The Headless Horseman
Original Theatrical Poster
The Headless Horseman Всадник без головы ; Vsadnik bez golovy , Spanish title El Jinete sin Cabeza ) is a 1973 Soviet-Cuban western, based on the famous novel by Thomas Mayne Reid.
The following weapons were used in the film The Headless Horseman :
Revolvers Colt 1851 Navy Colt 1851 Navy revolvers are the most common weapons in the movie. They are seen in hands of Maurice Gerald (Oleg Vidov ), Cassius Calhoun (Aarne Üksküla ), Miguel Diaz (Enrique Santiesteban ), Henry Poindexter (Aleksandr Milokostyj ), and numerous local persons.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The guests at the ball in Poindexter's hacienda Casa del Corvo hold Colt revolvers during the alarm due to the alleged appearance of Indians. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer with a Colt in the same scene. Next moment his Colt switches to a Lefaucheux revolver (see below). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closer view of a Colt in the hand of one of the guests (at the left) in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A troublemaker in the town is disarmed of his Colt by a perfect stroke of the whip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maurice Gerald draws his revolver on Cassius Calhoun during the standoff in the saloon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Calhoun's Lefaucheux switches to a Colt during the duel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maurice saves Louise Poindexter. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Miguel Diaz threatens Isidora Covarubio, who uncovers him to be the gang leader El Coyote. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cassius Calhoun drops his Colt in the final scene. Lefaucheux Model 1854 Cassius Calhoun (Aarne Üksküla ) is seen with a Lefaucheux Model 1854 revolver that constantly switches to a Colt and back again. Lefaucheux revolvers are also seen in hands of US Army officers and townsmen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lefaucheux Model 1854 - 12mm Pinfire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cassius Calhoun holds Lefaucheux revolver at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer that was earlier seen with a Colt now holds a Lefaucheux revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the Lefaucheux revolver in hand of the officer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A barman in Diaz' saloon carries a Lefaucheux revolver in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Calhoun with a Lefaucheux and Maurice Gerald with a Colt in a standoff. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Calhoun enters the saloon during the duel. In the next moment, his Lefaucheux switches to a Colt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Calhoun carries a Lefaucheux revolver in a holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A townsperson at the right holds a Lefaucheux revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing US Army Major (Rolando Dias Reyes) draws his Lefaucheux revolver when the murderer is exposed. Beaumont-Adams Henry Poindexter (Aleksandr Milokostyj ) and Isidora Covarubio (Eslinda Núñez) are seen with Beaumont-Adams Percussion Revolvers .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beaumont-Adams Percussion Revolver - .442 Webley Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Henry Poindexter holds his revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Isidora's revolver is seen at the center. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Isidora's revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Isidora carries her revolver in a holster. Unidentified revolvers During the scene of the alarm in Casa del Corvo, one of the guests holds a revolver that looks similar to a percussion Colt revolver but is definitely smaller than a Colt 1851 Navy.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The man in a grey suit at the left holds a revolver. A snub nose revolver (possibly some kind of Webley Bulldog ) is seen in hands of a townsman during the trial.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A short-barreled revolver is seen over Calhoun's shoulder. Rifles Colt Model 1855 El Coyote's henchmen are seen armed with a Colt Model 1855 revolving rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt 1855 Revolving Carbine (percussion) - .56 caliber Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close view of the Colt Model 1855 in hands of a henchman. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same man aims his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another henchman holds a Colt revolving rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same man with the rifle. Sharps 1863 Carbine US Army cavalrymen and local townspeople are mostly armed with Sharps carbines . Most likely it's the Sharps 1863 Carbine .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1863 Sharps carbine - .52 caliber Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guard in a wagon at the left holds a Sharps carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A townsman with a Sharps carbine leads Henry Poindexter's horse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A member of the posse holds his Sharps carbine at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Sharps carbine is seen in the hands of a posse member at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sharps carbines in the barracks (at the right). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers guard Maurice Gerald during the trial. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In center. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barrel and muzzle at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Background right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Right. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine In the scene of the trial, some townspeople in the background hold rifles that appear to be anachronistic and out of place Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines , probably used due to insufficient number of authentic Sharps carbines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pair of possible M38 Carbines are seen in the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of a possible M38 Carbine is seen to the left of Calhoun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The appearance of the rifle to the right of Calhoun seems to be that of an M38 Carbine. Muskets Percussion Cap Musket/Shotgun Aged hunter Zebulon "Zeb" Stump (Ivan Petrov ) carries a percussion cap musket or shotgun with a very long barrel throughout the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A full view of Zeb Stump's musket. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barrel can be seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zeb Stump examines the tracks. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zeb Stump stops the lynching of Maurice Gerald. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the percussion cap lock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zeb Stump fires at the Headless Horseman. Many townspeople carry percussion cap muskets or shotguns with standard-length barrels.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A musket and a Sharps carbine are seen (at the right) during the alarm in Casa del Corvo. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A townsman holds a musket in the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A musket is seen on the wall of Maurice Gerald's cabin. Note that the bandoleer holds metallic rifle cartridges that would not be compatible with this gun and appear to be from a later time period. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Townsmen with various long guns during the trial. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sitting townsman holds a musket during the trial. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A man at the right holds a percussion cap musket. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the barrel. 
