Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 On tonight's "Longmire", they showed a burned up gun. Longmire opened the cylinder to check the cartridges. However, the gun also clearly had an ejector rod housing! The hammer spring was a double leaf spring like a large frame DA Colt. Any ideas, or just more Hollywierdness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Looks like a Colt 1878. But the butt isn't right. Could be put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Reb, SASS #54804 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 My first thought was a Smith- like a model 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Recorded it but haven't watched it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I just watched it...no clue on the gun...but the show is cool. GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Nathan C. Riddles, SASS # 7462 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Looks like a S&W Mod. 25 to me, but could be a rental black hard rubber or plastic prop gun copy of a Mod. 25. No prop company would allow a studio to burn up a real gun. You could remove the grips and cover it in ashes to make it look as if it had gone through a fire. But then somebody has to be paid to take the gun apart and clean it. Much easier & cheaper to just hold a prop gun under a faucet & rinse it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 Looks like a S&W Mod. 25 to me. I don't think so. A S&W has a single leaf spring. This one clearly had a double, V shaped spring, ala Colt DA. And what about the ejector rod? Just hollywierd again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Longmire said it looked like a .45. Could it have been a Smith or Colt circa 1917/1918??? I had one that took moon clips in .45 auto. Rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Prop companies have attached ejector rod housings to da revolvers to make them look more Old Westy for years. This allows movie stars to shoot fast and look good without having to learn the complicated single action procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Steel Duke Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 And on an ultra picky technical note, Sheriff Longmire stated that one round had been fired (primer strike) and the other 5 had gone off from the heat. Would there not be damage to the cylinder/frame from .45 Colt rounds going off? BSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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