 Join our Discord!
|
| If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here. |
Difference between revisions of "The Shootist"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(New page: Category:Movie John Wayne's last movie, in which he plays a gunfighter who is dying of cancer. We can see several handguns in this movie: ==Colt Single Action Army== Used by severa...) |
|||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
==[[Great Western]]== | ==[[Great Western]]== | ||
These Single Action Army Replicas, made in the 50's, were the revolvers used by John Wayne in the film. These were a set of 2 engraved revolvers presented to him by the defunct Great Western company. | These Single Action Army Replicas, made in the 50's, were the revolvers used by John Wayne in the film. These were a set of 2 engraved revolvers presented to him by the defunct Great Western company. | ||
| + | [[Image:Wayne.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The 2 engraved Great Westerns, belonging to the late John Wayne, seen in "The Shootist"]] | ||
http://www.shootmagazine.com/articles/firearms/great_western.htm | http://www.shootmagazine.com/articles/firearms/great_western.htm | ||
According to John Taffin, the revolver that is thrown through the Saloon by Ron Howard, is not one of the Great Westerns, but a movie prop, made using a Ruger Blackhawk, modified to look like a SAA. | According to John Taffin, the revolver that is thrown through the Saloon by Ron Howard, is not one of the Great Westerns, but a movie prop, made using a Ruger Blackhawk, modified to look like a SAA. | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 23 April 2008
John Wayne's last movie, in which he plays a gunfighter who is dying of cancer. We can see several handguns in this movie:
Colt Single Action Army
Used by several characters in the film
Great Western
These Single Action Army Replicas, made in the 50's, were the revolvers used by John Wayne in the film. These were a set of 2 engraved revolvers presented to him by the defunct Great Western company.
http://www.shootmagazine.com/articles/firearms/great_western.htm According to John Taffin, the revolver that is thrown through the Saloon by Ron Howard, is not one of the Great Westerns, but a movie prop, made using a Ruger Blackhawk, modified to look like a SAA.