Jim Watson
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Colt Gen 2 Buntline Specials had 12" barrels.
In the day, they would make whatever you asked for, no nonsense about barrel length with a stocked pistol. Real ones had folding ladder sights set into the top strap and were cut for stocks.
One version of the Buntline legend said that the recipients of the dime novelist's guns had them cut off to more convenient lengths.
John Payne, in 'The Restless Gun' seemed to find time to unscrew his revolver's barrel, turn in a longer one, and mount a shoulder stock when a long shot was called for.
In an interview, he said he did indeed reload but like a lot of other dull passages, it ended up on the cutting room floor.
Almost certainly a .44-40 or .38-40. There is a "Five in One" blank that will chamber in .38-40 and .44-40 revolvers and rifles, and .45 Colt revolvers.
John Taffin wrote of thinking it cool to buy a movie gun at a prop department sale... until he go it home and found the barrel and cylinder were not the same caliber. The blanks didn't care.
In the day, they would make whatever you asked for, no nonsense about barrel length with a stocked pistol. Real ones had folding ladder sights set into the top strap and were cut for stocks.
One version of the Buntline legend said that the recipients of the dime novelist's guns had them cut off to more convenient lengths.
John Payne, in 'The Restless Gun' seemed to find time to unscrew his revolver's barrel, turn in a longer one, and mount a shoulder stock when a long shot was called for.
Kevin Costner shot about 15 times with that 6 shooter before shoving anymore ammo in it.
In an interview, he said he did indeed reload but like a lot of other dull passages, it ended up on the cutting room floor.
Winchester 1892. The 92s mechanism would never accept 45-70 cartridges, the rifle was in what we call pistol cartridges. .44-40, .38-40, .32-20 cartridges were the type of rounds it would come in.
Almost certainly a .44-40 or .38-40. There is a "Five in One" blank that will chamber in .38-40 and .44-40 revolvers and rifles, and .45 Colt revolvers.
John Taffin wrote of thinking it cool to buy a movie gun at a prop department sale... until he go it home and found the barrel and cylinder were not the same caliber. The blanks didn't care.