The following guns were used in the film The Quick and the Dead (1995):
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Single Action Army
As with most westerns, the Single Action Army is the most prominently used gun in the film, built by various replica companies such a Cimmaron and EMF Hartford. Not suprisingly, the 4 3/4" Quickdraw models are the most common models in the film, likely do to the Quickdraw contest in which the film revolves around.
Colt Single Action Army 4 3/4" Quickdraw model - .45 Long Colt.
The EMF Hartford Single Action Army with an aluminum lightweight 4 3/4" barrel and nickel finish and holster used by
Sharon Stone in the film. - .45 Long Colt. Source: Supplied by Long Mountain Outfitters.
The two Cimmaron Arms Single Action Army 4 3/4" Quickdraws with engraved nickel finishes and holsters used by
Leonardo DiCaprio in the film - .45 Long Colt. Source: Supplied by Long Mountain Outfitters.
Ellen "The Lady" (
Sharon Stone) fires her EMF Hartford Single Action Army to cut down Cort from being lynched.
The Lady holsters her SAA, which has Ivory grips.
People celebrate in the streets by firing their SAAs into the air. 7 1/2" Cavalaries, 5" Artilleries, and 4 3/4" Quickdraws are seen.
Fee "The Kid" Herod practices with his Cimmaron SAA for the duel against Gutzon (
Sven-Ole Thorsen).
The Kid loads up his SAA. Note how it is clearly a Remington-Peters .45 Long Colt round, accurate to the time.
The Kid defeats Gutzon and like a nice guy, only wounds him till he gives up.
When Cort is brought to The Kid's gunshop to buy a gun for dueling, The Kid shows off a 7 1/2" Cavalary SAA with a nickel finish and solid ivory grips, which he calls "The Eagle Butt Peacemaker".
Cort (
Russell Crowe) gets the feel for a Quickdraw SAA with a nickel finish and wood grips. They claim the gun is $110 dollars, which is ridiculously over priced for the time. A simple gun like that would be about $20.
The Lady fires her SAA at Dog Kelly (
Tobin Bell) and innacurately knocks him off his feet from the shot.
John Herod kills Sgt. Clay Cantrell (
Keith David) with his SAA.
Herod tells the town that if they have enough money to hire a professional gunfighter to kill him, some raised taxes wouldn't hurt them.
The Lady points her SAA at Eugene Dredd (
Kevin Conway) during their unscheduled duel.
The Lady makes the mistake of leting Dredd live and when he tries to shoot her in the back, she whips around and puts five bullets into him.
Despite getting a bullet to the head, Spotted Horse still has enough left in him to raise his gun.
When The Kid faces of with his father, he manages to skim his neck with his SAA but his father more accurately hits his gut.
When John faces off with Cort, his hand quivers over his SAA.
John tries to fire his SAA at Cort but is interupted by several explosions.
Cort draws a Cavalary SAA off of one of John's men.
File:TQTDSAA-26.jpg The Lady shoots John and leaves a bullet hole so clean, light passes through it (this is impossible on several accounts but it's a movie).
File:TQTDSAA-28.jpg The Lady puts a bullet in John's head and he is launched into a full body flip! I don't know why they chose to flip him, it is more hilarious than cool.
The Lady with her freshly fires SAA.
Colt 1851 Navy (with Richards-Mason Cartridge conversion)
When John Herrod (Gene Hackman) forces Cort (Russell Crowe) to fight in a quickdraw duel, he takes him to his son's shop and tries to find a gun for him to use. After finding the guns in their too expensive, John ask for the most worthless piece of crap in the store. The Kid (Leonardo DiCaprio) pulls out a POS Colt 1851 Navy with a Richards-Mason cartridge conversion and slaps it on the table saying simply, "Five bucks." Cort uses it for the rest of the duels, but John only gives him one bullet, which they say is .38 Long Colt, for each duel so he can't shoot his way out of town. This proves troublesome when the mighty Spotted Horse (Jonothon Gill) comes up to fight him, and requires a second bullet to take him down.
The Colt 1851 Navy with a Richards-Mason cartridge conversion made to look like a POS used by
Russell Crowe in the film.
The Kid slaps the Colt 1851 Navy with the R-M conversion on the counter for Cort to buy.
Based on the quality of the gun to the quality of the holster, I'd assume the holster cost $4, the gun cost $1.
Cort holding the still smoking Colt Navy Cartridge after the first duel.
Ratsy (
Raynor Scheine) gives Cort the Colt Navy cartridge for the second duel.
Cort loads a .38 Long Colt round into the Colt Navy Cartridge.
Cort loads a bullet into his Colt Navy during the duel against Spotted Horse.
Cort fires his Colt Navy at The Lady during thier duel, although they fake her death as to trick John into to thinking they real dueled.
Colt 1860 Army (with Richards-Mason conversion)
Several characters in the film are seen with Colt 1860 Army revolvers with Richards-Mason cartridge conversions. The most notable of these users is Dog Kelly (Tobin Bell) when he duels with The Lady.
Colt 1860 Army with Richards-Mason cartridge conversion.
The Lady has a dream in which one of John's men is armed with a Colt 1860 Army with an R-M conversion.
The Lady wakes up in the kid's bed to see a Colt Army cartridge facing her.
Another shot of the same scene.
Dog Kelly checks his Colt Army Cartridge before the duel with The Lady.
After The Kid is killed by his father, The Lady looks at a picture of him as a kid holding two Colt Army Cartridge revolvers.
Colt 1851 Navy
In The Lady's flashback to when her father The Marshal (Gary Sinise) is murdered, John Herod is seen using a percussion Colt 1851 Navy with ivory grips. He hands the gun to Young Ellen "The Lady" (Stacy Linn Ramsower) and says she has three shots to shoot the rope ready to hand he father. Her lack of experiance leads to her, herself, shooting him in the head.
John with his Colt 1851 Navy.
Young Ellen with the Colt Navy.
Young Ellen aims the gun way above her eyeline and shoots her father in the head by mistake.
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