The Grand Duel

The Grand Duel is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giancarlo Santi and starring Lee Van Cleef in the role of Sheriff Clayton.
Young Philipp Wermeer is cornered by a group of bounty hunters who are looking for him to collect the reward for his capture, but is saved by an old Sheriff named Clayton, who knows that the young man is innocent and is wrongly persecuted, being willing to clear the matter up whatever it takes.
 The Grand Duel was the debut and most notable work of Giancarlo Santi, who had previously worked as assistant director for directors such as Sergio Leone or Giulio Petroni.
This film is usually considered the last great western in which Lee Van Cleef participated, since he later participated in very unremarkable films of very poor quality.
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=Revolvers=
==Colt 1851 Navy (Cartridge Conversion)==
Adam Saxon (Klaus Grünberg) carries a nickel-plated Colt 1851 Navy (Cartridge Conversion) as his personal sidearm.
==Single Action Army==
As is to be expected at this point in the Spaghetti Western, the Single Action Army is the most prevalent revolver in the entire film, used by both the main characters and supporting characters. All Single Action Armys used in the film are modern replicas with brass trigger guards. David Saxon (Horst Frank) stands out from the rest by carrying a Single Action Army made entirely of what appears to be brass as his personal weapon.
==Smith & Wesson Victory Model==
Sheriff Clayton (Lee Van Cleef) carries a Smith & Wesson Victory Model as his personal handgun. Philipp Wermeer (Alberto Dentice) briefly arms himself with Clayton's Smith & Wesson Victory Model.
==Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless==
Bartenders in Gila Bend and Saxon City carry small Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless as self-defense handguns.
==Lefaucheux Model 1858==
Old John (Giovanni Filidoro) carries a Lefaucheux Model 1858 as his personal handgun during his duel against Adam Saxon (Klaus Grünberg).
=Rifles=
==Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"==
The Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" is used by a variety of characters, most notably the bounty hunters searching for Wermeer at the beginning of the film. All Winchester Model 1866s used in the movie are modern replicas with receivers with smaller loading gates and brass rings.
All Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"s used in the movie are modern replicas with brass rings.
==Winchester Model 1873==
One of the bounty hunters (Remo Capitani) carries a Winchester Model 1873 during the search for Philipp Wermeer. This Winchester Model 1873 has a false sight mounted on it.
==Winchester Model 1894==
Adam Saxon (Klaus Grünberg) and one of the bartenders at the Saxon City saloon (Salvatore Baccaro) are seen carrying a Winchester Model 1894 rifle.
=Shotguns=
==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun==
At Silver Bells Station, Jo Barrel (Hans Terofal) keeps a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun that he says is almost never loaded. Sheriff Clayton (Lee Van Cleef) and Philipp Wermeer (Alberto Dentice) are briefly seen holding the 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.
=Machine Guns=
==MG 42==
Adam Saxon (Klaus Grünberg) uses an MG 42 to massacre settlers heading for the silver mine. This is an anachronism, as the film is set in the Wild West era and the MG 42 was introduced during World War II, two very different historical periods. Probably the MG 42 seen on screen was contributed by the German production side. 
A similar anachronism can be seen in the movie Duck, You Sucker! (1971).
Category:Western Movie
Category:Spaghetti Western Movie
Category:Action Movie
Category:Drama
Category:Italian Produced/Filmed
Category:German Produced/Filmed
Category:French Produced/Filmed