The Sons of Great Bear (Die Söhne der großen Bärin)

The Sons of Great Bear Error creating thumbnail: File missing DVD Cover Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing East Germany Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yugoslavia Directed by Josef Mach Release Date 1966 Language German Studio DEFA Bosna Film Main Cast Character Actor Tokei-Ihto Gojko Mitic Jim Fred 'Red Fox' Clark Jirí Vrstala Tobias Rolf Römer Major Smith Hans Hardt-Hardtloff Lt. Roach Gerhard Rachold Kate Karin Beewen Pitt Hannjo Hasse Ben Helmut Schreiber

The Sons of Great Bear (German title Die Söhne der großen Bärin; literally "The Sons of the Great She-Bear") is a 1966 East German-Yugoslavian adventure film, starring Gojko Mitic as Tokei-Ihto, chief of Lakota tribe. The movie started the genre of the "Ostern" or "Red Western".

The following weapons were used in the film The Sons of Great Bear:

Revolvers

Single Action Army

Red Fox Clark (Jirí Vrstala) and some other charactres use Single Action Army Cavalry Model revolvers.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

2nd Generation Colt Single Action Army w/ 7.5" barrel known as the "Cavalry" model - Nickel plated model - .45 LC

File:Jirí Vrstala-SAA.jpg

Red Fox with a gun in the Indian´s village.

File:Hannjo Hasse-SAA.jpg

One of Fox´s men, Pitt (Hannjo Hasse) fires at Indians.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

A grip of SAA in seen in Pitt's holster.

File:Karin Beewen-SAA.jpg

Cate Smith (Karin Beewen) aims her revolver at Takei-Ihto.

File:Cowbaoy-SAA-sgb.jpg

A settler prevents the convoy against the Indians attack by firing a SAA revolver.

Smith & Wesson Schofield

Smith & Wesson Schofield revolvers are seen in hands of Lt. Roach (Gerhard Rachold) and Pitt (Hannjo Hasse) (both have Webley .455 Mk VI revolvers in previous scenes).

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Smith & Wesson Schofield Model 3 with nickel finish - .45 Schofield

File:Gerhard Rachold-SAA.jpg

Lt. Roach holds a Smith & Wesson Schofield revolver.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Another view of Roach's revolver.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Pitt holds a Smith & Wesson at the left.

Webley .455 Mk VI

Some army officers, Indians and gold prospectors are armed with Webley .455 Mk VI revolvers.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

A settler holds a Webley.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

A settler fires a Webley.

File:Hans Hardt-Hardtloff-Webley.jpg

Major Smith (Hans Hardt-Hardtloff) aims his gun at gold-diggers.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Lt. Roach (Gerhard Rachold) holds a Webley (later he is seen with a Smith & Wesson revolver).

File:Indian-Webley.jpg

One of the Indian chiefs with a revolver in his hand.

File:Hannjo Hasse-Webley.jpg

Pitt (Hannjo Hasse) fires at Tokei-Ihto.

File:GM-Webley-detail.jpg

In the final battle Tokei-Ihto used the Fox´s gun against other gold-diggers.

Smith & Wesson Victory Model

Some minor character are armed with Smith & Wesson Victory Model revolvers.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Smith & Wesson Victory Model - this is a British "Lend Lease" version chambered in .38 S&W

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

A settler fires.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

A closer view of the revolver.

Unidentified revolvers

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

A man drops his revolver, being shot.

File:SGB-Revolver-5.jpg

An Indian warrior fires a revolver.

Rifles

Winchester Model 1873

Numerous characters use Winchester Model 1873 rifles.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Winchester Model 1873 carbine - 1st generation rifle - .44-40

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Indians with Winchester rifles.

File:GM-Winchester1873.jpg

Tokei-Ihto (Gojko Mitic) with a rifle during the attack at the convoy of a settlers.

File:Kati Székely-W1873.jpg

On the perilous journey to Canada Tokei-Inho gives a rifle to his wife Vinonah (Kati Szekély).

File:HH-Winchester1873.jpg

Pitt (Hannjo Hasse) looks for Indian gold with a rifle ready to fire.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

File:JV-Winchester1873.jpg

Red Fox (Jirí Vrstala) in vain trying to shoot down Tokei-Inho from the horse in the final duel.

Spencer 1860 Carbine

In one scene Pitt (Hannjo Hasse) holds a Spencer 1860 Carbine.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Spencer Model 1860 Carbine - .56-56 Spencer rimfire

Error creating thumbnail: File missing