershing's time in Mexico, which was before the M1917's development.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1917 - .30-06 Springfield File:Wildb-b17a.jpg Tector and Lyle show the gang the M1917 they find. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lyle rides through Mexico with the Browning mounted on the wagon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tector and Lyle prepare the M1917 for presentation to the Mexicans, confusing them and causing one to fire at it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Mexicans try to load ammunition. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The gun fires wildly in the hands of the Mexicans as everyone in Agua Verde runs for cover. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mapache loses control of the Browning M1917. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German officer prepares to fire at the Wild Bunch during the final shootout. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tector wipes out some of the Mexicans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lyle turns the machine gun towards Mapache's men. 
