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McCabe & Mrs. Miller

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McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

McCabe & Mrs. Miller is a 1971 "Anti-Western" film directed by Robert Altman and starring Warren Beatty as John McCabe, a mysterious gambler who partners with Constance Miller (Julie Christie), a British woman to establish a high-end brothel in a small mining town and subsequently runs into trouble with the mining company. The film was dubbed an anti-Western due to its subversion of the usual conventions of the Western film genre.



The following weapons were used in the film McCabe & Mrs. Miller:


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Gasser Montenegrin

John McCabe (Warren Beatty) carries as his sidearm a Gasser 2nd Model Montenegrin. In the beginning of the movie, when McCabe first arrives and is thought to be an infamous gunfighter, the minor characters incorrectly mention his gun as being some sort of fancy Swedish revolver, when it is in fact Austrian-designed for the Balkan market, and frequently made in Belgium.

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Gasser 2nd Model Montenegrin - 11.75 x 36mm
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John McCabe (Warren Beatty) with his revolver.
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On the left, a closeup of the revolver's grips. Unique grip shape and material (ivory?).
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Another closeup of the revolver.
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John McCabe (Warren Beatty) prepares to fire his revolver.
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McCabe aims his revolver.
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Production image of McCabe with his revolver.
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McCabe enters the room with his revolver.

Iver Johnson Eclipse Derringer

McCabe also carries what is called a Derringer. While not seen clearly, the pistol appears to have a single barrel, like that of an Iver Johnson Eclipse Derringer.

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Iver Johnson Eclipse Derringer - .32 Rimfire
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McCabe with Derringer near the film's end.
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McCabe's pistol appears to have a single barrel.

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

McCabe carries a large 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun during the beginning of the final "chase" in the movie, though it is claimed by the preacher and McCabe doesn't press the issue.

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J. Stevens & Company 1878 shotgun - 12 Gauge.
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Rev. Eliot (Corey Fischer) with the confiscated shotgun.
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Closer view of shotgun.

Colt Single Action Army

In the film, there are two characters are specifically known to be carrying Colt Single Action Army revolvers, as shown in the memorable scene on the bridge. Kid (Manfred Schulz) picks on Cowboy (Keith Carradine) and forces him to "draw," asking if he can see his Colt to see if there's something wrong with it.

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Colt Single Action Army w/ 5.5" barrel known as the "Artillery" model. The most common of the SAA revolvers as it is just the right length. .45 Long Colt
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Kid reloads his Colt Single Action Army.
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Kid fires his revolver.

Long Gun

A bounty hunter known as Butler (Hugh Millais) carries a large bore weapon that appears to have a large pull action.

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A bounty hunter known as Butler (Hugh Millais) carries a large bore weapon.
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Butler with his long gun. Note the straight pull action at the back of the weapon.
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Butler prepares to fire his weapon.

Winchester Rifle

Another bounty known as Breed (Jace Van Der Veen) carries another long rifle that resembles a Winchester Model 1892.

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Winchester 1892 -.32WCF/.38-40/.44-40/.25-20.
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On the right, Breed holds the rifle.