John Wayne's Iconic Guns he used in his Movies

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2 ай бұрын

The biggest name in westerns, the undeniable number one cowboy of all time on screen. A stickler for reality when it came to the guns he used in his movies. Wayne acted in many films during his career, in roles ranging from cowboys, police officers and soldiers. Most required violence and of course firearms. Let’s take a look at some of those movies and firearms. Let me know what I missed in the comments. I’m sure there are many!
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@kennethhowell1272 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate the effort you put into this, however me being an avid John Wayne western watcher, the Duke carried an 1873 Colt Peacemaker with 4 5/8 barrel, extended grip frame and enlarged trigger guard (Wayne had large hands) and aged Ivory grips. Wayne carried basically the same 1873 Colt in Sons of Katie Elder, Eldorado, Chisum and Hondo and the same basic Buscadero holster tucked high and riding slightly back on his right hip. No fast draw rig for the Duke. One of his 1873 Colts sold at Rock Island Auction in 2021 for 375,000.

@donrepcon7704 2 ай бұрын

The holster rig John Wayne wore in his westerns was not a buscadero rig but a more historically correct belt slide set up that was loosely worn. His Colt SAA was actually fitted to a Bisley grip frame with some modifications to it, one being the oversized trigger guard to accommodate his large hands. Just a side trivia note, the Duke did favor the large loop Winchester '92 and his favorite caliber was the .44-40.

@earlshaner4441 2 ай бұрын

Most of the John Wayne movies were outstanding

@HoulieMon 2 ай бұрын

You just scratched the surface ! He had plenty more than these !

@jimdavenport8020 2 ай бұрын

What would be MORE interesting would be about the firearms John Wayne personally owned.

@joeturner4666 2 ай бұрын

Mattel Marauder The Green Berets (1968).

@donrepcon7704 2 ай бұрын

@jasongcrow5313 2 ай бұрын

Interesting video. Standards for firearms accuracy in movies has gone way up. Although standards for many other things in Hollywood has gone way down.

@garytellep5392 2 ай бұрын

Most of JWs westerns took place in the time period BEFORE 1892, so the large loop Winchester Model 1892 was inappropriate for the time periods. The Colt Single Action revolver - not "pistol" was also generally out of time warp in his movies. It debuted in 1873. In one of his most famous westerns; the iconic The Searchers, set just after the Civil War he's wrongfully equipped with both firearms.

@romeobravo2023 2 ай бұрын

Sir, your statements are of course totally correct (reference the Winchester Model 1892 and the Colt 1873 SAA) making the phrase « a stickler for reality for the guns he used in his movies » a rather stupid claim. These two weapons are my favourite guns in my collection to shoot, and at age 70 I would suggest to be still quite good. My favourite John Wayne phrase is « life is hard ….. even harder when you are stupid », the saying seems rather appropriate, would you agree?

@dougearnest7590 2 ай бұрын

If you define shooting a weapon "accurately" as the bullet landing somewhere on the ground in the general direction the barrel was pointed when fired, then yes, the Pattern 1853 was fairly accurate at 1200 yards. However, to the rest of the world, maximum effective range of that weapon was closer to 300 yards. Also, the Winchester model 1892 was never considered "the gun that won the West" - that title goes to a repeating rifle from 20 years ealier. The scene you were showing is from Rio Lobo - which was set not long after the Civil War, so late 1860's? MAYBE early 70's. To say he used a double barrel shotgun is like saying he used a pistol. You didn't identify the gun. If you want to sound like you know what you're talking about (is this even a human speaking or are you a machine?) it's pronounced "nineteen eleven" not "nineteen one one". Though the setting in a lot of Westerns can't be pinpointed by year, there are some that can come pretty close. The Comancheros, for instance, was set in the time of the Republic of Texas (1835 to 1845) in which everyone carried rifles that wouldn't be invented for three or more decades. That was a big one for you to miss. So basically, neither you nor your script writer have any idea what you're talking about, so I'll decline your offer to check out your other videos.

@unbreakable7633 2 ай бұрын

Your comment on the Pattern1853 reminds me of what U.S. Grant said about the muskets the American Army used in the Mexican War: "A man could shoot at you all day and you wouldn't know it."

@samiam619 Ай бұрын

Thanks for bringing up nineteen one one! When will they learn?

@clivemacken552 2 ай бұрын

Don’t forget the greener shot guns

@marktombazian6490 2 ай бұрын

You missed the twin Colts he used in his last film The Shootist...and the Colt he used in McQ and Brannigan

@yankeeastronomer1927 2 ай бұрын

Those weren't Colts They were Colt replicas. Shooting Times, or Guns & Ammo did a feature article on his guns shortly after he died.

@marktombazian6490 2 ай бұрын

@@yankeeastronomer1927 nice to know. I had the Italian replicas in .38 & .45...nice guns, easy to handle...firing pin on the hammer...

@user-rw1oj4bo7e 2 ай бұрын

Brannigan used a colt diamondback since the Chicago PD was restricted to 38 special. It's even specifically referred to by that name in the movie when he's told he's not supposed to be carrying it in England.

@yankeeastronomer1927 2 ай бұрын

@@user-rw1oj4bo7e I know, and that's why I bought a .38 Colt Diamondback shortly after that movie came out. I already owned a Diamondback in .22lr. Great guns!

@Manfred-cf9rn 9 сағат бұрын

@@yankeeastronomer1927 The yellow griped 45 Single action revolvers John Wayne used in TRUE Grit was a GREAT WESTERN First edition Revolver.. A " faithful copy" of the COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY.. IF l am not mistaken, BILL WILSON..of the WILSON 1911s fame was a former CEO of the GREAT WESTERN ARMS CORP. GREAT WESTERN,FIRST EDITIONS ARE NOW also a collector's item 👍😊

@jasongcrow5313 2 ай бұрын

Just watched Forgotten Weapons video on the Bergman. Which was featured in Big Jake.

@yankeepapa304 2 ай бұрын

In "The Comancheros", set in 1840s Texas, Wayne carrying 1873 Colt Peacemaker and 1892 Winchester... In the "Green Berets" Wayne smashes an M-16 against a tree. Look closely...magazine gives it away as a toy rifle...

@farpointgamingdirect 2 ай бұрын

You've obviously never had the stock of an M-16A1 break on you...

@ralphmills7322 2 ай бұрын

I would like a similar video on Clint Eastwood guns used in his performances. You would have the same spread of historical firearms from post civil war cap-and-ball, western metallic cartridges revolvers, WWII era weapons and of course the 44 magnums.

@famouspeople63 2 ай бұрын

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@robertrickett7816 2 ай бұрын

John Wayne's personal choice for single action pistol wasn't a .45 Colt, but the 44-40 Colt SA. He also preferred Greener Shotguns to any other, the Gene Autry museum has several of his personal weapons, as well as those used in film.

@markhindmarsh2811 2 ай бұрын

I wonder how the Duke would fare in today's world He's not the squared jawed chiseled bodied hero anymore , same as Bogart or Cagney . These guys had character, real character, not like the run of the mill powder puffs of today

@unbreakable7633 2 ай бұрын

Tom Selleck is also a stickler for the guns he uses in his Westerns.

@stevenbeck286 2 ай бұрын

The revolver Wayne carries in The Big Trail is a Remington Army model 1858, not the Colt 1851 Navy. Note the strap over the cylinder, not to mention the overall size. Also, the first "Winchester-twirling" in Stagecoach was the idea of rodeo star, actor, stuntman and later director Yakima Canutt, who'd once seen it done in a wild west show. The Winchester 1892 from Stagecoach with the D-ring lever is (or, at least, was) on display at the NRA Museum near DC. Wayne later (Rio Bravo and others) used a lever with a more oval shaped lever loop.

@samiam619 Ай бұрын

Not one to spoil a good story, but look again at 1:54. It’s certainly a Colt with NO BACKSTRAP and the wedge is there. Definitely a ‘51 Navy (found a pic in the Numrich catalog).

@andrewstackpool4911 2 ай бұрын

I note that this does not include Crockett's famous rifle (The Alamo)

@johntandycrabtree392 2 ай бұрын

Is SAA sported "antiqued " faux ivory grips. They were stained with tea to give them an aged look and had finger grooves carved in them.

@brooklynjack631 2 ай бұрын

I loved The Duke, but his movie the Comancheros was one of the most anachronism ridden movies ever made. It supposedly was set before the Civil War yet had the wrong pistols and rifles. The weapons used were not available until 1860 and later.

@edshultz9760 2 ай бұрын

What was the yellow grip's single action revolver gun in true grit?

@markrandle4368 2 ай бұрын

the model 92 Winchester hadn't been made during the "time frame" these movie were supposed to be. The Winchester Model 73 would've been more accurate. But the 92 was made in abundance.

@darwindemartelaere3195 2 ай бұрын

The gun that won the west was the 1873 Winchester.

@usualsuspect5173 2 ай бұрын

Not really

@desertduck10 2 ай бұрын

You missed his M-16 in "The Green Berets" and the twin Colts from " The Shootist"

@bravehome4276 2 ай бұрын

You don't see the good guys carrying such firepower as Wayne did in McQ. But somehow the good guys often dance between the automatic fire of the bad guys to prevail anyway....

@earlshaner4441 2 ай бұрын

Any remakes of John Wayne movies is a waste of money and time

@silverjohn6037 2 ай бұрын

The Coen brothers did a decent job with True Grit. The young actress they cast as the girl was a much better fit for the role. But the choices they made for Jeff Bridges playing Rooster, while probably more accurate to the book, just didn't live up to the John Wayne version. I know a lot of people disliked Wayne's buffoonish behavior through most of the film but that was what made the meadow shoot out the iconic piece of cinema it is. The Bridges/Cohen Rooster may have been a little old and tired but you never doubted he'd stand up when the time came. With the Wayne/Hathaway Rooster it was "Yeah he's a joke now. These guys are just going walk all over.... WHAT!?"

@earlshaner4441 2 ай бұрын

I tried to watch it but I couldn't finish watching it

@panthercreek60 2 ай бұрын

@@silverjohn6037 I didn't care for Damon's ranger either. Only slightly better than the non actor glen Campbell

@dougearnest7590 2 ай бұрын

@@panthercreek60-- I wouldn't even go that far - they were both equally bad, but at least Glen Campbell was less painful to watch.

@panthercreek60 2 ай бұрын

@@dougearnest7590 Can't argue that at all

@rick43pen 2 ай бұрын

1200yrds? I can't even see 1200yrds.

@darrenmyers2678 2 ай бұрын

It wasnt a python, it was a diomondback

@stevenslater2669 2 ай бұрын

Now an AI narrator with a British accent. At about 3:15 we have an “M19-one one…” I’ve gotten to the point where an obvious AI voice mispronunciation causes me to bail out of the piece. Bye!

@danmooney7192 2 ай бұрын

It's a Colt Nineteen-Eleven, not a Colt Nineteen One, One

@jerrymartin5100 2 ай бұрын

It's a Colt nineteen eleven, not one nine one one, love tour Channel and John Wayne episodes, he also carried a yellowed ivory handle colt peacemaker, or 1873 Colt.

@craven1927 2 ай бұрын

That's what happens when they use AI

@famouspeople63 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, appreciate the comment!

@godsowndrunk1118 2 ай бұрын

That Colt is a nineteen eleven...as in the year. Not a nineteen one one.

@justink1075 2 ай бұрын

He’s not “the Duke” he’s just Duke.

@panthercreek60 2 ай бұрын

Duke always seemed to prefer short barrelled versions of gis revolver props,which seems odd for a man his size.

@arthurwaite976 2 ай бұрын

In one of the old gun magazines, I read about how he happened to use a carbine in his early westerns like Stagecoach -the first time the props guys put on the round lever, he tried it, and the muzzle of the barrel smacked him in the face. Okay-short barrel, please!

@glennwhitehead6484 2 ай бұрын

John starred in great movies but unfortunately he over ruled history!!... how many movies set pre 1873 is he carrying a 1873, or 1878, model Colt??...lots

@johnharris8191 2 ай бұрын

And he got 13 rounds out of his 1873 Colt without reloading in the end of The Sons of Katie Elder, lol

@glennwhitehead6484 2 ай бұрын

@@johnharris8191 😁well, that's Hollywood for you 😅

@johnharris8191 2 ай бұрын

@@glennwhitehead6484 Correct, that is how Rambo gets 500 rounds from a 30 round magazine, lol

@johnhickey4289 Ай бұрын

You say John Wayne preferred plain wood grips on his Colt, but in True Grit, El Dorado & The Comancheros his Colt had Ivory grips. You need to do better research

@arthurwaite976 2 ай бұрын

Is that a human voice or a robot? Because the US auto pistol is a Nineteen-Eleven, not a One Nine One One.

@markzimmerman7279 2 ай бұрын

Wrong it's a model 1861 Springfield

@davidlotti5407 2 ай бұрын

The use of the Winchester model 92 rifle wasn’t historically accurate for the time period of most of John Wayne’s western movies the Winchesters manufactured at those times of the 1870s and 1880s were the models 1866 Yellowboy The 1873 or 73 the gun that won the west and the 1886 and all used black powder cartridges the model 1892 or 92 did not come about until the 1890s Winchester then developed the 1894 or 94 theyfired smokeless powder cartridges!

@steviedepaoli2717 2 ай бұрын

The Coen Bros. remake of True Grit was great. It has become as much of a classic as the original. The shoot out with Ned Pepper was more realistic than the original,just not as memorable, Rooster carried 2 Navy Colts on his saddle, which they showed in the remake.