Ya really ought to get Peter's book, go thru it and then watch the movie again, and again.Īnd I can hardly wait to take Peter up on his invite to tour the Caravan West facilities.
(Turkey Creeks Remington was modified by Caravan's gunsmith to appear more original by refinishing and removing the cross pin) The drunk that Turkey Creek "dispached from the saloon" carried an open top Merwin with 2 piece pearl gripsĪnd of course there were a host of EMF guns too. There is another 1878 that Wyatt took offJohnny Tyler and given to Milt Joyce to safe keep and was given back to Wyatt when he arrested Curley Bill, which I now think is the one you were refering to.įrank Stillwells Colt was an original fdigit frame with US artilery markings and made in 1874
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Sherm McMasters carried an original 1878 Colt DA in 44/40 fully engraved with full engraving and came from the Mexican Railway I couldn't find mention of that gun, but I didn't fully reread, but many of the guns in the movie were original.
Is its use described/explained in the book? I was sort of impressed to see it in the movie as there were no replicas made, so it has to be an original. It is in the scene where he threatens to turn Ike Clanton's head into a canoe. Ride easy, but stay alert! Godspeed to those still in harm's way in the defense of Freedom everywhere! God Bless America!Ĭurley - in one scene in the movie, Curt Russell is using the 1878 Colt Double Action.
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Only problem with the gun was that when I got a look at it and the inscription style and serial number it had been made at least a year after Doc died! But then maybe it referred to a different "Doc" and "Kate"! The caption mentioned that the derringer was given to the hotel keeper after Doc passed in payment of a bill. The photo didn't show the top of the barrel where the inscriptions are. I wonder if we'll still get the Vince names because he's about to be 'Moss' lol. If he came out looking like Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter that would be fit. The emotion in this scene, knowing that Doc went to face Johnny in Wyatt’s place, is the highest throughout the film.
It would work better if he didn't look like a generic WCW Saturday night guy. The fear in Johnny Ringo’s voice as he faces Doc, the embodiment of death itself, is palpable. A photo of it had also appeared in the softcover book, "Guns of the Gunfighters". Up until this second I never knew what 'madcap' even meant. I once saw a Remington O/U Double Derringer that had an inscription on the back of the grip: "To Doc From Kate". The dentist-gambler-saloonkeeper-gunfighter died of tuberculosis, at age thirth-five, 1887. Documenting papers reveal nephew told by his Uncle Doc, on deathbed, that this had been his regular six-gun throughout exploits in the West, the "Shootout at the O.K. Wilson, on page 160 is a picture of a SAA, blued, walnut grips (no cartouche, however, there is a "US" on the frame), 7½ inch barrel. I suppose it's interesting from an historical perspective to see the old boxes and old head stamps, but if it's saved, it loses it's functional purpose.In the book The Peacemakers - Arms and Adventures in the American West by R.L. Had he lived longer, he sure as heck would have shot it!Īmmo serves a functional purpose up to a point - there will come a time when vintage ammo becomes too old to shoot. When I tell people about this, there are some who are like, "you shouldn't shoot your Dad's reloads," or "you should only shoot a few of them - save the rest." But why? Ammo is for shooting. Some of it was loaded clear back in the early 1980s - I was just a kid then. I ran out of my Dad's 45 ACP reloads a long time ago, and I'm slowly working through some of the other stuff that I still have. Even in my own case, I have a bunch of reloads that were loaded by my Dad - he passed away in 1997 - and I have absolutely no qualms about shooting them. I don't quite understand the collecting of vintage ammo.
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