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I am Watching the movie Silverado tonight on Netflix .

Great Movie .

 

I have not seen it in a few years .

I think it is the best opining in the first 1 Minute of any Western movie I have ever seen.

 

But in some of the scene's in the movie .

You can seen a Kings Patent Loading Gate on the Henry 1860 that Danny Glover is using .

 

Just was wondering what have you seen out of place in the Movies of the Wild wild west ?

 

 

Posted

Good movie, Silverado.

 

This will br an exhasuting thread as most of Hollywood wasn't concerned with period firearms accuracy. things seem to be getting much better in the last 10 years, but we shall see........

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Howdy......

Great movie.

If you don't like the guns,send an email to the producers and let them know.

 

Vern / Foothills Drifter...

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I am Watching the movie Silverado tonight on Netflix .

Great Movie .

 

I have not seen it in a few years .

I think it is the best opining in the first 1 Minute of any Western movie I have ever seen.

 

But in some of the scene's in the movie .

You can seen a Kings Patent Loading Gate on the Henry 1860 that Danny Glover is using .

 

Just was wondering what have you seen out of place in the Movies of the Wild wild west ?

 

 

Okay. I'm going to say this again; Mal never said that HIS rifle was a Henry. The times he was talking about the Henry rifle, it was his Father's rifle.

My personal thought is that he removed the fore end because Mal wanted his rifle to be more like his Father's, even though it was a '66.

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You mean small firearm errors like: Just coming home from the Civil War with a 73 SAA and a 92 Winchester. Or Kevin Costner in Open Range getting 10 rounds out of ONE SAA?...Nah...Hollyweird doesn't make mistakes, he just reloads really fast.

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I just watched the beginning of it, had had a profound thought.

 

Three people attacked him. The pinto stayed, but the other two horses runned off.

 

As they are riding through the opening credits, you see that the pinto has a rifle in a scabbard on its saddle.

 

If he had no problem with taking a horse, saddle and rifle belonging to the three dead bad guys, logic says he woulda took their money and their other guns, also. Leastways I sure woulda.

 

You either "don't rob the dead", in which case you strip the saddle and let the pinto go free, or you take what the murderin' corpses no longer need.

 

I can understand why he did not take their clothes, so he had no spare clothing for Kevin Kline. But he shoulda been able to arm him. Shoulda been at least two spare pistols and a shotgun.

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There were 7 "known" Henry rifles made with "King's Patent" loading gates. Winchester was not above selling their prototypes. That's why there are 7 prototypes out there today. All 7 were a little bit different.

 

Coffinmaker

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I just watched the beginning of it, had had a profound thought.

 

Three people attacked him. The pinto stayed, but the other two horses runned off.

 

As they are riding through the opening credits, you see that the pinto has a rifle in a scabbard on its saddle.

 

If he had no problem with taking a horse, saddle and rifle belonging to the three dead bad guys, logic says he woulda took their money and their other guns, also. Leastways I sure woulda.

 

You either "don't rob the dead", in which case you strip the saddle and let the pinto go free, or you take what the murderin' corpses no longer need.

 

I can understand why he did not take their clothes, so he had no spare clothing for Kevin Kline. But he shoulda been able to arm him. Shoulda been at least two spare pistols and a shotgun.

LOL Good point .

I would have taken guns , holsters and money at least . :huh:

Posted

Heck, even Jimmy Stewart did it. In Winchester '73, after the Indian attack, he told the cavalry sergeant to go pick up the dead Indians' guns.

Posted

Enjoy it for what it is - a great western with lotsa fun built in. Yes, as has already been pointed out aome late 1860's did have the Kings Patent loading gate before the 1866 Model.

 

GG ~ :FlagAm:

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Little John's Auctions in Orange county Calif sells and auctions off tons of guns. I was in there a couple of years ago when they had about 7-8 Henry rifles going across the block. Most were Military marked and 1 was a Kings Pat. with a loading gate. I held most of these in my hands and looked at them very closely. I also saw a NEW in the BOX, 18 inch barreled rifle that had the volcanic ring and trigger guard on it. Henry's were estimated at $35,000.00- $70,000.00 and the Volcanic was $180,000.00- $200,000.00. I remember in 1973, you could buy a Henry for about $3,000.00.

 

Big Jake

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I've been told that Danny Glover couldn't do the "Henry Hop" to clear the magazine follower tab as he ripped off shots. They took the forestock off a Spaghetti Winchester '66 for him. The man who played his Father got a real Henry.

 

Great Movie. Lots of great quotes: Cobb: We're gonna give you a fair trial, followed by a first class hanging.

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I've been told that Danny Glover couldn't do the "Henry Hop" to clear the magazine follower tab as he ripped off shots. They took the forestock off a Spaghetti Winchester '66 for him. The man who played his Father got a real Henry.

 

Great Movie. Lots of great quotes: Cobb: We're gonna give you a fair trial, followed by a first class hanging.

LOL Great line

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Enjoy it for what it is - a great western with lotsa fun built in. Yes, as has already been pointed out aome late 1860's did have the Kings Patent loading gate before the 1866 Model.

 

GG ~ :FlagAm:

 

That's where I am. I can overlook some inaccuracy for a good story, well performed. I get more frustrated when I see horribly inaccurate action.

 

I've been told that Danny Glover couldn't do the "Henry Hop" to clear the magazine follower tab as he ripped off shots. They took the forestock off a Spaghetti Winchester '66 for him. The man who played his Father got a real Henry.

 

Great Movie. Lots of great quotes: Cobb: We're gonna give you a fair trial, followed by a first class hanging.

 

There are quite a few!

 

"You used to ride with that guy?"

 

"Today, my jurisdiction ends here. Pick up my hat."

Posted

"Goodbye Paden,,Goodbye Cobb"

 

 

 

See tag line

Posted

My favorite line. " there's only two or three guys up there and this asshole is one of them". :)

Posted

My favorite line. " there's only two or three guys up there and this asshole is one of them". :)

I like that one also :)

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Howdy,

High school classmate Richard Jenkins plays the bar manager who gits shot.

Check out his movie history on the web, if you have a minute.

He has been in a ton of movies yet he can walk anywhere and isn't bothered.

He was a lot of fun at class reunions, too.

Its hard to name a big movie star that he hasn't worked with.

Best

CR

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