The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The following guns were used in the film The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)

Colt 1851 Navy (Richards-Mason Cartridge)

Blondie (Clint Eastwood) carries a Colt 1851 Navy revolver with a Richards-Mason cartridge conversion kit (which is anachronistic for the time) throughout the film, his being outfitted with wooden grips inlaid with silver rattlesnakes, of which all his revolvers where fitted with in the Leone trilogy. It is based off the same grips used by Clint as Rowdy Yates in "Rawhide". Tuco (Eli Wallach) also carries a Cartridge converted Navy, his being fitted with a lanyard loop, which instead of a holster, is stuck in his pocket (because Eli Wallach had trouble holstering a revolver without looking at the holster.) Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) also used a Navy Cartridge to murder a sickley old man towards the beginning of the film, firing it through his pillow. He keeps this Navy when serving in the Union, but carries a Remington 1858 for his own use. Throughout the film, it becomes obvious that if they have a cartridge revolver, they are going to fire it in the scene. In any other scene, the revolvers changes to an unloaded Percussion models (with the exception of Blondie's).

Colt Navy 1851 with Richards-Mason cartridge conversion with silver snake grips.

Angel Eyes fires his Colt Navy Cartridge into the old man, covering his face with a pillow.

Blondie fires his Colt Navy Cartridge at the men trying to arrest Tuco. Note how quick he is, none have even hit the ground yet.)

Close up of Bondie's Navy after dispatching the assassins.

Tuco listens to see how well the cylinder divots fit with the cylinder lock, after piecing together several Navys.

Tuco threatens the gun store owner with the Colt Navy. Note how the hammer has been modified to fire centerfire rounds instead of striking percussion caps.

Blondie cleans his Colt Navy. Blondie must shoot his gun quite often to get it so dirty.

Blondie sleeps with his hand on his Colt Navy. Note the silver inlaid snake grips.

"Blondie: One, two, three, four, five, and six. Six, the perfect number." "Angel Eyes: I thought three was the perfect number." "Blondie: I've got six more bullets in my gun."

Blondie fires his Colt Navy during the grave yard standoff.

This side-by-side shows how Tuco's revolver switchs from a cartridge revolver to a precussion revolver in the scene. A goof also worth noting is how his revolver is capable of firing under water, while he is in the bath tub.

Tuco with his Navy. To the left, it is a cartridge revolver, which he fires to kill the one armed assassin. To the right, it is a percussion, because he doesn't have to fire it.

Colt 1851 Navy Percussion

Seen used by Tuco (Eli Wallach) when firing the gun is not required or he must point the gun at a fellow actor.

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Colt Navy 1851 .36 caliber percussion.

Tuco holds his Percussion Navy to the Inn owner.

"There are two kinds of spurs, my friend. Those that come in by the door.... and those that come in by the window."

Close up of Tuco's percussion Navy.

Tuco prepares to kill Blondie with his Colt Navy.

Close up of Tuco's Colt Navy during the standoff.

Tuco fans his Colt Navy during the standoff, to discover it is empty.

Remington 1858 "New Army"

Angel Eyes/Sentenza (Lee Van Cleef) carries a Remington 1858 "New Army" as his personal sidearm. When not carrying his 1858, he is carrying his Union issued Colt Navy (cartridge converted, since it is the only gun he fires in the film). He is never seen firing the Remington because it is a percussion revolver only with no cartridge conversion to fire blanks. It is a somewhat notable goof that he keeps a cartridge belt depsite using a percussion revolver. Also, a common continuity is the that the gun is loaded or unloaded with percussion caps.

Remington Model 1858 in .44 caliber.

Angel Eye's Remington 1858 is seen in his holster as he talks with the half soldier.

Angle Eyes sleeps with his 1858 near by. Note how he keeps a useless cartridge belt.

Side by Side showing how his Remington goes from being unloaded to loaded during the final standoff.

A wounded Angel Eyes after the standoff armed with his '58.

Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" (mocked up as a Henry 1860)

Blondie (Clint Eastwood) uses a Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" rifle, with both ladder-elavated sights and a side folding scope. He is prominantly seen using it as a means to con law officials by giving up Tuco, a wanted criminal, for a bounty. He then uses the rifle to shoot the rope before Tuco is hanged, and they split the reward. He also is seen with it when a man named "Shorty" is hung, but Tuco doesn't allow him to shoot the rope, and poor Shorty hangs. A bounty hunter is also seen using one to shoot out Tuco's horse towards the begining of the film. It should be noted that while the gun is anachronistic to the time, it is made to look like a Henry 1860 rifle by removing the wooden forend. The dead give aways are the loading gate on the right side, the lack of a magazine tube loading break switch, and the lack of slits in the mag tube which allows the user to see bullets left in the gun.

Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy". Model in film has forend removed and has a side folding scope, as well as ladder elavated sights.

A Bounty Hunter shoots out Tuco's horse with a Winchester 1866.

Blondie fires his Winchester 1866. Note the loading gate on the right, helping tell it is a Yellow Boy and not a Henry.

Blondie fires a second shot after only skimming the rope with the first.

Blondie prepares to shoot out Shorty's rope. Note the side-folding scope.

Gatling Gun

Seen during Civil War battle scenes (with drum magazines).