Matt Sharpe, Assistant Curator at the NRA National Firearms Museum, heads to the Hamburg, PA, Cabela's this weekend with an exhibit from the Museum. Real guns from reel westerns in the display include:
- Winchester 1892 carbine used by John Wayne in Stagecoach;
- Winchester lever action used by Chuck Connors in The Rifleman television series, modified for quick firing each time the lever is closed;
- Walker revolvers used by Clint Eastwood in The Outlaw Josey Wales, and featured in True Grit with John Wayne;
- Flintlock rifle used by Charlton Heston in The Mountain Men;
- and the Sharps rifle used by Tom Selleck in Quigley Down Under.
Stay tuned for an exclusive interview from Sharpe.