Old Dog
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Flipping through the channels waiting for the wife to get home from work, happened on episode 19 of Season 5 of the Andy Griffith Show, originally aired on January 25, 1965. Barney actually fired his Colt! (Yeah, he did have one negligent discharge in his holster) Last five minutes of the episode, Barney was competing in the Police Pistol Competition. And he put six shots inside the 10-ring, right on the X with ol' Thelma Lou and Andy watching. This episode probably depicted more of Barney's revolver than many others in the life of the series.
I also liked this episode in that Andy and Opie pulled their pocketknives out and did some good ol' fashioned whittling.
Reminds me I need to pick up a nice specimen of the Colt Official Police to round out my collection. Also a reminder of how guns were not treated as evil in the TV shows of the '50s and '60s...(even though Barney had a history of NDs, by some accounts, in at least eight or nine episodes, hence why Andy only gave him one round).
I also liked this episode in that Andy and Opie pulled their pocketknives out and did some good ol' fashioned whittling.
Reminds me I need to pick up a nice specimen of the Colt Official Police to round out my collection. Also a reminder of how guns were not treated as evil in the TV shows of the '50s and '60s...(even though Barney had a history of NDs, by some accounts, in at least eight or nine episodes, hence why Andy only gave him one round).