Guns of the Movies / Great Lines

[Kentucky_Rifleman]

Someone just mentioned the Bronson film "Death Wish" on another thread, and that got me thinking about how many guns I've fallen in love with after seeing one used in a film. I wanted a Colt Peacemaker even more after seeing Bronson shoot one in the first Death Wish film. It had once belonged to a gunfighter named "Candy Dan."

The gun Bronson used to hunt thugs, however, was a Smith and Wesson .32 long, IIRC. In the later films he would take up a big Wildey automatic.

Then, of course, we must get around to Tom Selleck's big Sharp's custom in Quigley. I wonder how many such rifles that movie successfully sold?

What other guns have you taken note of in famous movies?

KR

 

[Kentucky_Rifleman]

Great line from Death Wish,

Ames Jainchill -

But this is gun country. Can't even own a handgun in New York City. Out here I hardly know a man who doesn't own one. And I'll tell you something, unlike your city, we can walk our streets and through our parks at night and feel safe. Muggers operatin' out here they just plain get their asses blown off.

 

[FROGO207]

Had to have a 44 Automag just like Harry Calahan. Saved up and spent the $$$$$ then after running through $$$ in ammo that I could not afford (unable to afford reload at that point) sold it for cheap (almost free to the gunsmith that told me not to buy it in the first place).:banghead::banghead: Wish I still had that sucker now as the price is OUTRAGEOUS last I looked.

 

[ol' scratch]

M1 Garands-As seen in Kelly's Heroes, Saving Private Ryan and others. .45 Automatic from Road to Perdition. I would love to get one of the .32 ACP Savage Pocket pistol like the one used in the movie too.

 

[Palehorseman]

The Russian/Japanese movie "Dersu Uzala" where the Russian army captain is carrying an 1895 Winchester. The era is supposed to start around 1902, so the 1895 would likely have been out of place, for the Russian military did not obtain them until WW-1. 66% (about 300,000) of all Winchester 1895s made were for the Russian military.

But, I did find it to be a great movie in it's own right, (great cinematography) about the friendship that develops over the years between the expedition Captain and Dersu Uzala, an indigenous Asiatic trapper in Siberia.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...ester&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

 

[armoredman]

Only one I ever bought because of a movie was a Remington 1858 clone, for Outlaw Josey Wales.

 

[Nugilum]

Do I really need to say the line?

 

[hunto]

It was a .22 loaded with soft points, as explained by Clemenza in a rarely shown scene in which he laments Detroit shipping his car with wooden bumpers. "The chrome ones are coming later." He explains to the other guy, "Today you make your bones on Paulie. This .22 is loaded with soft points." Then they are shown backing out, Paulie driving- "Watch the kids when ya backing out."

 

[hunto]

And the lever gun Chuck Connors carried in the series, "The Rifleman" **




**an 1892 .44-40 Winchester carbine

 

[hunto]

Of course, this has to be included.

Few people know that the gun in the movie wasn't a .44 Mag. Due to a shortage, S&W supplied a .41 Magnum to the producers to use in the movie. No one ever knew the difference.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

2:38

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6-Snl4a1RI

 

[PGNHAWK]

Since seeing Appaloosa, I'd love me an 8-gauge...

 

[loadedround]

Took me 13 months to get my S&W Model 29 after seeing "Dirty Harry" for the first time. I still have my orginal revolver and two more. Loved that movie!

 

[Losov]

I watched the "make my day" scene after having not seen it for quite a while. I was struck with how dated it had become, particularly that the bad guys had "Julliard" and "Actors Studio" stamped all over them.

 

[highlander 5]

I ordered a Sharps not long after seeing "Quigley Down Under" waited close to 5 years for mine. Long Range Express model heavy barrel 45/70 cal. There was a shop that had Sharps rifles locally but he was charging way over sticker price. I like to have a Webley Fosbery auto revolver 45 cal myself. movie reference "Zardoz' AND "The Maltese Falcon".

 

[statelineblues]

movie reference "Zardoz'

The Webley Fosbery auto revolver was cool - seeing Sean Connery in a red diaper was not...

 

[Ditchtiger]

The Sand Pebbles

Lewis Gun, BAR, Springfield M1903 Mk 1

http://www.imfdb.org/index.php?title=Sand_Pebbles,_The

 

[nitetrane98]

In the old 1971 movie "Hunting Party" Gene Hackman and a young, smoking hot Candace Bergen star in a spaghetti western, in the "Wild Bunch" genre.
Briefly, Bergen, Hackman's wife, is kidnapped by the badguys to teach the BG leader to read. Hackman is a sadistic, wealthy, rancher. He goes after the BGs with a bunch of friends.
He is using a new fangled type rifle. I don't guess they ever really said what it was, and I wasn't that up on old guns at the time. I think it was a "Quigley Down Under" type Sharps with a full length brass scope. He routinely picks off BG's at extreme ranges.

Following a BG head explosion, one BG says in frustration, "Cain't no gun shoot that far. It just ain't possible"

 

[DFW1911]

Public Enemies, a recent flick starring Johnny Depp about John Dillinger, had some great stuff in it; a fully-functional period-specific Thompson .45 sure wouldn't hurt my collection

 

[Kentucky_Rifleman]

I fell victim to Model 29 fever as well, but in my case, I didn't have to buy my own. Dad bought us one each just before my 21st birthday. Since my birthday falls on December 14th, he gave me the box of shells for my birthday.

I opened them and asked him if he was really wanted me to wait until Christmas for the rest of the gift. He didn't. That was one of the best Christmases ever.

I remember the first time I pulled the trigger on the big .44 every bit as well as I remember my first kiss, I just recall those memories in different regions

KR

 

[Krusty]