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{{Infobox Movie
|name = The Black Abbot<br>(Der schwarze Abt)
|picture =Der schwarze Abt Poster.jpg
|caption = ''Original German Poster''
|country =[[File:GER.jpg|25px]] West Germany<br>[[File:FRA.jpg|25px]] France
|director =Franz Josef Gottlieb
|date=1963
|language=German
|studio=Rialto Film<br>Les Films Jacques Leitienne
|distributor =Constantin Film
|character1=Dick Alford
|actor1=[[Joachim Fuchsberger]]
|character2=Leslie Gine
|actor2=Grit Boettcher
|character3=Lord Harry Chelford
|actor3=[[Dieter Borsche]]
|character4=Inspector Puddler
|actor4=[[Charles Regnier]]
|character5=Horatio W. Smith
|actor5=[[Eddi Arent]]
|character6=Thomas Fortuna
|actor6=[[Klaus Kinski]]
|character7=Mary Wenner
|actor7=Eva Ingeborg Scholz
|character8=Fabian Gilder
|actor8=[[Werner Peters]]
|character9=Arthur Gine
|actor9=[[Harry Wüstenhagen]]
}}

'''''The Black Abbot''''' (''Der schwarze Abt'') is a 1963 German detective movie directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and adapted from the 1926 novel by Edgar Wallace. Lord Chelford is on hunt for the legendary treasures of his ancestors that are allegedly hidden in the ruins of Fossoway Abbey. A mysterious figure of the "Black Abbot" is thought to be the guard of the treasures.

The film is the thirteenth installment in the Rialto Film studio film series (1959-1972) adapted from the novels of Edgar Wallace.

{{Spoiler|THIS PAGE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS!}}

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= Revolvers =
== NHM Model 9 ==
Police detective Horatio W. Smith ([[Eddi Arent]]) holds an [[NHM Model 9]] revolver when he patrols the vincinity of Chelford Manor at night.
[[Image:NHM Model 9 Type 1.jpg|thumb|none|300px|NHM Model 9 Type 1 blank-firing revolver - 9mm K]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-Revolver-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Smith holds his revolver.]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-Revolver-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He tries to arrest the "Black Abbot".]]

= Pistols =
== Ruby ==
Fabian Gilder ([[Werner Peters]]) holds a [[Ruby]] style pistol when he and Mary Wenner explore the dungeon. Then he gives the pistol to Lord Chelford's butler Thomas Fortuna ([[Klaus Kinski]]).
[[File:Garate Ruby R.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Garate, Anitua y Cia Ruby-Type Pistol - .32 ACP]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-Pistol1-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gilder draws his pistol.]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-Pistol1-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the gun.]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-Pistol1-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Inspector Puddler ([[Charles Regnier]]) shows the pistol to Gilder and demands to know how Thomas got this gun.]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-Pistol1-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-Pistol1-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the pistol.]]

== CZ 27 ==
Fabian Gilder ([[Werner Peters]]) holds a [[CZ 27]] during the confrontation with Arthur Gine. 
[[Image:CZ27-left side.jpg|thumb|none|300px|CZ 27 - .32 ACP]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-CZ27-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gilder aims his pistol.]]

== Walther Model 4 ==
An unknown person uses a [[Walther Model 4]] to fire at Mary Wenner. Arthur Gine ([[Harry Wüstenhagen]]) is supposed to be the shooter but he isn't seen with this gun. Lord Harry Chelford ([[Dieter Borsche]]) holds a Walther Model 4 during his encounter with the "Black Abbot". In the final scene Inspector Puddler ([[Charles Regnier]]) is armed with a Walther Model 4.
[[File:Walther mod 4.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther Model 4 - .32 ACP]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-WaltherM4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The mysterious person fires at Mary Wenner.]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-WaltherM4-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lord Chelford holds his pistol after he meets the "Black Abbot".]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-WaltherM4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nearly insane Lord Chelford aims the pistol at Dick Alford ([[Joachim Fuchsberger]]).]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-WaltherM4-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-WaltherM4-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Inspector Puddler fires his Walther in the dungeon.]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-WaltherM4-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Puddler holds the pistol in the final scene.]]

= Rifles and Shotguns =
== Over and Under Rifle/Shotgun and Assassination Device ==
Fabian Gilder ([[Werner Peters]]) owns an over and under combination rifle/shotgun with sniper scope. In one scene the gun is used by Mary Wenner (Eva Ingeborg Scholz). When Gilder lures Arthur Gine ([[Harry Wüstenhagen]]) into using the gun, the sniper scope turns out to be an [[Assassination Device]], firing from the rear end at the person who pulls the trigger.<br>
This gun is the same model (and most likely the same prop) as those used in ''[[Ringer (Der Hexer), The (1964)|The Ringer]]'', ''[[Again the Ringer (Neues vom Hexer)|Again the Ringer]]'', ''[[The Curse of the Hidden Vault (Die Gruft mit dem Rätselschloss)|The Curse of the Hidden Vault]]'', and ''[[Monk with the Whip (Der Mönch mit der Peitsche), The|The Monk with the Whip]]''.
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-OURifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mary Wenner aims the gun at Gilder.]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-OURifle-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the scene. The rifled barrel is a very small caliber, supposedly .22 or even 4mm Flobert.]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-OURifle-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gilder holds the gun.]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-OURifle-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of the barrels.]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-OURifle-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gun on the wall in Gilder's house.]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-OURifle-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Arthur Gine reaches for the gun.]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-OURifle-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gine tries to fire at Gilder...]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-OURifle-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and activates the assassination device.]]

== Double Barreled Shotgun ==
In the final scene Lord Harry Chelford ([[Dieter Borsche]]) is armed with a [[Double Barreled Shotgun]].
[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 gauge]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-Shotgun-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lord Chelford holds the shotgun. The exposed hammers are seen.]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-Shotgun-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:Der schwarze Abt-Shotgun-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lord Chelford fires at Dick Alford and Inspector Puddler.]]

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