The following guns were used in the film The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James :
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Smith & Wesson Schofield Model 3
Jesse James (Kris Kristofferson ), uses a Smith & Wesson Schofield Model 3 as his sidearm in the film. The Schofield was also the real Jesse's preferred sidearm along with the Colt Single Action Army .
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Smith & Wesson Model 1881 Double Action
Bob Ford (Darrell Wilks ) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 1881 Double Action Revolver with a nickel finish as his sidearm in the film. This gun is likely standing in for the Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 Ford really used, possibly because the actor had difficulty cocking the hammer and so a double action gun was chosen instead.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bob Ford (Darrell Wilks ) fires his Smith & Wesson Double Action Frontier.
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Griswold & Gunnison 1860
Frank James (Johnny Cash ) is seen carrying a Griswold & Gunnison 1860 in some scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Griswold & Gunnison 1860 revolver - .36 caliber. Confederate manufacture
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Remington 1858 New Army
In some scenes Frank James (Johnny Cash ) is seen using a Remington 1858 New Army revolver. The real Frank James had used Remington revolvers since his service in the civil war. To quote Frank: "The Remington is the hardest and the surest shooting pistol made." Frank did carry a Remington New Model Army during his career, but he was better known to carry a Remington Model 1875 revolver chambered in .44-40 Winchester Center Fire.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Remington 1858 New Army is seen in a holster attached to Frank's plow.
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Single Action Army
Single Action Army revolvers are used by the James' gang including Frank (Johnny Cash ) and Jesse (Kris Kristofferson ) themselves. None of them are genuine Colt's unless they are fitted with 1860 Army or 1851 Navy grip frames (which was done in the real Old West and is the only likely explanation for a genuine Old West Colt Single Action Army to have a brass trigger guard, front strap, and back strap. I doubt that is what the did here though). Frank's SAA in particular is either a copy by the Great Western Arms Company, or the J.P. Sauer & Sohn (imported by Hawes) as revealed by looking at the hammer when he cocks it (see the caption in the fifth picture below for more information).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the James gang members armed with a Quickdraw Single Action Army.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frank with an Artillery Single Action Army. The dead give-away (besides the brass grip frame/trigger guard) that this is a copy by Great Western or J.P. Sauer is the firing pin. An authentic Colt from the Old West-era would have had a hammer-mounted firing pin. By looking at the hammer you can see that, instead of a firing pin, there is a flat-ended striker for a frame mounted firing pin on the hammer. These were typical of Great Western and J.P. Sauer, and while there were other smaller, foreign companies that did this, Great Western and J.P. Sauer are the most likely makers of this gun because plenty of these were used in a lot of cinema from the 50s, 60s, and even into the late 70s, ( typically on television shows like Gunsmoke and even full-length feature films such as their use by John Wayne in his final film, The Shootist ) making them readily available from film armorers and cheap too.
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Colt Walker 1847
A showman offers people to shoot candles while holding a Colt Walker 1847 .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The showman shows off the Colt Walker 1847 to the crowd.
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Winchester 1894
Winchester 1894 rifles are seen a few times in the film.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A man behind Jesse holding a Winchester 1894 Saddle Rig Carbine.
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Single Barreled Shotgun
Many of the townspeople trying to fight the James gang fire at them with Single Barreled Shotguns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A townsmember fires a shotgun from the dentist's office.
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Double Barreled Shotgun
A 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun is used to gun down Bob Ford (Darrell Wilks ) at the end of the film.
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Colt Lighting Shopkeeper
A Colt Lightning Shopkeeper is used before being killed by Bob Ford (Darrell Wilks ).
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Colt 1851 Navy
Charley Ford is seen holding a Colt 1851 Navy .
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Colt 1862 Navy
Charley Ford also is seen with a Colt 1862 Navy revolver.
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Table of Guns
Outside the courthouse people pile up their guns before heading in, most of which are too difficult to identify.
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