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[[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|600px|Le Boeuf setting up with his Sharps as Mattie looks on.]]
[[Image:tg-sharps-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Le Boeuf setting up with his Sharps as Mattie looks on.]]
I have seen this carbine mis-identified ever since this movie came out. Apparently others are just repeating what someone else assumed. It was not an 1874 Sharps carbine, of which only 496 were made. He (like the real Texas rangers, see Durham’s “Taming the Nueces Strip”) is using an 1868 Sharps carbine conversion. .50-70….of which 31,000 were converted. from Percussion to Cartridge and distributed to troops and millitia’s and yes, texas rangers…was in use into the 80s.
If you want a replica of that gun, somebody makes an exact one of McNelly’s which is exactly like the one Matt Damon’s character is using.
bc


==Remington 1875==
==Remington 1875==

Revision as of 05:17, 20 January 2011

The following guns were used in the film True Grit (2010):

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True Grit (2010)


Colt Dragoon

Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) carries her father's Colt Dragoon, as is described in Portis' book. 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 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.

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Original Colt Dragoon 1st Model - .44 Cal. Designed to address some of the problems encountered with the Colt Walker.
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Mattie's Dragoon. Note that it's already capped!
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Mattie holding her Dragoon. Still capped.
Mattie aims her father's Dragoon at Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) down by the creek in a promotional still.

Colt 1851 Navy

Marshall Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) carries a pair of Colt 1851 Navy revolvers in holsters that fit over his saddle horn. He refers to them in the movie as his "Navy sixes." He uses them both in his famous charge at the end.

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Colt 1851 Navy - .36 caliber.
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Rooster with one of his "Navy sixes."
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Rooster, reins in teeth, charges while dual-wielding 1851 Navys.
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Firing.
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Winchester Model 1873

Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) carries a Winchester Model 1873 "Short" rifle as his long arm in the film.

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Winchester Model 1873 "Short" rifle with octagonal barrel. - .44-40.
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Rooster takes aim with his Winchester 1873 "Short" rifle.
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Rooster fires on Ned Pepper's gang.
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"Well, that didn't pan out."

Single Action Army

Rooster also carries a Single Action Army of "Cavalry" length. La Boeuf (Matt Damon) carries a Single Action Army with fancy carved ivory grips.

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Colt Single Action Army "Cavalry" model
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Rooster points his SAA.
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Different angle. Note, minus the cigarette.
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La Boeuf's pretty ivory grips.

Winchester 1866 "Yellowboy"

"Lucky" Ned Pepper (Barry Pepper) wields a Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" during the famous charge at the end.

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Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" - .44RF.
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Henry 1860

True to the book, Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) carries a Henry rifle, stolen from Mattie Ross' father. While in the original novel and the in the 1969 version of the film Chaney's rifle was fitted with a proper sling, in this film a length of rope is tied to both ends as a makeshift sling, which is logically easier for an on-the-run outlaw to aquire.

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Henry 1860 - .44RF
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Chaney with the Henry slung over his shoulder.
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The poster shows Josh Brolin as Chaney with the Henry.

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

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. One is also carried by one of the Farrell brothers of "Lucky" Ned Pepper's (Barry Pepper) gang.

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Colt 1878 coach gun - 12 Gauge.
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One of the Farrell brothers with a shotgun holstered in his saddle sheath.

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.

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Sharps 1874 Cavalry Carbine - .45-70.
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Le Boeuf drawing a bead with his Sharps on "Lucky" Ned Pepper.
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Le Boeuf swinging his Sharps.
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Le Boeuf setting up with his Sharps as Mattie looks on.

I have seen this carbine mis-identified ever since this movie came out. Apparently others are just repeating what someone else assumed. It was not an 1874 Sharps carbine, of which only 496 were made. He (like the real Texas rangers, see Durham’s “Taming the Nueces Strip”) is using an 1868 Sharps carbine conversion. .50-70….of which 31,000 were converted. from Percussion to Cartridge and distributed to troops and millitia’s and yes, texas rangers…was in use into the 80s.

If you want a replica of that gun, somebody makes an exact one of McNelly’s which is exactly like the one Matt Damon’s character is using.

bc

Remington 1875

"Lucky" Ned Pepper (Barry Pepper) carries a Remington 1875 revolver with custom four-leaf clover emblem grips.

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Remington 1875 - .45 Long Colt.