John Wayne’s ‘True Grit’ Carbine Loads Up $88,500 For Brian Lebel (2024)

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What was John Wayne's favorite gun? ›

A favorite John Wayne gun, the Duke wore his personal Colt SAA and holster during the filming of Western classics like “The Cowboys."

ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A revolver owned by John Wayne and used by the Western star in several movies recently sold for $517,500 at Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC).

The large-loop rifle is also associated with John Wayne, who used a . 44-40 Winchester '92 version in many films.

Colt Single Action Army "Peacemaker"

The primary firearm carried by Rooster is a Single Action Army Peacemaker. In the novel, it was stated that Rooster's "belt gun" was a . 44-40, the same caliber as his Winchester. According to Walters, the revolver is a Colt Peacemaker with 7 1/2 inch barrel.

As in a great many of John Wayne Western films, the Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine with large lever loop is the rifle used by Hondo Lane (John Wayne).

In his first starring role as Breck Coleman in, “The Big Trail,” Wayne sported an Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle. This was a British muzzleloader that shot a . 577 Minie ball accurately to more than 1,200 yards. He matched that with a Colt 1851 Navy revolver for the film.

– The Winchester 1892 SRC used by John Wayne in both True Grit and Rooster Cogburn was a highlight of Brian Lebel's January 23 Old West Auction when it sold for $88,500 to an American buyer.

Remembering John Wayne's eldest son Michael Wayne who passed away on this day in 2003. Michael became a successful film producer for Duke's production company Batjac and worked on twelve films with his father over the course of his successful career. ​​​​​​​​​

Real cowboys would have used rifles whenever possible, and Wayne brought that level of authenticity to his films. He even used his own guns in his later career, preferring them to replicas that didn't do the firearms world justice. The 92 was the kind of rifle cowboys used, so that's the kind of rifle Wayne wanted.

John Wayne's Ringo Kid starred in the 1939 classic “Stagecoach.” So did that 1892 Winchester rifle. Firearms Museum director Jim Supica says the Winchester is a favorite of Hollywood prop guys – it's available, it's reliable and it easily shoots the blanks needed for movies.

What happened to Rifleman's rifle? ›

That rifle, Connors' trademark from his TV show, The Rifleman, will be sold at auction with the rest of the actor's estate at C.B. Charles Galleries in Pompano Beach this weekend. Connors, who died at age 70 in 1992, used three of the rifles on the show, which ran from 1958 to 1963 and is still in syndication.

The 1892 rifle with a 24″ barrel held 12 rounds in the magazine and 1 in the chamber. The 20″ barrel model held only 10+1, and the 16″ barrel model held only 8+1.

Eastwood is most associated with the . 44 Magnum S&W Model 29 from the Dirty Harry series; the . 45 Colt SAA, . 36 Colt 1851 conversion and .

I agree with all the answers that I read, but if you're looking for a single caliber I'd say 44–40. The 1873 Winchester is generally considered as “the gun that won the west” and that's the caliber they were manufactured in.

The Colt Buntline Special was a long-barreled variant of the Colt Single Action Army revolver, which Stuart N. Lake described in his best-selling but largely fictionalized 1931 biography, Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal.

The Colt Single Action Army (also known as the SAA, Peacemaker, Model P, and Colt . 45) is, along with the Winchester Model 1873, considered by many to be the “Gun That Won the West.” Whichever you fancy – or maybe both – the Colt & Winchester combo is hard to beat.

This Model 29 revolver was used in both Dirty Harry (1971) and Magnum Force (1973) by actor Clint Eastwood, who portrayed legendary San Francisco detective "Dirty Harry" Callahan. It was later presented to writer John Milius.

The Colt SAA "Quick-Draw" is used by numerous characters throughout the movie, most notably Cole Thornton (John Wayne), Sheriff J.P. Harrah (Robert Mitchum) and Bart Jason (Ed Asner). Colt Single Action Army w/ 4.75" barrel, referred to as "Quick-Draw" model.