Harmonica Rifle?

[Dirty Brass]

I saw an old spaghetti western earlier today called Adios Sabata, starring Yule Brunner (?), and I swear he was using a harmonica rifle early in the movie. Has anyone else seen this old flick and can confirm my thoughts?

[Professor Marvel]

your wish, sir :

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2594804480/tt0066745

amongst the schtick of these particular spaghetti westerns were the ubiquitous "gimmick guns" - a harmonica rifle, derringers with extra barrels that even shot out of the grip, guns that shot far too many rounds, and best of all, a yellowboy "very short" carbine
that has a removable barrel extension:

the ficticious yellowboy
http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/sabata/Sabata_05.jpg
http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/guns/sabata_rifle_01.jpg
http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/guns/sabata_rifle_02.jpg

too bad it would shoot right off...

the banjo-gun
http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/sabata/Sabata_08.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s171/Marcspoon/sabata1c-1.jpg


these film s even include the Astra in 9mm Largo (which was not yet invented)
http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/guns/ArrivaSabata_Astra.jpg

"The Protector" A Chicago palm pistol
http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/guns/sabata2_protector_01.jpg
http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/guns/sabata2_protector_02.jpg

and the afforementioned nonexistant derringer
http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/guns/sabata_01.jpg
http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/guns/sabata_02.jpg
http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/guns/sabata_03.jpg
http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/guns/sabata_04.jpg

of course, it's not all the Italians' fault, just look at the gimmicks in the "The Wild Wild West"
yhs
prof marv

[Dirty Brass]

Thanks for all the links. I did notice the yellow boy too with the bbl. extension and chuckles. The banjo gun I passed off as a gimmick gun as you say. Quite entertaining as these movies went - very comparaqble to Clint Eastwoods  variety pack in the day.

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[willyboy]

John Moses Browning's father of course, made the real Harmonica Rifle.

[Forty Rod]

He made one, but so did a number of other smiths of the time.

Saw one in the movie Mysterious Island with Patrick Stewart, Kyle MacLachlan, Omar gooding, and Gabrielle Anwar.  Terrible movie but the harmonica rifles were very interesting. Look closely. They ARE NOT modified Henrys as I first thought.

[Abilene]

I liked the way Sabata kept a cigar in the last hold of the "harmonica".  And the mute who slung ball bearings from his shoe was cool, too.