Dirty Harry Collectors thread
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Stranglehold
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No holster yet, but here's a 6.5" 29-2 with movie accoutrements...
Roe
Roe
Gotta' add this.
All I have is a jar marked Model 29 Fund. Someday.
Hang in there! It will come one day! It's an awesome gun to shoot and get's all kinds of attention at the range!!!
bulletproof-791
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Inspector-Callahan
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posters, etc
Where did you get those "posters"? they don't look like the original movie posters, maybe they are lobby cards? Not sure, but DO tell? How big are they?
Thanks
IC
Just put together a new poster for my garage... what do you think?
Where did you get those "posters"? they don't look like the original movie posters, maybe they are lobby cards? Not sure, but DO tell? How big are they?
Thanks
IC
I did search on Amazon by entering "Dirty Harry Poster" There are all kinds of pictures, posters, etc. shown. These were my favorite since they were for the first movie.
Check out the link below... Cost is $2.50 A deal!!!
Amazon.com: Dirty Harry Poster Movie E 11x14 Clint Eastwood Harry Guardino John Larch Andrew (Andy) Robinson: Kitchen & Dining
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Inspector-Callahan
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DH
Very cool. Thanks for the link. I haven't seen this type of poster before, just the standard original movie poster. Thanks! I'd like to get a couple for the gun room, etc. they do look much nicer than the ones that are more like graphic art, rather than a photo background.
IC
Very cool. Thanks for the link. I haven't seen this type of poster before, just the standard original movie poster. Thanks! I'd like to get a couple for the gun room, etc. they do look much nicer than the ones that are more like graphic art, rather than a photo background.
IC
Arisin Wind
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Holster, gun, coat.
NFrameFred
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Smith & Wesson ( and those of us that love the 29) owe Clint Eastwood a debt of thanks. Elmer may have been the daddy of it but Clint made EVERYBODY want one.
Just think - one of the first choices to play Harry Callahan was Frank Sinatra. I liked Frank for a lot of reasons, but it would have been a mediocre and short-lived series if fate had not taken it to Clint. One story goes that Frank had injured his wrist and didn't think he wanted to hold the big gun and fire it one handed, even with movie blanks. Don't know if it's true, but it's hard to imagine anyone else but Eastwood in that role now. Clint made Harry an icon.
Just think - one of the first choices to play Harry Callahan was Frank Sinatra. I liked Frank for a lot of reasons, but it would have been a mediocre and short-lived series if fate had not taken it to Clint. One story goes that Frank had injured his wrist and didn't think he wanted to hold the big gun and fire it one handed, even with movie blanks. Don't know if it's true, but it's hard to imagine anyone else but Eastwood in that role now. Clint made Harry an icon.
Bando
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another interesting perspective shot
This was a publicity still made for the release of Magnum Force. I bought it as an 8 x 10" print in the 1970s and it remans one of my favorites.
Apologies if somebody has already posted it earlier on this discussion.
This was a publicity still made for the release of Magnum Force. I bought it as an 8 x 10" print in the 1970s and it remans one of my favorites.
Apologies if somebody has already posted it earlier on this discussion.
Bando
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The 'Killer with a Badge' & his prey
The shootout resulting from the stake-out is one of my favorite scenes from all the Dirty Harry series. This was cropped from another publicity still for Magnum force.
The shootout resulting from the stake-out is one of my favorite scenes from all the Dirty Harry series. This was cropped from another publicity still for Magnum force.
AkRay
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I've always seen "Callahan" spelled with 2 "l's."
The shootout resulting from the stake-out is one of my favorite scenes from all the Dirty Harry series. This was cropped from another publicity still for Magnum force.
I remember this scene! It's where the police officer looks at the dead felon and says "I've never shot a man before." Harry gives him a scowl and tells him to help the lady!
I agree... Frank wouldn't have been as good as Clint!
Arisin Wind
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The shootout resulting from the stake-out is one of my favorite scenes from all the Dirty Harry series. This was cropped from another publicity still for Magnum force.
Checkout the sign to the left of Clint. "Captain WISHBONE". Maybe homage to Paul Brinegar who played Wishbone on Rawhide and a barkeep in High Plains Drifter.
Also take note that Clint's holster doesn't appear to have the lacing from the shoulder yoke to the holster.
Finally, what is in Clint's front pants pocket? A pack of smokes?
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Engine49guy
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All I have is this Dash 3...but only a true blue Smith guy would know the difference.
BTW...Im surprised with all this dirty harry trivia nobody mentioned his sunglasses ?
They are called Ray Ban Balorama's and the good news for collectors is that they are being made again along with most of the cool old Ray Ban styles .
Also found this cool website for all things related to Clint Eastwood.
http://www.clinteastwood.org/forums/index.php?board=8.0
BTW...Im surprised with all this dirty harry trivia nobody mentioned his sunglasses ?
They are called Ray Ban Balorama's and the good news for collectors is that they are being made again along with most of the cool old Ray Ban styles .
Also found this cool website for all things related to Clint Eastwood.
http://www.clinteastwood.org/forums/index.php?board=8.0
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MakeMyNight
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According to Wikipedia, there were no 44 mag blanks available in 1971, so a model 25-2 45 acp was used for all firing scenes, because blanks were available for that caliber.
A model 29 was used for the photography only, and it's owned by Director Don Siegel.
Last paragraph, under sub title Influence, near the bottom of the page.
Dirty Harry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A model 29 was used for the photography only, and it's owned by Director Don Siegel.
Last paragraph, under sub title Influence, near the bottom of the page.
Dirty Harry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photog
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MakeMyNight:
Remember, Wikipedia information is posted by users, and unfortunately, they are sometimes very badly mistaken. It has been gone of on this forum as well as many others that the guns used were M29-2 6.5" blued revolvers. There were no 8 3/8" barreled ones, no M25-5 (which DIDN'T EXIST when DH came out), no M25-2, etc. etc. etc. 45 ACP blanks are just as difficult, or easy, to make up as are 44 Magnum blanks, 38 Special blanks, 9mm blanks, 357 Magnum blanks, etc. etc....well you get the point.
Remember, Wikipedia information is posted by users, and unfortunately, they are sometimes very badly mistaken. It has been gone of on this forum as well as many others that the guns used were M29-2 6.5" blued revolvers. There were no 8 3/8" barreled ones, no M25-5 (which DIDN'T EXIST when DH came out), no M25-2, etc. etc. etc. 45 ACP blanks are just as difficult, or easy, to make up as are 44 Magnum blanks, 38 Special blanks, 9mm blanks, 357 Magnum blanks, etc. etc....well you get the point.
MakeMyNight
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I just read a couple other items online, and one claims that a model 57 was used, as no model 29's were being produced at the time. Oy Vey!
I also found the site linked below, and the explanation therein seems to make the most sense.
Btw: It closely corroborates what You have stated. See link below:
Dirty Harry - imfdb :. guns in movies :. movie guns :. the internet movie firearms database
