The Good, the Bad, the Weird

The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)

The Good, the Bad, the Weird is a Korean "western" inspired by Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. A "kimchi western" as director Kim Ji-woon described it, it was released in South Korea in 2008, and in limited release in the United States in 2010. It stars Jung Woo-sung as Park Do-won (The Good, a bounty hunter) Lee Byung-hun as Park Chang-yi (The Bad, a hitman) and Song Kang-ho as Yoon Tae-goo (The Weird, a thief) as they and other interested parties chase buried treasure (and each other) across Japanese-occupied Manchuria during the 1930's.

The following guns were used in the movie The Good, the Bad, the Weird

Handguns

Webley Mk IV

The Bad is seen most with a Webley Mk IV revolver. It appears that he also carries one as a backup. (The movie poster above shows The Bad holding the Webley in his bare left hand. Anyone who has seen the movie knows this is a goof.)

Webley Mk.IV WW2 British Army version chambered for .38 S&W

The Bad reloads. The Webley appears to be in .38 S&W rather than in .455

A very clear shot of the Webley.

Walther P38

The Weird uses a pair of Walther P38's throughout the film.

Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm

The Weird with his pair of P38s.

A first person view of The Weird's P38.

Colt Official Police

Many of the henchmen in the film are armed with Colt Official Police revolvers.

Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel - .38 Special

One of The Bad's henchmen takes cover.

The same henchman cautiously advancing.

Colt M1917 Revolver

The Good appears to carry an M1917 Revolver as his sidearm. He clearly favors his rifle and his shotgun, however, only using his sidearm twice.

Colt M1917 Revolver (Military issue with lanyard ring) - .45 ACP. Note the unsupported ejector rod - common of Colt revolvers of the period, as well as the Colt-style cylinder release latch.

The Good during the final standoff.

Nambu Type 14

One of The Bad's henchmen and Imperial Japanese Army officers use Nambu Type 14 pistols.

Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu

The henchman with the eye patch is carrying a Nambu Type 14.

Luger P08

One of The Bad's henchmen fires a Luger P08 at the Weird.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm. This is blank adapted movie gun.

A henchman shooting at The Weird in the Ghost Market.

Colt Detective Special 1st Gen

Kim Pan-joo pulls out what appears to be a Colt Detective Special before confronting an intruder.

Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special

Kim Pan-joo pulling a Colt Detective Special out of his desk when he suspects there is an intruder. (Not a clear picture, but it was the best available)

The intruder turns out to be The Bad. (Not a clear picture, but it appears that the cylinder holds six rounds)

Submachine Guns

Lanchester Mk. I

One of the Bad's henchmen briefly fires a British Lanchester Mk. I submachine gun during the fight at the Ghost Market. The Bad later uses one as well.

Lanchester Mk. I - 9x19mm

A henchman opens fire with a Lanchester Mk. I. - the rear sights are a giveaway.

The Bad covers his escape with a Lanchester Mk. I. - the brass mag well and the bayonet lugs are a giveaway.

Shotguns

Double Barreled Shotgun

A Double barreled shotgun is used by The Good for the first half of the film. He seems to prefer long guns to pistols.

Modern Baikal Commercial hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge.

The Good is introduced.

The Good clearing the train.

Rifles/Carbines

Mauser M1908

The Bad uses a Model 1908 Mauser to try to snipe the Weird. The vast majority of the henchmen in the film are either armed with Mausers, Mosin Nagant rifles, or Arisaka rifles. A Mauser 1908 with a scope later shows up.

Mauser Model 1908 - 7x57mm

The Bad trading fire with the Good

The Bad trying to stop the fleeing Weird

One of The Bad's henchmen with a scoped Mauser Model 1908. The scope and mount appear to be modern, although they are crudely mounted to the rifle

Mosin Nagant rifle

Many of the henchmen in the film are armed with Mosin Nagant rifles

Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR

One of the bandits with a Mosin Nagant.

Enfield No. 1 Mk. III

Byeong-choon, one of the Manchurian bandits, carries an Enfield SMLE No.1 Mk III.

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century.

Byeong-choon, with the leader of the Manchurian bandits.

Marlin Model 1894

The Good's primary weapons is an anachronistic Marlin Model 1894C lever action rifle standing in for the historically plausible Marlin Model 1894. He uses it even when a pistol would make more sense. He also spin-cocks it several times during the chase in the end.

Marlin Model 1894 - .44 Magnum. The version used in the film is the .357 magnum "C" version of this carbine. The .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum versions of this rifle had slight cosmetic differences from the original rifle and also were not introduced until the 1960s.

The Good during the gunfight at the Ghost Market

The Good waiting for the Weird

Machine Guns

Type 11 Light Machine Gun

During the long chase in the end, the Imperial Japanese Army opens fire with a Type 11 Light Machine Gun.

Type 11 Light Machine Gun - 6.5x50mm Arisaka.

The Imperial Japanese Army opens fire with a Type 11 LMG.

Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun

During the long chase in the end, the Imperial Japanese Army opens fire with a Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.

Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun 7.7x58mm SR

The Imperial Japanese Army opens fire with a Type 92 HMG.

Reloading the Type 92.

Miscellaneous

For a brief moment, when the horses were spooked by the Japanese shelling, the rifles slung on the mounted bandits switched from Mausers to rubber rifles, possibly K98Ks. The next shot, they were switched back.

As the gunfight in the Ghost Market comes to a close, one of the Weird's P38's misfires, setting the top of the pistol ablaze. The Weird then frantically blows it out.