Johnny Guest
Moderator In Memoriam
Anyone remember . . .?
In the mid 1960s there was a series called "I Spy." Robert Culp and Bill Cosby co-starred as CIA operatives traveling the globe as a tennis star and trainer/coach. Lots of exotic locales and such. This was the first network TV drama (well, okay, there were some funny places, but, still, a drama) with a black guy in a full starring role.
Culp carried a cut-down P38 (P38K??) and Cosby used a Colt Commander. The latter was a smaller bore - - Probably a 9mm, due to the international aspects of the movie. The gun handling was nearly flawless- - Lots of muzzle control. Coz packed his Colt with the hammer down, and, when a tense situation passed, he was shown VERY carefully lowering the hammer. Both men reloaded appropriately, too. This was the source of one gun error which I noticed: One ran short of ammo and yelled for a magazine, and it appears the Colt and Walther mags were interchangeable.
I thought it silly that Culp used a P38K, but later concluded that this was part of some sort of inside joke. Culp is apparently a real firearms enthusiast. While playing an FBI agent/associate in the "Greatest American Hero" he demonstrated very competent gun handling. Once in particular he was covering some bad guys with an AR and carefully moved to avoid pointing it at a friendly who was moving around. But I liked Coz with his CLW the best.
Also: Who remembers the actor who played Texas Ranger Hoby Gillman in the series "Trackdown?" He had a long barrel Colt SAA to which he occasionally attached a skeleton stock.
Many remember Chuck Connors blazing away with his Winchester '92 in "The Rifleman" series. I was always partial to the supporting character that played the elderly town lawman, Micah. Whenever things got tense, ol' Micah had a long, double barreled shotgun . . .
How about the cop team in "Adam-12" where the rookie, Reed, had his four-inch S&W .38, while the veteran Malloy, retained his six-inch. Both used those ridiculous pop-open clamshell swivel holsters, though.
Early 1970s - - Glenn Ford had the title role as the sheriff in "Cade's County." He packed a two-inch S&W K-frame for a sidearm, but usually had a Winchester 94 handy.
Recently, in the movie "Cold Mountain," the hero picked up a LeMat revolver during a desperate hand-to-hand melee . . . .
OOOPS! Sorry - - I realize CIA agents are not really cops. Nor is a Confederate soldier.
Best,
Johnny
In the mid 1960s there was a series called "I Spy." Robert Culp and Bill Cosby co-starred as CIA operatives traveling the globe as a tennis star and trainer/coach. Lots of exotic locales and such. This was the first network TV drama (well, okay, there were some funny places, but, still, a drama) with a black guy in a full starring role.
Culp carried a cut-down P38 (P38K??) and Cosby used a Colt Commander. The latter was a smaller bore - - Probably a 9mm, due to the international aspects of the movie. The gun handling was nearly flawless- - Lots of muzzle control. Coz packed his Colt with the hammer down, and, when a tense situation passed, he was shown VERY carefully lowering the hammer. Both men reloaded appropriately, too. This was the source of one gun error which I noticed: One ran short of ammo and yelled for a magazine, and it appears the Colt and Walther mags were interchangeable.
I thought it silly that Culp used a P38K, but later concluded that this was part of some sort of inside joke. Culp is apparently a real firearms enthusiast. While playing an FBI agent/associate in the "Greatest American Hero" he demonstrated very competent gun handling. Once in particular he was covering some bad guys with an AR and carefully moved to avoid pointing it at a friendly who was moving around. But I liked Coz with his CLW the best.
Also: Who remembers the actor who played Texas Ranger Hoby Gillman in the series "Trackdown?" He had a long barrel Colt SAA to which he occasionally attached a skeleton stock.
Many remember Chuck Connors blazing away with his Winchester '92 in "The Rifleman" series. I was always partial to the supporting character that played the elderly town lawman, Micah. Whenever things got tense, ol' Micah had a long, double barreled shotgun . . .
How about the cop team in "Adam-12" where the rookie, Reed, had his four-inch S&W .38, while the veteran Malloy, retained his six-inch. Both used those ridiculous pop-open clamshell swivel holsters, though.
Early 1970s - - Glenn Ford had the title role as the sheriff in "Cade's County." He packed a two-inch S&W K-frame for a sidearm, but usually had a Winchester 94 handy.
Recently, in the movie "Cold Mountain," the hero picked up a LeMat revolver during a desperate hand-to-hand melee . . . .
OOOPS! Sorry - - I realize CIA agents are not really cops. Nor is a Confederate soldier.
Best,
Johnny