Django

Django Theatrical Poster Country Italy Spain Directed by Sergio Corbucci Release Date 1966 Language Italian Studio B.R.C. Produzione S.r.l. Tesica Distributor Jack Vaughan Productions Main Cast Character Actor Django Franco Nero Gen. Hugo Rodriguez José Bódalo Maria Loredana Nusciak Major Jackson Eduardo Fajardo

Django is a 1966 Italian Western directed by Sergio Corbucci and stars Franco Nero as a drifter who agrees to steal a cache of gold from the Mexican Army and comes into conflict with a crazed army major. While Nero and Corbucci would collaborate on an official sequel in 1987 ( Django 2 - Il grande ritorno aka Django Strikes Again), the name "Django" would be utilized in numerous Italian westerns that had nothing to do with this film. This film would also serve as an inspiration for the title of Quentin Tarantino's 2012 film Django Unchained, for which Nero had a small cameo.

The following firearms were used in the film Django:

Revolvers

Colt Single Action Army

Django (Franco Nero) and General Hugo Rodríguez (José Bódalo) use a Colt Single Action Army throughout the movie.

Colt Single Action Army w/ 7.5" barrel known as the "Cavalry" model- .45 Long Colt

Django (Franco Nero) uses a Colt Single Action Army to finish off one of Jackson's men.

A close-up of the Colt Single Action Army.

"How many men do you have left?"

Django (Franco Nero) draws his Colt Single Action Army.

Django aims the Colt Single Action Army.

Django fires his Colt Single Action Army.

The Colt Single Action Army with a 5.5" barrel - .45 Long Colt

At the left, a Colt Single Action Army is on the ground.

Colt Single Action Army w/ 4.75" barrel, case colored and blued, referred to as "Quick-Draw" or "Civilian" model - .45 Long Colt

Colt New Service

Mexican officers and some bandits are armed with Colt New Service revolvers.

Colt New Service M1917 - .45 ACP

A Mexican officer (Remo De Angelis) fires at the bandits with his service weapon.

A bandit (Rafael Albaicín) dual-wielding two revolvers.

Rifles

Winchester 1892

Several Winchester Model 1892 lever-action rifles are seen throughout the film.

Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine - .32 WCF/.38-40/.44-40/.25-20

One of Jackson's henchmen grabs his Winchester Model 1892.

Maj. Jackson (Eduardo Fajardo) carries his Winchester Model 1892.

One of Rodriguez's men standing in the background holds this rifle in his hands.

Maj. Jackson hit by precise rifle shots from General Rodriguez.

Winchester 1894

The Winchester Model 1894 also occasionally appears.

Winchester 1894 Saddle Ring Carbine - .30-30

A Mexican gang member grabs his Winchester 1894.

Miguel (Luciano Rossi) carries a Winchester Model 1894.

Maria (Loredana Nusciak) shoots two men while watching Django's back.

Winchester 1906

A Winchester Model 1906 is seen in a Mexican Army armory.

Winchester Model 1906 - .22 LR

Machine Gun

Montigny Mitrailleuse/Maxim 1895 Hybrid

Django lugs around a machine gun in his coffin. It is a very inaccurate depiction of a Mitrailleuse Machine Gun that fires belt-fed ammunition. There are several scenes where the machine gun fires repeatedly but the belt never feeds through. Contrary to popular belief, this is not the same gun that was used in A Fistful of Dollars, as evidenced by the muzzle. This prop has much less holes in the muzzle compared one used by Gian Maria Volonte in the first movie of the Dollars trilogy.

Montigny Mitrailleuse - 11mm

Maxim 1895 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The coffin that contains the machine gun.

Django grabs and fires his Montigny Mitrailleuse adapted to use a bullet belt like a Maxim 1895. The belt never moves when he fires

Django keeps his Mitrailleuse in his coffin

Front view of the mutant machine gun. Three of the holes are larger and appear to be the weapon's actual barrels.

Django demonstrates the power of his machine gun. Note that the top left barrel is being fired

An Mexican gang member uses Django's machine gun to attack the Mexican Army fort. Note the bottom barrel being fired