Muskets used in 1940 movie "Northwest Passage"

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That's why I enjoy the 'Spaghetti" westerns so much at least they made an effort for some realism. Everything being worn and dusty and rusted and guys not being shaven and had worn pistols belts and clothes. Some of those older Glenn Ford movies while having a good plot and action are hard to watch anymore.

"Winchester 73", the first movie that an actor, and that actor being Jimmy Stewart, negotiated for a percentage of the gross. The way its done now.
 
Given the widespread use of disguised trapdoors in movies from the 1930s through the 1970s, there must have been no shortage of these original arms.
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I have an old Service Armament catalog from the late 1960s. It lists original Trapdoors for $44.95. Service Armament was the predecessor of Navy Arms.

Regarding velocity of FFFg vs FFg, generally speaking, all other things being equal, a cartridge loaded with FFFg will usually achieve between 60 - 100 fps more velocity than the same cartridge loaded with FFg. I used to keep both FFg and FFFg on hand, but to simplify things I now load everything with FFg. 12 gauge, 45-70, 45 Colt, 45 Schofield, 44-40, 44 Russian, 38-40.

However FFFg will work fine in all of those too.
 
Bannerman's at one time had a huge number of not only guns, it had cannons, naval guns, ammunition, uniforms, etc. They boasted in their catalog they could and did outfit whole armies. I am sure Stembridge must have bought a lot of items from them, it would take a lot of time and effort to buy all the prop guns and other items one or two at a time.
 
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