Barney Fife's gun???

[RightWinger]

One of my favorite shows but I'm not sure what kind of peace maker barney carried, does anyone know?

 

[RightWinger]

One of my favorite shows but I'm not sure what kind of peace maker barney carried, does anyone know?

 

[mississippi revolverman]

I neve looked close I just assumed it was a 4 " model 10. That what all the Mississippi Police carried in that period

 

[Amici]

A LOT of police carried Model 10's in that period.

For the record, Mayberry was in North Carolina.

 

[s&wchad]

S&W M&P (at least in this photo).

 

[Pisgah]

I've seen some shows in which it seems to be a Model 10, others in which it is clearly a Colt Official Police.

 

[PeterCartwright]

I'd always heard Colt Official Police, too. It was always hard for me to tell because Barney's gun shook so much any time it came out of the holster.

PC

 

[Amici]

Could be BOTH. He didn't use it that much and they may have ignored continuity on such a minor point and just grabbed a revolver out of the props dept.

 

[RightWinger]

I would like to think Barney carried a model 10 too....I'de lose respect if I found out it was a colt....ha ha

 

[JamesArthur60]

I've read both Colt and S&W were used in the series. My guess is both were available and whatever the prop guy grabbed, was placed in the holster. They probably looked the same to Don Knotts.

 

[Da Old Bear]

Originally posted by RightWinger:
One of my favorite shows but I'm not sure what kind of peace maker barney carried, does anyone know?

RW ....

I seem to recall that Barny's sidearm was auctioned off by the studio's property department a few years ago.

That particular pistol was a 4" Colt, Official Police. It may or may not have been in working order and it was missing the knurled knob on the end of the ejector rod.

Gavel price? Between $400.00 and $300.00 with a studio letter IIRC. Sadly, I didn't find out about the auction until it was over.

Maybe that M-10 will come up for auction one day.

Cheers ....

Da Bear

 

[Red Rover]

Barney's Gun It makes an appearance at 1:30.

 

[whitecoyote]

You got to nip it in the butt!

 

[shawn mccarver]

Originally posted by RightWinger:
One of my favorite shows but I'm not sure what kind of peace maker barney carried, does anyone know?

This has been discussed before, and if I recall, our friend Massad Ayoob says he researched it, and it was BOTH the Model 10 S&W and the Colt OP.

 

[S&W-Keeper]

Originally posted by RightWinger:
I would like to think Barney carried a model 10 too....I'de lose respect if I found out it was a colt....ha ha

How very true.

 

[mississippi revolverman]

On the Colt forum they claim it their a Colt Police Positve. Old Andy and Barney just came off my Christmas card list for insulting a Smith man

 

[welldoya]

Naw, it was neither of the guns you guys mention. Those are 6 shooters. Barney's was a single shot.

 

[RV4driver]

Welldoya...ya made my night. I do believe you're right!

BTW, Andy was right to limit him to one round, and not to load it unless he had express permission. Limits the colateral damage...

Jeff