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== Springfield M1903A3 == | == Springfield M1903A3 == | ||
A [[M1903 Springfield|Springfield M1903A3]] is wielded by the few U.S. Army soldiers in the film as well as some of the posse including Coffer ([[Strother Martin]]). Coffer is using the WW2 version, not the pre-WW1 model. Since the story is set sometime during the years 1913-1916 it's anachronistic. | A [[M1903 Springfield|Springfield M1903A3]] is wielded by the few U.S. Army soldiers in the film as well as some of the posse including Coffer ([[Strother Martin]]). Coffer is using the WW2 version, not the pre-WW1 model. Since the story is set sometime during the years 1913-1916 it's anachronistic. | ||
[[Image:Springfield03A3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of the 1903A3 Springfield Rifles used on the film. The make of the rifles on Wild Bunch were National Ordnance]] | |||
[[Image:Wildbunch3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The posse fires their Springfield's]] | |||
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[[Image:Wildbunch3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The posse fires their | |||
[[Image:Wildbunch4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Coffer with his M1903A3]] | [[Image:Wildbunch4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Coffer with his M1903A3]] | ||
Revision as of 19:12, 25 February 2009
Colt M1911
Colt 1911s are used by the "Wild Bunch", consisting of Pike Bishop (William Holden), Dutch Engstrom (Ernest Borgnine), Lyle Gorch (Warren Oates), and Tector Gorch (Ben Johnson). In actuality though they were not used in the film because they couldn't be made to function with blanks so stand-in Star Model B pistols were used when they had to be fired.
Colt Single Action Army
The Colt Single Action Army serves as a second sidearm to many, such as Pike Bishop (William Holden), in the film.
Webley Mk VI
The British .455 Webley Mk VI revolver is used by one of the Mexican soldiers.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Many of the Mexican soldiers use Mauser Gewehr 1898s at the end of the film.
Springfield M1903A3
A Springfield M1903A3 is wielded by the few U.S. Army soldiers in the film as well as some of the posse including Coffer (Strother Martin). Coffer is using the WW2 version, not the pre-WW1 model. Since the story is set sometime during the years 1913-1916 it's anachronistic.
Winchester Model 1892
Dutch Engstrom (Ernest Borgnine) uses one while robbing the train and members of the posse, such as Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan), use it as well. This rifle is frequently mistaken for the Winchester Model 1894, but in fact all of the lever-guns in this movie are the Model 92. (The shape of the receiver is similar but differs near the trigger, with the Model 94 being more squarish and the Model 92 having a slight downward bulge.) Like all the Winchester lever-action rifles, the Winchester 92 was designed by John Moses Browning (who also designed the Colt 1911 pistol). It was the last Winchester designed for black powder cartridges, and was manufactured from 1892 up into the 1930s. The Model 92 remains a favorite of Hollywood prop men even today because it easily cycles various types of black powder blank cartridges used during film productions, unlike the much more finicky mechanism of the Model 94, which was designed with the tighter tolerances required by smokeless powder.
Winchester Model 1897
Pike Bishop (William Holden) carried a Winchester Model 1897 riot gun.
Winchester Model 1912
Clarence "Crazy" Lee (Bo Hopkins) used one during the opening robbery.
Browning M1917
The machine gun looks a lot like the .30-06 Browning M1917 water cooled machine gun. But the movie takes place before then as Pershing is referenced to still be operating in Mexico. So it just might be an anachronism.
