Double Rifle used in 1923 TV Series

[Hunter-Habib]

I’d say it’s a Merkel in .375 Holland & Holland Magnum

 

[Mark A Ouellette]

My Quote function isn't working today... From Post #1;

"The action has "coin finish" and bolsters.
In Season 1, Episode 1 at the time of 2:10 one can see the rifle appears to be a Sabatti much like this one."

Okay guys, this isn't fair! If one subscribes to the Paramount Network which may be pretty darn hard if not in the USA or Canada, one can clearly see the side of the action at time 2:10 of Episode 1. There are no cocking indicators and really big bolsters. Further, the contours of where the action meets the stock are just like the Sabatti shown in the photo. Finally, while I don't know about every Merkel double ever produced, I have a 140AE in 375 H&H and it has a rather prominent and ugly wedge protruding past and between the muzzles. I wish they had used a Merkel!!!

 

[mdsalern]

I thought the same thing about his rifle. Seems they were produced before 1885, that is just when Winchester began production.

An Official Journal Of The NRA | The Winchester Model 1885: A Look Back

Simplicity and timeless design has kept the Winchester Model 1885, Browning's first rifle, in the marketplace.

www.americanrifleman.org

 

[chashardy]

I also was wondering what kind of rifle he uses. I agree it looks like a 375 H&H. The scalloped back of the action is similar to my Chapuis, but the rest of the action isn't. I'm not that familiar with Sabatti or Merkel. In 1923, a prosperous PH in Africa would probably have one of the London guns.

 

[mdsalern]

IMDB says it’s a Holland and Holland .500/465.

 

[degoins]

yes

IMDB says it’s a Holland and Holland .500/465.

IMBD is clearly wrong about the rifle shown in that one show still.

 

[P-J]

Yellowstone
1883
1923
Tulsa King

Almost anything produced by Taylor Sheridan is definitely worth watching!

Also try Sicario and Sicario: Day of the Soldado. Dark, but more good work by Tyler Sheridan.

I think Spencer roaming Africa hunting dangerous game with a double rifle, while running from his WW1 PTSD, then having a stunning blonde Brit steal his thoughts.... is quite a nice break from my everyday office life. haha

 

[358 Norma]

I'm pretty sure the people that made this show wouldn't know the difference between a Holland & Holland Royal and a Remington Spartan 45-70!

 

[freefall]

Hey, maybe they hired Alec Baldwin as their armorer!

 

[Rickmt]

To me it’s the way it was and still should be. You watch and wait for the other shoe to drop.

As someone who lives in Montana most of Yellowstone is like Dallas was in its day. Ranchers are not killing and fighting in modern times. Good show if you like action/ drama but not real.Scenery is nice.
Better by a long way is 1923 with Helen Mirren and Harrison ford. 1883 was excellent as well.

 

[yamoon]

Always enjoy movies with firearms, sometimes just to catch the blunders. One of my favorites is Clint Eastwood’s “Unforgiven”. The line near the end “ he won’t sell us anymore 30-30s”. Movie takes place in the 1880s, 30-30 was not released until the 1894 Winchester.
Mike

 

[JimP]

Catching their blunders is fun.

But as for what firearms that the movies are using, I just like it when they are close to what actually was used.

The ones that are fun to catch are the old 30-30, using a M92 when it should be a 1873, cartridge wheel guns before cartridges were available. Model 36 Marlins way way before they even existed.

Then there are the bandits from Mexico where they have a bandoleer of 7x57 when they are packing lever action rifles.

 

[chashardy]

IMDB says it’s a Holland and Holland .500/465.

Can't agree. When they show the rifle from the front, the bores aren't big enough for a 500/465, though I believe that for an American PH working in Africa in 1923 a H&H 500/465 is certainly something he would carry.

 

[358 Norma]

Catching their blunders is fun.

But as for what firearms that the movies are using, I just like it when they are close to what actually was used.

The ones that are fun to catch are the old 30-30, using a M92 when it should be a 1873, cartridge wheel guns before cartridges were available. Model 36 Marlins way way before they even existed.

Then there are the bandits from Mexico where they have a bandoleer of 7x57 when they are packing lever action rifles.

I also loved it in The '50s Westerns where they take Winchester 92's strip the forend off it paint the receiver gold and play them off as if they were Henry rifles

 

[JimP]

I also loved it in The '50s Westerns where they take Winchester 92's strip the forend off it paint the receiver gold and play them off as if they were Henry rifles

At least they are trying to be accurate

 

[Tintin]

stumbled across this video today

 

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

Hey, Thank you for the video. I am really enjoying the series. Our internet is so bad here we can only download onto computer, then try to play. We have enjoyed Yellowstone, 1883 & now 1923.

stumbled across this video today

 

[AZDAVE]

It is one of the sabatti's in 9.3x74.

 

[ET1775]

This thread stirred up something from long ago...

The Rifleman's Creed (also known as My Rifle and The Creed of the United States Marine) is a part of basic United States Marine Corps doctrine. Major General William H. Rupertus wrote it during World War II following the attack on Pearl Harbor between late 1941 and early 1942, but its first publication was in San Diego in the Marine Corps Chevron on March 14, 1942. His reasoning for writing the Creed is believed to be that he felt that his men had to understand the concept "that the only weapon which stands between them and Death is the rifle…they must understand that their rifle is their life…"

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifleman's_Creed

"This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.
Without me, my rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will ...
My rifle and I know that what counts in war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, nor the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit ...
My rifle is human, even as I [am human], because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will keep my rifle clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will ...
Before God, I swear this creed. My rifle and I are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life.
So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy, but peace!"

How many remember reciting something like that? It seems relevant to dangerous game hunting when facing the elephant at 20 meters or a buffalo that doesn't know he's dead!

I certainly do!