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100 Rifles

Cinema Poster

Country	USA
Directed by	Tom Gries
Release Date	1969
Language	English
Studio	Marvin Schwartz Productions
Distributor	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Lyedecker	Jim Brown
Sarita	Raquel Welch
Joe Herrera	Burt Reynolds
Gen. Verdugo	Fernando Lamas
Steven Grimes	Dan O'Herlihy
Lt. Franz von Klemme	Eric Braeden
Humara	Michael Forest
Sgt. Paletes	Aldo Sambrell

100 Rifles is a 1969 Western directed by Tom Gries and adapted from the 1966 novel The Californio by Robert MacLeod. Set in 1912, Lyedecker (Jim Brown), a black bounty hunter out of Arizona, crosses into Mexico during his search for "Yaqui Joe" Herrera (Burt Reynolds), a bank robber that fled to Mexico after stealing six thousand dollars. Lyedecker finds Herrera held captive by the ruthless Verdugo (Fernando Lamas), a Mexican general who plans to slaughter the area's Yaqui Indians in order to gain control of their land. Herrera decides to use the stolen money to finance his Yaqui relatives' resistance against Verdugo's forces, Lyedecker also joins up with the Yaqui and along with the stunning Sarita (Raquel Welch) plans to give the Mexican Army the fight of their lives.

The following weapons were used in the film 100 Rifles:

Handguns

Colt Model 1902

General Verdugo (Fernando Lamas) carries a pair of nickel-plated Colt Model 1902 pistols with pearl grips. Joe Herrera (Burt Reynolds) takes one when he becomes Verdugo's "successor".

Colt Model 1902 Sporting Model - .38 ACP

Steven Grimes (Dan O'Herlihy) (right) is terrified at the sight of Verdugo's sidearm.

A close-up of Verdugo's 1902.

Lyedecker (Jim Brown) diverts the General's gun away from Herrera's head, this provides a fantastic view of the pearl grips and the pistol as a whole.

Sgt. Paletes (Aldo Sambrell) appears to be armed with one of Gen. Verdugo's pistols.

Joe wears Verdugo's 1902 with pride, becoming the new commander.

Colt New Service

Lyedecker (Jim Brown) carries a Colt New Service as his primary sidearm.

Colt New Service M1917 - .45 ACP (in moon clips).

Single Action Army

Yaqui Joe Herrera (Burt Reynolds) and some of Verdugo´s men are seen with Single Action Army revolvers.

Colt Single Action Army w/ 5.5" barrel known as the "Artillery" model. The most common of the SAA revolvers as it is just the right length. - .45 Long Colt

Joe Herrera (Burt Reynolds) seizes an SAA from Lyedecker (Jim Brown).

A man is shot with his Artillery SAA in hand.

Rifles

Winchester Model 1892

Sarita (Raquel Welch) and many of the Yaquis are armed with Winchester Model 1892's. In the battle of the train Lyedecker (Jim Brown), Joe Herrera (Burt Reynolds) and some of the soldiers use 1892's as well.

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

Springfield M1903

Soldiers and Yaquis Indians are frequently equipped with Springfield M1903 rifles.

Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06

Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896

The consignment for the Indians, which bought Joe Herrera, consists Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896 rifles.

US Property Marked Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896 Rifle - .30-40 Krag

Sarita (Raquel Welch) among men of her tribe with a new rifle in hand.

Sgt. Paletes (Aldo Sambrell) is armed with this rifle.

M1 Garand

Yaqui Humara (Michael Forest) and some soldiers carry M1 Garand rifles, a rather grave anachronism considering the fact the M1 Garand wasn't designed until the late 1920's and production didn't start until 1936, almost 25 years after the film takes place.

M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06

Humara gestures with his Garand, quite a feat for this almost 2 ft. long block of wood and metal weighing in at anywhere from 9.5 to 10.6 pounds.

Berthier Model 1907-15 Rifle

Soldiers from the firing squads were equipped with Berthier Model 1907-15 rifles.

Berthier Model 1907-15 Rifle - 8x50Rmm

Shotguns

Winchester Model 1897

Sarita (Raquel Welch) uses a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun during the battle of the train.

Winchester Model 1897 Riot Gun - 12 gauge

Machine Guns

Vickers Machine Gun

The soldiers in train were equipped with Vickers Machine Guns, Maxim 1895s and Gatling Guns. This weapons are seized after the conquest of the train by Yaquis Indians.

Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun - .303 British

Maxim 1895

Maxim 1895 on tripod - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Also at the station the soldiers had several machine-gun nests.

Gatling Gun

The Indians hid behind dead soldiers at railway wagons.

Others

Unidentified cannon

On the military train but also in the train station was also deployed artillery.

Trivia

French poster

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-'''100 Rifles''' is a 1969 western set directed by Tom Gries on the 1966 novel The Californio by Robert MacLeod. This story set in 1912, when black bounty hunter Lyedecker ([[Jim Brown]]) in Mexico looking for Joe Herrera ([[Burt Reynolds]]), who in the United States robbed a bank and took six thousand dollars. When he finally finds,  Herrera in cruel captivity General Verdugo ([[Fernando Lamas]]), who is trying to cleanse the land from the Indians Yaqui and the only way he knows their killing. But Herrera is half Yaqui and the six thousand steal in order to buy guns for his cousins and rid the land of the cruel tyrant. With a beautiful Indian woman Sarita ([[Raquel Welch]]), Lyedecker add to  him.
+'''''100 Rifles''''' is a 1969 Western directed by Tom Gries and adapted from the 1966 novel ''The Californio'' by Robert MacLeod. Set in 1912, Lyedecker ([[Jim Brown]]), a black bounty hunter out of Arizona, crosses into Mexico during his search for "Yaqui Joe" Herrera ([[Burt Reynolds]]), a bank robber that fled to Mexico after stealing six thousand dollars. Lyedecker finds Herrera held captive by the ruthless Verdugo ([[Fernando Lamas]]), a Mexican general who plans to slaughter the area's Yaqui Indians in order to gain control of their land. Herrera decides to use the stolen money to finance his Yaqui relatives' resistance against Verdugo's forces, Lyedecker also joins up with the Yaqui and along with the stunning Sarita ([[Raquel Welch]]) plans to give the Mexican Army the fight of their lives.
-'''The following weapons were used in the movie ''100 Rifles'':'''
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 == Colt Model 1902 ==
-General Verdugo ([[Fernando Lamas]]) own a pair of [[Colt Model 1902 Pistol#Colt Model 1902 Sporting Model|Colt Model 1902]] pistols. Later this guns are take over by Joe Herrera ([[Burt Reynolds]]), when it becomes his successor.
+General Verdugo ([[Fernando Lamas]]) carries a pair of nickel-plated [[Colt Model 1902]] pistols with pearl grips. Joe Herrera ([[Burt Reynolds]]) takes one when he becomes Verdugo's "successor".
 [[Image:Colt1902Sporting.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Model 1902 Sporting Model - .38 ACP]]
-[[Image:100R-001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:100R-001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Steven Grimes ([[Dan O'Herlihy]]) (right) is terrified at the sight of Verdugo's sidearm.]]
-[[Image:100R-002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:100R-002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of Verdugo's 1902.]]
-[[Image:100R-003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:100R-003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyedecker ([[Jim Brown]]) diverts the General's gun away from Herrera's head, this provides a fantastic view of the pearl grips and the pistol as a whole.]]
-[[Image:100R-004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:100R-004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Paletes ([[Aldo Sambrell]]) appears to be armed with one of Gen. Verdugo's pistols.]]
-[[Image:100R-005.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pistol in a holster at the hip of new commander Herrera.]]
+[[Image:100R-005.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Joe wears Verdugo's 1902 with pride, becoming the new commander.]]
 == Colt New Service ==
-Lyedecker ([[Jim Brown]]) as a lawman from Arizona is armed with a [[Colt New Service]] revolver.
+Lyedecker ([[Jim Brown]]) carries a [[Colt New Service]] as his primary sidearm.
 [[Image:Colt_New_Service.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt New Service M1917 - .45 ACP (in moon clips).]]
 [[Image:100R-006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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 == Single Action Army ==
-Yaqui Joe Herrera ([[Burt Reynolds]]) and some soldiers are seen with a [[Single Action Army]] revolver.
+Yaqui Joe Herrera ([[Burt Reynolds]]) and some of Verdugo´s men are seen with [[Single Action Army]] revolvers.
 [[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Single Action Army w/ 5.5" barrel known as the "Artillery" model. The most common of the SAA revolvers as it is just the right length. - .45 Long Colt]]
-[[Image:100R-009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Joe Herrera ([[Burt Reynolds]]) seized from Lyedecker ([[Jim Brown]]) one his revolvers.]]
+[[Image:100R-009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Joe Herrera ([[Burt Reynolds]]) seizes an SAA from Lyedecker ([[Jim Brown]]).]]
-[[Image:100R-010.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:100R-010.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A man is shot with his Artillery SAA in hand.]]
 =Rifles=
 == Winchester Model 1892 ==
-Sarita ([[Raquel Welch]]) and many Yaquis are armed with a [[Winchester Model 1892]] rifle. In the battle of the train used this rifle Joe Herrera ([[Burt Reynolds]]) and also some soldiers.
+Sarita ([[Raquel Welch]]) and many of the Yaquis are armed with [[Winchester Model 1892]]'s. In the battle of the train Lyedecker ([[Jim Brown]]), Joe Herrera ([[Burt Reynolds]]) and some of the soldiers use 1892's as well.
 [[Image:WinchesterModel1892.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine - .32WCF/.38-40/.44-40/.25-20.]]
 [[Image:100R-011.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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 Soldiers and Yaquis Indians are frequently equipped with [[Springfield M1903]] rifles.
 [[File:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06]]
+[[Image:100R-024.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 [[Image:100R-017.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-[[Image:100R-024.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 [[Image:100R-023.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 [[Image:100R-020.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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 [[File:USKragRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|US Property Marked Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896 Rifle - .30-40 Krag]]
 [[Image:100R-018.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-[[Image:100R-019.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:100R-019.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sarita ([[Raquel Welch]]) among men of her tribe with a new rifle in hand.]]
-[[Image:100R-021.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:100R-021.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Paletes ([[Aldo Sambrell]]) is armed with this rifle.]]
 == M1 Garand ==
-Yaqui Humara ([[Michael Forest]]) and some soldiers carry [[M1 Garand]] rifles.
+Yaqui Humara ([[Michael Forest]]) and some soldiers carry [[M1 Garand]] rifles, a rather grave anachronism considering the fact the M1 Garand wasn't designed until the late 1920's and production didn't start until 1936, almost 25 years after the film takes place.
 [[File:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
-[[Image:100R-016.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:100R-016.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Humara gestures with his Garand, quite a feat for this almost 2 ft. long block of wood and metal weighing in at anywhere from 9.5 to 10.6 pounds. ]]
 [[Image:100R-025.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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 == Winchester Model 1897 ==
-Sarita ([[Raquel Welch]]) in the battle of the train shoots a [[Winchester Model 1897]] shotgun.
+Sarita ([[Raquel Welch]]) uses a [[Winchester Model 1897]] shotgun during the battle of the train.
 [[Image:WinchesterM1897.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester Model 1897 Riot Gun - 12 gauge]]
 [[Image:100R-015.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 = Machine Guns =

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