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==Krag-Jorgensen Sporter== | ==Krag-Jorgensen Sporter== | ||
Sheriff Heck Tate ([[Frank Overton]]) brings a [[Krag-Jørgensen|"Sporterized" Krag-Jørgensen]] to the site of the rabid dog, Tim Johnson. He gives it to Atticus Finch ([[Gregory Peck]]), telling him to take the shot. Atticus does so, killing the dog and revealing his accuracy with firearms, a fact that he tried to hid from his children, Jean Louise "Scout" Finch ([[Mary Badham]]) and Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch ([[Phillip Alford]]). It appears from the configuration of the loading gate and the barrel that the Krag-Jørgensen used in the movie is a sporterized Danish Krag-Jørgensen Model 1889 Rifle.Though that could be an illusion from the camera angle. | Sheriff Heck Tate ([[Frank Overton]]) brings a [[Krag-Jørgensen|"Sporterized" Krag-Jørgensen]] to the site of the rabid dog, Tim Johnson. He gives it to Atticus Finch ([[Gregory Peck]]), telling him to take the shot. Atticus does so, killing the dog and revealing his accuracy with firearms, a fact that he tried to hid from his children, Jean Louise "Scout" Finch ([[Mary Badham]]) and Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch ([[Phillip Alford]]). It appears from the configuration of the loading gate and the barrel that the Krag-Jørgensen used in the movie is a sporterized Danish Krag-Jørgensen Model 1889 Rifle.It is an easy task for a gunsmith to turn down a bolt handle.Though that could be an illusion from the camera angle. | ||
[[Image:DanishKrag1889.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Original Danish Krag-Jørgensen Model 1889 Rifle - 8x58R]] | [[Image:DanishKrag1889.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Original Danish Krag-Jørgensen Model 1889 Rifle - 8x58R]] | ||
[[Image:AtticusKrag.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Atticus ([[Gregory Peck]]) takes aim at the Mad Dog with the [[Krag-Jørgensen|"Sporterized" Krag-Jørgensen]].]] | [[Image:AtticusKrag.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Atticus ([[Gregory Peck]]) takes aim at the Mad Dog with the [[Krag-Jørgensen|"Sporterized" Krag-Jørgensen]].]] | ||
Revision as of 17:04, 6 July 2010
The following firearms can be seen in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, adapted from Harper Lee's Novel
Krag-Jorgensen Sporter
Sheriff Heck Tate (Frank Overton) brings a "Sporterized" Krag-Jørgensen to the site of the rabid dog, Tim Johnson. He gives it to Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck), telling him to take the shot. Atticus does so, killing the dog and revealing his accuracy with firearms, a fact that he tried to hid from his children, Jean Louise "Scout" Finch (Mary Badham) and Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch (Phillip Alford). It appears from the configuration of the loading gate and the barrel that the Krag-Jørgensen used in the movie is a sporterized Danish Krag-Jørgensen Model 1889 Rifle.It is an easy task for a gunsmith to turn down a bolt handle.Though that could be an illusion from the camera angle.
Winchester Model 1892
One of the members of Walter Cunningham Sr.'s (Crahan Denton's) lynch mob that confronts Atticus at the Maycomb County Jail the night before Tom Robinson's (Brock Peters) trial carries a Winchester Model 1892 lever action rifle.
Single Shot Shotgun
One of the members of the lynch mob appears to be carrying an unknown gauge Single Shot Shotgun.
Double Barreled Shotgun
Another one of the vigilantes is seen carrying the ubiquitous 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.
