The Last Samurai

The following guns were used in the film The Last Samurai

Winchester Model 1873

In the beginning of the film, Nathan Agren (Tom Cruise) shows off and fires a Winchester 1873 at a trade show, according to Nathan it is a lever action rifle with a seven shot capacity. Zebulon Gant (Billy Connolly) also uses a Winchester 1873 in the fog battle scene. Algren states it is a '73 trapper, which could hold 6 + 1 in the chamber, yet you can see it is a Saddle Ring Carbine as evident by the saddle ring seen on the left side of the reciever.

Winchester Model 1873 carbine - 1st generation rifle - 44-40 Cal.

Nathan Algren fires a Winchester rifle.

Zebulon Gant is armed with a Winchester rifle.

Colt 1860 Army Richards-Mason Conversion

Nathan Agren (Tom Cruise) uses a Colt 1860 Army revolver, converted for use with metallic cartridges, while training Japan's army. One memorable scene with this gun is when Nathan Agren tries to scare a training imperial troop into shooting him to prove that the soldiers are not ready to battle the samurai.

Colt 1860 Army Richards-Mason Conversion.

"Tell this man that if he does not shoot me, I will kill him."

Colt Single Action Army

Colonel Bagley (Tony Goldwyn) also uses a Colt Single Action Army during the final charge scene.

Colt Single Action Army w/ 7 1/2" barrel known as the "Cavalary" model. .45 Long Colt

Colonel Bagley fires his Colt SAA at approaching samurai.

Smith & Wesson Schofield

Nathan Agren (Tom Cruise) uses a Smith & Wesson Schofield during the fog battle scene.

Smith & Wesson Schofield

Nathan Algren fires a Smith & Wesson Schofield during the fog battle.

Springfield Model 1861

The Imperial Army of Japan uses Springfield Model 1861 muzzle-loading rifles as their standard issued weapons during the first half of the movie. Unlike many muzzle-loaders, some of these guns appear to be able to fire two shots before having to reload, all though this could be incorrect. But this could be a trick of the camera where the line of soldiers reloaded, and fired again, or a another line assembled off camera.

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1862 Richmond, a Confederate copy of the Springfield

The Imperial Army trains with their Springfields.

Enfield 1853

Along with the Springfield Model 1861, Japanese troops were also equiped Enfield Model 1853's during the first half of the movie.

Mauser M1871/84

In the second half of the movie, the Japanese Imperial Army carries German bolt-action Mauser M1871/84 rifles, in spite of the fact they were supposedly being armed by the US.

Mauser M1871/84

The Imperial Army fire their Mausers at the samurai.

Howitzer

The Imperial Army is shown training with Howitzers after Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) comes back from being with the samurai for a few months. The Howitzers are later used in the final battle scene.

An old fashioned Howitzer.

The Imperial Army train with their Howitzers.

The Imperial Army open fire.

Gatling Gun

The Imperial Army uses Gatling Guns to slaughter the remaining samurai in the final charge scene. According to Colonel Bagley (Tony Goldwyn), these guns can fire two hundred rounds a minute, and their new catridges have cut down on jamming.

An 1865 Gatling Gun.

A Gatling Gun as seen in The Last Samurai.

The Gatling Guns are unleashed upon the samurai.