Sabata

Sabata is a 1969 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western film directed by Gianfranco Parolini. The film stars the legendary actor Lee Van Cleef as the titular "Sabata".
Sabata, a mysterious, deadly, and somber shootist, arrives in the town of Daugherty, Texas, just as a group of robbers pull off a heist of the local bank during the night. After recovering the safe and receiving financial compensation from the army, he meets an intriguing individual known as "Banjo" who claims to know him personally. Initially, unbeknownst to Sabata, a group of important people, led by the subtle and elegant Stengel, benefit from the city's crimes.
Sabata marked a revolution in the Spaghetti Western genre, being the second success of Gianfranco Parolini (who had just directed the first film of the iconic character "Sartana"), and gave way to a trilogy of films that would continue with Adios, Sabata and ending with Return of Sabata.
Like other fictional Spaghetti Western characters such as Django, Ringo, Sartana, or the Man with No Name, Sabata was used by other directors for their films, to take advantage of the massive success of the original film.
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=Pistols=
==Remington Double Derringer==
Ferguson (Antonio Gradoli) tries to arms himself with his Remington Double Derringer during the film's introduction.
==Sabata's Derringer==
For much of the film, Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) uses a particular prop Derringer with four barrels and three additional smaller barrels at the bottom of the grip with an "S" (for Sabata) marked. This derringer is the most iconic weapon in the Sabata trilogy (along with the harmonica rifle used by Yul Brynner).
Although the general public thinks that the Sabata Derringer is a fictional gun made only for the film, there are testimonies that claim that the Sabata Derringer existed as a project by an Austrian gunsmith who replicated the pistol seen in the film to be used as a real weapon, using an unspecified .38 caliber for the four barrels and .22 for the grip barrels, which could fire like in the movie.
==Stengel's Single Shot Pistol==
Stengel (Franco Ressel) uses two single-shot pistols during the formal duels that occur in his mansion. Stengel's pistol appears to be a hybrid between a percussion pistol and a metallic cartridge firing weapon, as in the film Stengel loads the weapon both ways. Like most of the weapons used in the film, Stengel's single-shot pistol is just an prop designed to fire blanks.
=Revolvers=
==Colt Single Action Army==
The Colt Single Action Army is used by the vast majority of the film's secundary characters, mostly by the Stengel's men. The characters that stand out the most are Carrincha (Ignazio Spalla) who carries a “Cavalry” variant and Slim (Spartaco Conversi), one of Stengel's trusted men. Non-genuine replicas of the Colt Single Action Army with brass trigger guards and some with target sight are were used in the film.
=Rifles=
==Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"==
Used primarily by Stengel's men, the classic Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" is the rifle with the most screen time, along with the Winchester Model 1873. For the film, two Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"s were modified to create the iconic rifles used by Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) and Banjo (William Berger).
All Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"s used in the movie are modern replicas with brass rings.
==Winchester Model 1873==
As an alternative to the Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy", Stengel's men use the Winchester Model 1873, although in smaller quantities. At the beginning, one of the bank robbers is seen carrying what appears to be an Uberti replica of the Winchester Model 1873, due to its blued finish.
==Sabata's Rifle==
The second most iconic weapon used by Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) is a Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" rifle with the magazine shortened, and the original barrel cut down and refitted with an apparently detachable custom longer barrel.
==Banjo's Rifle==
After Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) breaks one of the strings on his banjo, Banjo (William Berger) modifies his instrument to hide a Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" with the cut off stock (similar to a Mare's Leg) and a lever that passes through the Banjo's drum head and is capable of firing when it is pulled.
=Machine Guns=
==M1865 Gatling Gun==
During the final battle at Stengel's mansion (Franco Ressel), he and his men use a M1865 Gatling Gun as a desperate measure to try to stop Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) and his allies.
Category:Western Movie
Category:Spaghetti Western Movie
Category:Action Movie
Category:Comedy
Category:Italian Produced/Filmed
Category:Spanish Produced/Filmed
Category:Gianfranco Parolini