Il mercenario
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A Professional Gun (Il mercenario) (USA DVD Title: The Mercenary ) is a 1968 Italian western of the Mexican Revolution directed by Sergio Corbucci . Starring Franco Nero as a Polish mercenary, who arrive in the Mexico, Tony Musante as Paco Roman, boss of the Mexican revolutionary bunch and Jack Palance as the casino owner Ricciolo alias 'Curly'. Their paths cross, when they desires to get the treasure of García brothers, owners of silver mines.
The following weapons were used in the film A Professional Gun (Il mercenario) :
Astra 400
Mercenary Sergei "Polish" Kowalski (Franco Nero ) carries an Astra 400 pistol.
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Single Action Army
Numerous characters use Single Action Army revolvers.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Paco (Tony Musante ) aims a revolver at the prison warden.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mexican officer pulls his gun on Paco and Kowalski when he arrests them.
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Webley Bulldog
Ricciolo 'Curly' (Jack Palance ), the casino owner, carries a Webley Bulldog .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Belgian version of Webley Bulldog with folding trigger - .320
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Sharps Model 4 "Bulldog" Pepperbox
Several characters are equipped with a Sharps Model 4 "Bulldog" Pepperbox pistol.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Studs (Franco Ressel ) receives a Pepperbox from Curly to kill Kowalski.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Curly (Jack Palance ) uses the same gun to shoot the owner of a silver mine.
Smith & Wesson .44 Double action
Studs (Franco Ressel ) and also Garcia's Cousin (Tito García ) own a Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action revolver.
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Winchester 1894
All the main characters use Winchester Model 1894s .
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Winchester 1892
Sergei Kowalski (Franco Nero ) fires a Winchester Model 1892 at the plane.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine - .32WCF/.38-40/.44-40/.25-20.
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1916 Spanish Mauser
Mexican soldiers and several characters are armed with 1916 Spanish Mausers .
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Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun
Paco´s bunch widely use a Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski (Franco Nero ) purchased a machine gun.
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Vickers MK1 Machine Gun
A modified Vickers MK1 Machine Gun is seen at the climax.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier guards the condemned men.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski (Franco Nero ) grabs the Vickers and covers his escaping friends..
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F1 hand grenade
Ricciolo 'Curly' (Jack Palance ) used F1 hand grenades .
F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1935 fuse.
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Cannon
Col. Alfonso Garcia (Eduardo Fajardo ) deployed against rebels the artillery.
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Trivia
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