Hi folks,
I got bitten by the 3:10 to Yuma bug after seeing the movie last fall and started sniffing around for places to pick up some gear. I went a little crazy and the photos below are the result.
This stuff is all fairly readily available if you are so motivated, which makes it a really fun collection to assemble. I love collecting replicas that are made by the original makers or methods used to make them for the film. It adds an element of "provenance" to the piece which makes for a better conversation when you're sharing your collection with others.
The hat is made by Baron Hats, who made the hat for the film.
The holster is made by Will Ghormley, who did all the leatherwork for the film. He cut this from the same patterns used for Crowe's original holster.
The cartridges you see on the belt are actually left over from the production of the film and have a little "Y" stamped on the primer to identify them.
The gun is a "dry fire" model used for practice and training and cannot be modified to fire live rounds (so anyone can buy one). It's "off the shelf" so it's easy to pick up. The grips were custom made by a real western gripmaker that had access to the original pistol and duplicated them to about 90% accuracy. I had the rare opportunity to handle the original prop and I will tell you that these grips are so close that one would need to compare the two side-by-side to identify the differences.
I'll follow up with more info when I can, but my friend helped me snap these photos today and they came out so great I wanted to get them up online. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do -- it has quickly become one of the prized shelves in my collection.
Ryan
I got bitten by the 3:10 to Yuma bug after seeing the movie last fall and started sniffing around for places to pick up some gear. I went a little crazy and the photos below are the result.
This stuff is all fairly readily available if you are so motivated, which makes it a really fun collection to assemble. I love collecting replicas that are made by the original makers or methods used to make them for the film. It adds an element of "provenance" to the piece which makes for a better conversation when you're sharing your collection with others.
The hat is made by Baron Hats, who made the hat for the film.
The holster is made by Will Ghormley, who did all the leatherwork for the film. He cut this from the same patterns used for Crowe's original holster.
The cartridges you see on the belt are actually left over from the production of the film and have a little "Y" stamped on the primer to identify them.
The gun is a "dry fire" model used for practice and training and cannot be modified to fire live rounds (so anyone can buy one). It's "off the shelf" so it's easy to pick up. The grips were custom made by a real western gripmaker that had access to the original pistol and duplicated them to about 90% accuracy. I had the rare opportunity to handle the original prop and I will tell you that these grips are so close that one would need to compare the two side-by-side to identify the differences.
I'll follow up with more info when I can, but my friend helped me snap these photos today and they came out so great I wanted to get them up online. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do -- it has quickly become one of the prized shelves in my collection.
Ryan
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