Anachronism on The Walton's Homecoming TV movie

Dick Nissen

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In the new production of The Walton's Homecoming, which is stated as taking place in 1933, a rifle is referred to as a Winchester Model 70. The Model 70 was introduced in 1936.
 
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If they had mentioned a Winchester Model 54 they would have been more correct. And a Model 70 would have been a little out of their price range.
 
I was disappointed to say the least. I wondered how many homes at
that time in the mountains had electricity, and radio. I didn't pick up
on the mdl 70. I doubt anyone in Hollywood knew or cared.
Overall out of 0 to 10 I give it a 4, 5 at best.
 
By old Hollywood standards, a mere three years on an otherwise real gun is golden.

Now extras in a movie about the French-and-Indian War carrying bolt action surplus rifles, THAT is anachronistic :)

I don’t recall whether it was the old “Last of the Mohicans” or “Northwest Passage” with Spencer Tracy where that caught my eye.
 
I'd have predicted a Krag, 03 Springfield or a 1917 Enfield all surplus of course as John Walton didn't make much $ running a saw mill on Walton's Mountain!
 
Mike said:
Iffen I get jaded at all the above. I just pop in the ORIGINAL Wild Bunch move and in a short time I'm happy.
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Aside from the M1903A3 and the M1917 Browning, it wasn't too bad. 99.99% of the viewers wouldn't have known or cared.

"If they had mentioned a Winchester Model 54 they would have been more correct."

If they had called it a Winchester Model 54 it would have been OK. I think they were made as early as the mid-20s. There used to be a Model 54 (in .270 as I remember) on display in the Smithsonian which went with Charles Lindbergh on one of his flights, but not his solo flight across the Atlantic.
 
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Well, I'm re-watching Narcos on Netflix...... Getting close to killing Pablo....
Gotta love CIA Bill :D
 
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Dick Nissen said:
In the new production of The Walton's Homecoming, which is stated as taking place in 1933, a rifle is referred to as a Winchester Model 70. The Model 70 was introduced in 1936.
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Being Hollyweird I wouldn't be suprised if they called it a Glock.
 
Hey i saw a 1990s "remake" of Bonanza tv movie.. it was set in 1889 and "little joe" was carrying a 1911
 
I learned long ago that you need to be able to turn off your gun nerd brain when watching movies where gun accuracy isn't a goal.

Michael Mann gets something wrong? Sure, I notice. Platoon gets the wrong carbines for the NCOs? Ayup, ill notice. A reboot of an old sitcom not about shootouts and gunplay misses the mark on a generic hunting rifle by three years? I wouldn't even make a passing mental note.
 
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