Jesse James

Jesse James (1939)

Country	USA
Directed by	Henry King
Release Date	1939
Language	English
Studio	20th Century Fox
Distributor	20th Century Fox

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Frank James	Henry Fonda
Jesse James	Tyrone Power
Marshal Will Wright	Randolph Scott
Bob Ford	John Carradine
Charlie Ford	Charles Tannen

Jesse James is a 1939 Western film directed by Henry King and starring Tyrone Power as the titular Jesse James. After the success of the film, a sequel titled The Return of Frank James was released a year later, directed by Sam Hellman.

The following weapons were used in the film Jesse James (1939):

Revolvers

Colt 1860 Army

Jesse James (Tyrone Power) briefly uses a Colt 1860 Army in the film's beginning to defend his family from railroad representative Barshee (Brian Donlevy) and his men.

Colt 1860 Army - .44 caliber

While Barshee and his men threaten his family, Jesse James appears with a Colt 1860 Army in hand to defend his brother and mother.

Jesse James and his mother, Mrs. Samuels (Jane Darwell), watch Frank James as he fights Barshee's men.

Single Action Army

Jesse James (Tyrone Power), Frank James (Henry Fonda), and their gang of outlaws use the Single Action Army in several of their robberies. Law enforcement officers also carry Single Action Armys to try to stop the James brothers and their gang of outlaws.

Colt Single Action Army w/ 7.5" barrel - .45 Long Colt

Jesse James is armed with a SAA during one of his many robberies of a moving train.

After having stolen the belongings of all the passengers on the train, Jesse James, his brother, and his men abandon the train.

Jesse James shows his SAA to his brother, so he can later give it to him.

Colt Single Action Army w/ 5.5" barrel - .45 Long Colt

After having stolen the belongings of all the passengers on the train, Jesse James, his brother and his men abandon the train.

Frank James interrogates the prison warden with a Colt SAA in hand to free his brother.

A good shot of Frank James' SAA aiming at the prison warden.

Colt Single Action Army w/ 4.75" barrel - .45 Long Colt

Frank James attacks and threatens the train passengers with a rare SAA without an ejector rod.

Colt New Service

In a continuity error, the Colt Single Action Army of Frank James (Henry Fonda) is replaced by a Colt New Service. This is an anachronism, since the Colt New Service was first produced in 1898, and the film is based on the criminal career of the James brothers (1860-1882).

Colt New Service w/ 5" barrel - .45 ACP

During the bank robbery, Frank James realizes that there is an unknown shooter attacking him, so he takes out his anachronistic Colt New Service to defend himself.

One of the men in the James brothers' gang fires a Colt New Service during the Ford brothers' ambush.
In the scene the revolver is fired in double action, showing that it is a New Service.

Remington 1858 New Army

In a continuity error, the Colt 1860 Army of Jesse James (Tyrone Power) is replaced by a Remington 1858 New Army.

Remington Model 1858 New Army - .44 caliber

Suddenly and without explanation, the Colt 1860 Army is replaced by a Remington 1858 New Army.

A slightly different shot of the Remington 1858 New Army.

Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3

Jesse James (Tyrone Powers) uses a Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 as his main sidearm throughout the film. It is known that one of the last weapons that Jesse James used in his lifetime was a Smith & Wesson .45, so the Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 seen on the film is historically correct.

Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 w/ pearl grips - .45 Schofield

After the train robbery, Jesse and Frank meet again to discuss what they stole. Meanwhile, Jesse shows his Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 to his brother.

Jesse hands his Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 to Frank, and the latter opens the revolver to inspect the weapon.

Rifles

Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine

Bob Ford (John Carradine) and several of Ford's henchmen use an anachronistic Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine to ambush the James brothers' gang in one of his bank robberies.