Clint Eastwood réplica holster western's

[Caplan]

I am also fan of Clint Eastwood
I accomplished ago 12 years this réplica holster of Sergio Leone western's

Caplan

 

[DivineHeresy]

Very cool.
Love the movies aswell.

 

[Tiberius Kirk]

Here's a pic of mine...

 

[DrStranglove]

^^^

You did not modify the pistol to fire cartridges?

 

[Tiberius Kirk]

I haven't done a conversion because it would still not be accurate.

The gun used never existed in reality. It an amalgam of two different guns slapped together.

 

[dbuck]

I haven't done a conversion because it would still not be accurate.

The gun used never existed in reality. It an amalgam of two different guns slapped together.

And the parts Tuco puts together couldn't possibly form a working pistol.

 

[Tiberius Kirk]

And the parts Tuco puts together couldn't possibly form a working pistol.

Amen!

 

[DrStranglove]

I haven't done a conversion because it would still not be accurate.

The gun used never existed in reality. It an amalgam of two different guns slapped together.

The whole story never happened in reality.

It is true the screen used gun was put together from a variety of sources, but it did function. Most likely just a custom job, though you would likely need a gunsmith to do the work. SL said in an interview about the inaccuracy of the weapons that after testing, it was just much much easier to use cartridges.

 

[Caplan]

Here's a pic of mine...

wouah!!! beautifulthumbsup and very accurate holster

I love...

Caplan

 

[Tiberius Kirk]

Thanks Caplan!

 

[dbuck]

And where did you get your grip snake(s), Tiberius?

edit: more stuff:

Clint's gun from The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly is an 1851 Colt Navy, a .36 caliber cap and ball. No one has ever made a .36 caliber cartridge, to my knowledge.

There were metallic cartridges during the Civil War (.44 Henry Rimfire, .22 Short and .56-56 Spencer and a couple more) The legal ability to convert an 1851 Colt Navy to the Richards-Mason cartridge conversion didn't happen until 1871. Why?

1871 is when the breech loader patent held by Smith and Wesson ran out.

Yes, it is entirely possible someone could spend a boatload of money at the time and have a gun illegally converted by a gunsmith.

Also, for more errors, look at Lee Van Cleef's belt - you will see metallic cartridges in the loops, even though there are percussion caps on the cylinder of his revolver.

Plus, the gatling gun shown in the film was used in combat for the first time during Petersburg, in the middle of June, 1864, and even that was considered a demonstration. It was accepted into the Army in 1866, after the war ended. The battle of Glorietta Pass, around which this movie happens, occured out west where no Gatling gun ever appeared, in March of 1862.

Leone made a western set against a Civil War backdrop. Some things are just going to be anachronisms.

 

[Tiberius Kirk]

Well put dbuck.

The grip snakes came from a gun engraver in Washington. They are super expensive and cost much more than the gun itself!

 

[Funky]

Okay...wher did you get that great holster???

 

[dbuck]

I'm not answering for Tiberius, but I'll pass on the info I got searching for my own. Clint's rig is an Andy Anderson style, a major supplier to Hollywood back in the day, and he wore it from Rawhide through High Plains Drifter. This style was also worn by Steve McQueen in the Magnificent Seven.
This style is not easy to find. For my costume, I found three sources:

http://www.spaghettiwesternreplicas.com/gunbelt.html
http://hollywoodprop.com/spaghettiholster.htm
seller dnegel231 on eBay (I'd post a current auction but I'm certain that's a no-no.

I went with the third, (see avatar) as he makes them in ten days and the $ was right. I'm quite happy with mine. My guess is, and let's see if I'm right, knowing Tiberius, he probably found the guy that makes them for hollywood prop/spaghetti western and had him custom make one without the middleman.
Spaghetti Western makes an awesome vest (hate Hollywoods)
and Hollywood makes the best poncho. Spaghetti's is wrong wrong wrong. And costs way more, too.

 

[Caplan]

great link dbuckthumbsup thanks.

Caplan.

 

[3720to1]

perhaps you fellas are the ones to ask! im working on a "Clint Eastwood" costume http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=74919 and am having some snags like the poncho and hat could you guys point me in the right direction and if you have any suggestions would be great too

sorry for the little thread jack =)

beautiful holster!

 

[Caplan]

Hi

the Clint Eastwood poncho model is the sale on Ebay, great réplica...
for the hat I don't no

Caplan

 

[Caplan]

sorry edit.

 

[Caplan]

Thanks Caplan!

Hi Tiberius

you have the link or address, for the seller holster!!
I am very intérested by your réplica version.

thank you by advance

Caplan.

 

[DrStranglove]

edit: more stuff:

Clint's gun from The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly is an 1851 Colt Navy, a .36 caliber cap and ball. No one has ever made a .36 caliber cartridge, to my knowledge.

There were metallic cartridges during the Civil War (.44 Henry Rimfire, .22 Short and .56-56 Spencer and a couple more) The legal ability to convert an 1851 Colt Navy to the Richards-Mason cartridge conversion didn't happen until 1871. Why?

1871 is when the breech loader patent held by Smith and Wesson ran out.

Yes, it is entirely possible someone could spend a boatload of money at the time and have a gun illegally converted by a gunsmith.

Also, for more errors, look at Lee Van Cleef's belt - you will see metallic cartridges in the loops, even though there are percussion caps on the cylinder of his revolver.

Plus, the gatling gun shown in the film was used in combat for the first time during Petersburg, in the middle of June, 1864, and even that was considered a demonstration. It was accepted into the Army in 1866, after the war ended. The battle of Glorietta Pass, around which this movie happens, occured out west where no Gatling gun ever appeared, in March of 1862.

Leone made a western set against a Civil War backdrop. Some things are just going to be anachronisms.

I guess I am confused. It depends on do you want ot go accurate to the film, or accurate to the period of the film.