Amongst Vultures (original German title Unter Geiern, alternative English title Frontier Hellcat) is a 1964 Eurowestern directed by Alfred Vohrer. It is the sixth movie in Winnetou film series, based on the novels by Karl May. In Amongst Vultures Winnetou (Pierre Brice) and his friend Old Surehand (Stewart Granger) help the Texas settlers and the Shoshone tribe to counter the vile plans of "Vultures" gang to kindle the war on frontier.
The following weapons were used in the film Amongst Vultures:
All "Vultures", including their chief Preston (Sieghardt Rupp), his second-in-command Stewart (Voja Miric) and "Reverend" Weller (Miha Baloh), carry Arminius revolvers, identified by the typical shape of the frame, ejector rod and sometimes seen logo. The exact model, however, is hard to identify as the revolvers has 6" barrels and 5-shot cylinders that doesn't exist together on early 60s Arminius revolvers. Best matching model is Arminius HW-7 that has exposed ejector rod on its early version but it appeared only after 1965, as most sources claim. Except for "Vultures", Arminius revolvers are also seen in hands of Martin Bauman Jr. (Gotz George) and Baker Jr. (Terence Hill) (although main guns of both characters are Single Action Army revolvers). Annie Dillman (Elke Sommer) manages to disarm "Vulture" Bloomfield (Dusan Bulajic) when she is abducted. Baker Sr. (Vladimir Medar) takes a revolver from slain "Vulture" during the final battle.
Martin Bauman Jr. (Gotz George), Wabble (Milan Srdoc) and Baker Jr. (Terence Hill) carry Single Action Army revolvers of "Quick-Draw" model. Preston's henchman Gordon (Louis Velle), posing as the US Army Lt., is armed with "Cavalry" model. The revolvers appear to be European replicas.
Gordon (Louis Velle) also carries a Derringer as backup weapon. Old Surehand (Stewart Granger) disarms Gordon and finds that the gun belonged to Surehand's slain friend. The Derringer isn't seen close enough to be identified for sure but its general outlook with "bird's beak" grip resembles Colt Thuer Derringer (probably it's an European replica as original Derringers are rarely seen in Old World).
Various characters, including Wabble (Milan Srdoc), Martin Bauman Sr. (Walter Barnes), Annie Dillman (Elke Sommer), Judge George Leader (Renato Baldini), Bauman's farmhands Davy (Mirko Boman) and Jemmy (Vladimir Bacic), and numerous settlers, use single shot top-break hunting rifles. Such rifles were (and still are) produced by various manufacturers in Europe and America.
Some Shoshone warriors, including chief Wokadeh (Gojko Mitic), carry another model of single shot rifle. They appear to be German Schuetzen Rifles with Martini Henry action.
A Flintlock Musket, used as decoration, is also seen in the dining hall on Bauman's farm. It has the shortened stock that makes it look like a hunting gun rather than a military one.
