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[[Image:Truegrit10.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''True Grit'' (2010)]] | |||
'''''True Grit''''' is the second feature film adaptation of the Charlie Portis novel of the same name (the first being the [[True Grit (1969)|1969 classic John Wayne film]]). The 2010 film was directed by the Coen Brothers and [[Jeff Bridges]] stars as Deputy US Marshal "Rooster" Cogburn in the 2010 film, and the cast includes [[Matt Damon]], [[Hailee Steinfeld]], and [[Josh Brolin]]. The film's firearms were provided by Keith Walters, a veteran film property master who has provided firearms for several recent Westerns including ''[[The Missing (2003)]]'' and ''[[Appaloosa]]''. In an interview with ''True West'' magazine, Walters mentioned that several of the weapons seen in the film were replica firearms provided by Cimarron Fire Arms and Taylor’s & Co. | |||
'''The following guns were used in the film ''[[True Grit (2010)]]'': | '''The following guns were used in the film ''[[True Grit (2010)]]'': | ||
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==Colt Dragoon== | ==Colt Dragoon== | ||
Mattie Ross ([[Hailee Steinfeld]]) carries her late father's [[Colt Dragoon]], as described in Portis' book. It was waiting for her at the boarding house with his watch, knife and other of his 'traps' that Chaney hadn't stolen. Neither the boarding house landlady nor anyone else had seen fit to unload it for safety. | Mattie Ross ([[Hailee Steinfeld]]) carries her late father's 2nd Model [[Colt Dragoon]], as described in Portis' book. It was waiting for her at the boarding house with his watch, knife and other of his 'traps' that Chaney hadn't stolen. Neither the boarding house landlady nor anyone else had seen fit to unload it for safety. | ||
The gun used in the film is an actual percussion Dragoon, while the [[True Grit (1969)|1969 film]] used a cartridge-converted [[Colt Walker]]. It can be surmised that the Walker was used due to its even more imposing size in contrast to Mattie's small stature. But the adherence to the source material in this version is much appreciated. | The gun used in the film is an actual percussion Dragoon, while the [[True Grit (1969)|1969 film]] used a cartridge-converted [[Colt Walker]]. It can be surmised that the Walker was used in the [[True Grit (1969)|1969 film]] due to its even more imposing size in contrast to Mattie's small stature. But the adherence to the source material in this version is much appreciated. | ||
Deputy US Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn ([[Jeff Bridges]]) also carries a pair of revolvers in holsters that fit over his saddle horn. | |||
According to Keith Walters, these revolvers are 2nd model Colt Dragoons as well, despite them being referred to as "Navy Sixes". He uses them both in his famous charge at the end. | |||
In both movies the Dragoon misfires at a critical point. The book explains this; while drunk, Rooster had used it to shoot a rat. Mattie insisted he re-load the two cylinders fired, which he did using defective old caps from a box under his bed - and still drunk. Jeff Bridges doesn't shoot the rat, and John Wayne used his Peacemaker, so viewers of both movies may get the unfair impression that Dragoons were simply unreliable. | In both movies the Dragoon misfires at a critical point. The book explains this; while drunk, Rooster had used it to shoot a rat. Mattie insisted he re-load the two cylinders fired, which he did using defective old caps from a box under his bed - and still drunk. Jeff Bridges doesn't shoot the rat, and John Wayne used his Peacemaker, so viewers of both movies may get the unfair impression that Dragoons were simply unreliable. | ||
[[Image:Colt1stDragoon-44Cal.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Original Colt Dragoon 1st Model - .44 Cal. Designed to address some of the problems encountered with the Colt Walker.]] | [[Image:Colt1stDragoon-44Cal.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Original Colt Dragoon 1st Model - .44 Cal. Designed to address some of the problems encountered with the Colt Walker.]] | ||
[[Image:Tg-dragoon.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mattie's Dragoon. Her father had of course carried it loaded and capped - "If it ain't loaded.... it will not shoot".]] | [[Image:Tg-dragoon.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mattie's Dragoon. Her father had of course carried it loaded and capped - "If it ain't loaded.... it will not shoot".]] | ||
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[[Image:TrueGritMattieRossColtDragoon.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A production image of Mattie aiming her father's Dragoon.]] | [[Image:TrueGritMattieRossColtDragoon.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A production image of Mattie aiming her father's Dragoon.]] | ||
[[File:TG10 004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mattie pulls the Dragoon.]] | [[File:TG10 004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mattie pulls the Dragoon.]] | ||
[[Image:Tg-dragoon-rooster.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rooster with one of his "Navy sixes."]] | [[Image:Tg-dragoon-rooster.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rooster with one of his "Navy sixes."]] | ||
[[Image:Tg-1851-rooster.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rooster, reins in teeth, charges while dual-wielding | [[Image:Tg-1851-rooster.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rooster, reins in teeth, charges while dual-wielding his revolvers.]] | ||
[[Image:Tg-1851-rooster-firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing.]] | [[Image:Tg-1851-rooster-firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing his revolvers with the reins in his teeth.]] | ||
[[Image:Tg-1851-rooster-firing-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Tg-1851-rooster-firing-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Colt Single Action Army "Peacemaker"== | |||
The primary firearm carried by Rooster is a [[Single Action Army]] Peacemaker. In the novel, it was stated that Rooster's "belt gun" was a .44-40, the same caliber as his Winchester. According to Walters, the revolver is a Colt Peacemaker with 7 1/2 inch barrel. Texas Ranger La Boeuf ([[Matt Damon]]) carries a Colt Peacemaker with ornate carved ivory grips. | |||
[[Image:ColtSAALongBarrel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Single Action Army "Cavalry" model]] | |||
[[Image:Tg-saa-rooster-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rooster draws his Peacemaker.]] | |||
[[Image:Tg-saa-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A production image of Rooster with his SAA, (note the missing cigarette).]] | |||
[[File:TG10 003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Texas Ranger La Boeuf ([[Matt Damon]]) fires his SAA at some cornbread tossed by Rooster.]] | |||
[[Image:Tg-saa-labeouf.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A view of La Boeuf's pretty ivory grips.]] | |||
==Remington 1875== | |||
"Lucky" Ned Pepper ([[Barry Pepper]]) carries a [[Remington 1875]] revolver with custom four-leaf clover emblem ebony grips. | |||
[[Image:Rem1875.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington 1875 - .45 Long Colt.]] | |||
[[File:TG10 0012.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Lucky" Ned Pepper ([[Barry Pepper]]) reloads his [[Remington 1875]] revolver with custom four-leaf clover emblem grips.]] | |||
==Winchester Model 1873== | ==Winchester Model 1873== | ||
Rooster Cogburn ([[Jeff Bridges]]) carries a [[Winchester Model 1873]] "Short" rifle as his long arm in the film. | Rooster Cogburn ([[Jeff Bridges]]) carries a [[Winchester Model 1873]] "Short" rifle as his long arm in the film. | ||
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[[Image:TG 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rooster fires on Ned Pepper's gang.]] | [[Image:TG 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rooster fires on Ned Pepper's gang.]] | ||
[[Image:TG 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Well, that didn't pan out."]] | [[Image:TG 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Well, that didn't pan out."]] | ||
==Winchester 1866 "Yellowboy"== | ==Winchester 1866 "Yellowboy"== | ||
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[[File:TG10 006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As in the original novel a length of rope is tied to both ends as a makeshift sling.]] | [[File:TG10 006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As in the original novel a length of rope is tied to both ends as a makeshift sling.]] | ||
==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun== | |||
A [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] is carried by a passing Native American who fires it offscreen to signal that they are being followed. | |||
[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Charles Parker 1878 shotgun - 12 Gauge.]] | |||
[[Image:TG10 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] is carried by a passing Native American who fires it off screen to signal that they are being followed. ]] | |||
== | ==Colt 1878 Coach Gun== | ||
A [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] is | A [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|Colt 1878 Coach Gun]] is carried by one of the Parmalee brothers of "Lucky" Ned Pepper's gang. | ||
[[Image:Colt1878.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1878 coach gun - 12 Gauge.]] | [[Image:Colt1878.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1878 coach gun - 12 Gauge.]] | ||
[[Image:TrueGritFarrelBrotherShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Farrell Parmalee (Mike Watson) carries a shotgun holstered in his saddle sheath.]] | [[Image:TrueGritFarrelBrotherShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Farrell Parmalee (Mike Watson) carries a shotgun holstered in his saddle sheath.]] | ||
[[Image:TG10 0017.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:TG10 0017.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Parmalee fires the shotgun.]] | ||
==Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine== | ==Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine== | ||
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[[Image:tg-sharps-leboeuf.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Le Boeuf drawing a bead with his Sharps on "Lucky" Ned Pepper.]] | [[Image:tg-sharps-leboeuf.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Le Boeuf drawing a bead with his Sharps on "Lucky" Ned Pepper.]] | ||
[[Image:tg-sharps-leboeuf-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Le Boeuf swinging his Sharps.]] | [[Image:tg-sharps-leboeuf-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Le Boeuf swinging his Sharps.]] | ||
[[Image:tg-sharps-3.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:tg-sharps-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Le Boeuf setting up with his Sharps as Mattie looks on.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 14:57, 22 November 2012
True Grit is the second feature film adaptation of the Charlie Portis novel of the same name (the first being the 1969 classic John Wayne film). The 2010 film was directed by the Coen Brothers and Jeff Bridges stars as Deputy US Marshal "Rooster" Cogburn in the 2010 film, and the cast includes Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld, and Josh Brolin. The film's firearms were provided by Keith Walters, a veteran film property master who has provided firearms for several recent Westerns including The Missing (2003) and Appaloosa. In an interview with True West magazine, Walters mentioned that several of the weapons seen in the film were replica firearms provided by Cimarron Fire Arms and Taylor’s & Co.
The following guns were used in the film True Grit (2010):
Colt Dragoon
Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) carries her late father's 2nd Model Colt Dragoon, as described in Portis' book. It was waiting for her at the boarding house with his watch, knife and other of his 'traps' that Chaney hadn't stolen. Neither the boarding house landlady nor anyone else had seen fit to unload it for safety.
The gun used in the film is an actual percussion Dragoon, while the 1969 film used a cartridge-converted Colt Walker. It can be surmised that the Walker was used in the 1969 film due to its even more imposing size in contrast to Mattie's small stature. But the adherence to the source material in this version is much appreciated.
Deputy US Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) also carries a pair of revolvers in holsters that fit over his saddle horn. According to Keith Walters, these revolvers are 2nd model Colt Dragoons as well, despite them being referred to as "Navy Sixes". He uses them both in his famous charge at the end.
In both movies the Dragoon misfires at a critical point. The book explains this; while drunk, Rooster had used it to shoot a rat. Mattie insisted he re-load the two cylinders fired, which he did using defective old caps from a box under his bed - and still drunk. Jeff Bridges doesn't shoot the rat, and John Wayne used his Peacemaker, so viewers of both movies may get the unfair impression that Dragoons were simply unreliable.
Colt Single Action Army "Peacemaker"
The primary firearm carried by Rooster is a Single Action Army Peacemaker. In the novel, it was stated that Rooster's "belt gun" was a .44-40, the same caliber as his Winchester. According to Walters, the revolver is a Colt Peacemaker with 7 1/2 inch barrel. Texas Ranger La Boeuf (Matt Damon) carries a Colt Peacemaker with ornate carved ivory grips.
Remington 1875
"Lucky" Ned Pepper (Barry Pepper) carries a Remington 1875 revolver with custom four-leaf clover emblem ebony grips.
Winchester Model 1873
Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) carries a Winchester Model 1873 "Short" rifle as his long arm in the film.
Winchester 1866 "Yellowboy"
"Lucky" Ned Pepper (Barry Pepper) wields a Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" during the famous charge at the end.
Henry 1860
True to the book, Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) carries a Henry rifle. As in the original novel a length of rope is tied to both ends as a makeshift sling.
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
A 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun is carried by a passing Native American who fires it offscreen to signal that they are being followed.
Colt 1878 Coach Gun
A Colt 1878 Coach Gun is carried by one of the Parmalee brothers of "Lucky" Ned Pepper's gang.
Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine
La Boeuf (Matt Damon) uses a Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine throughout the film. Mattie is later seen using the Sharps. It is a weapon of uncanny power and precision.
