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Old 09-28-2014, 09:24 AM
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Easy to explain. Older westerns - up to maybe the 60s, used Hollywood Henrys. 92 Winchesters (which were everywhere, and nobody really wanted them since there were much newer, more powerful guns around, and they were in obsolete calibers), with the forearm removed and the receiver painted yellow or brass plated.

Using a real Henry was difficult, as the rimfire ammo was not made, and there were no blanks available. Using a real Winchester 66 was no better, since it, also, was 44 Rimfire. Same ammo problem.

Then along comes Uberti and Val whats-his-name (Navy Arms). Now replicas of the old guns, in modern calibers, were around, and movie folk started using them. While Danny Glover uses a 66 with the forearm removed, in Silverado, and CALLS it a Henry, his father's gun is actually a Henry.

So movies made in the last 40 or 50 years USUALLY don't have Hollywood Henrys.
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