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Error creating thumbnail: File missingColt Single Action Army w/ 5" barrel. (Used by Jason Robards and Charles Bronson in film, with blued finish.)Error creating thumbnail: File missingCheyenne takes Harmonica's blued 5" Artillery SAA and rolls it to him. Harmonica declines Cheyenne's challenge. This revolver has an extremely small bore despite the large bore chambers in .44 or .45; the barrel also lacks a front sight and is probably aluminum. The gun is likely a dedicated blank-firing fast draw competition gun and, given Harmonica's method of firing it, may be modified internally to be "fanned."Error creating thumbnail: File missingSnakey (Jack Elam) plays with his SAA while waiting for Harmonica's (Charles Bronson) train to arrive. Note the the brass trigger guard. While the brass trigger guard may indicate that this is not a genuine Colt, it may be that a Model 1851 grip frame and one piece grip were added for appearances.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA thug on the train searches for Cheyenne with a 5" SAA.Error creating thumbnail: File missingColt Single Action Army w/ 7.5" barrel. (Used by Henry Fonda in film, with nickel finish.)Error creating thumbnail: File missingFrank uses his nickel 7.5" Cavalry model Single Action Army to murder a young boy in cold blood.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFrank points his SAA at at Harmonica when he attempts to sneak on the train. This revolver would shoot very high as the front sight has been lowered and rounded; factory 1873 revolvers are seen with high front sights due to the "dwell time" of heavy .44WCF and .45 Colt bullets.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFrank fires his SAA in the town.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFrank holding his SAA during the showdown with Harmonica.
Winchester Model 1892 "Mare's Leg"
Stoney (Woody Strode) uses a sawed down Winchester Model 1892 rifle, nicknamed "Mare's Leg" as his weapon of choice. The gun has a trigger pin attached to the lever for rapid fire, meaning he uses it more as a quick draw gun than for accuracy. Aside from dramatic effect, the automatic fire pin serves no purpose in the film because the gun is fired only once by "slipping" the hammer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSawed-off Winchester '92 pistol "Mare's Leg" - .44-40.Error creating thumbnail: File missingStoney (Woody Strode) loads the chamber on "Mare's Leg". Because the automatic firing device on this gun cannot be backed-off, Stoney must short-cycle the lever and then lower the hammer with his thumb, certainly a dangerous procedure for just a short duration. In order to clear the chamber(if no gunfight occurred), he could half-cycle the action, ejecting the chambered round and simply dump out the fresh round on the lifter(the Model 1892 does not retain the fresh round if inverted and carbines used by John Wayne and Chuck Connors required additional gunsmithing to perform the popular "spin cocking" maneuver.Error creating thumbnail: File missingStoney (Woody Strode) loads up his Winchester '92 pistol. This gun probably held 5-6 rounds before loading the chamber. Note that Stoney intends to "slip fire" the hammer.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe hit team turns to face Harmonica (Charles Bronson) after he gets off the train.Error creating thumbnail: File missingStoney (Woody Strode) catches one from Harmonica (Charles Bronson). Woody Strode has a rather unusual method of holding the Mare's Leg, extending his fingers around rather than through the loop lever.Error creating thumbnail: File missingStoney (Woody Strode) is the last one to fall.
The father (Frank Wolff) is seen using a Double Barreled Percussion Shotgun to shoot quail with his son. It is noted as a black powder shotgun based on the ram rod positioned under the barrel. Jill McBain (Claudia Cardinale) is also seen using the Side-by-side black-powder, and uses it to fire a shot a torch wielding assassin in the dark.
