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[[Image:ShootJW.jpg|thumb|right|300px| ''The Shootist'' (1976)]] | [[Image:ShootJW.jpg|thumb|right|300px| ''The Shootist'' (1976)]] | ||
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==Great Western Revolver== | |||
The [[Single Action Army|Great Western]] revolver is the main handgun of J.B. Books ([[John Wayne]]). These Single Action Army Replicas were made in the 50's to be used by Wayne. These were a set of 2 engraved revolvers presented to him by the defunct Great Western company. According to the well known gunwriter John Taffin, the revolver that is thrown through the saloon by Gilliam Rogers ([[Ron Howard]]), is not one of the Great Westerns, but a movie prop, made using a Ruger Blackhawk, modified to look like a SAA. [http://www.shootmagazine.com/articles] | |||
[[Image:Wayne.jpg|thumb|none|300px|The 2 engraved Great Westerns, belonging to the late John Wayne, seen in "The Shootist"]] | |||
[[Image:Shootist3.jpg|thumb|none|300px|]] | |||
[[Image:Shootist5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the "Great Western" SAA replica.]] | |||
[[Image:Shootist6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Great Western" handed off to Gillom Rogers ([[Ron Howard]]).]] | |||
==Colt Single Action Army== | ==Colt Single Action Army== | ||
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[[Image:Remington_95_Double_Derringer.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Remington 95 Double Derringer with stainless steel finish and ivory grips .41 Rimfire]] | [[Image:Remington_95_Double_Derringer.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Remington 95 Double Derringer with stainless steel finish and ivory grips .41 Rimfire]] | ||
[[Image:Shootist1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|J.B. Books ([[John Wayne]]) pulls a hidden [[Remington 1866 Derringer]].]] | [[Image:Shootist1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|J.B. Books ([[John Wayne]]) pulls a hidden [[Remington 1866 Derringer]].]] | ||
== Winchester Model 1892 == | == Winchester Model 1892 == | ||
Revision as of 10:16, 2 June 2010
The Shootist is the 1976 western that marked the final role for John Wayne. In the film, Wayne plays an aging gunfighter dying of cancer who faces one last duel.
The following guns were used in the film The Shootist:
Great Western Revolver
The Great Western revolver is the main handgun of J.B. Books (John Wayne). These Single Action Army Replicas were made in the 50's to be used by Wayne. These were a set of 2 engraved revolvers presented to him by the defunct Great Western company. According to the well known gunwriter John Taffin, the revolver that is thrown through the saloon by Gilliam Rogers (Ron Howard), is not one of the Great Westerns, but a movie prop, made using a Ruger Blackhawk, modified to look like a SAA. [1]
Colt Single Action Army
The Colt Single Action Army is used by several characters in the film including J.B. Books (John Wayne) and Jack Pulford (Hugh O'Brian).
Remington 1866 Derringer
J.B. Books (John Wayne) carries a hidden Remington 1866 Derringer, and uses it at the beginning of the movie
Winchester Model 1892
Books also carries a Winchester Model 1892 rifle with a large loop lever, just like the one he used in other films like True Grit. The rifle is never seen fired.
"Coach" shotgun
A double, short barreled shotgun also is used in the film.
Smith & Wesson New Model No.3
Jack Pulford (Hugh O'Brian) carries a Smith & Wesson New Model No.3 break-top revolver with a 6" barrel.
