Steve McQueen's "Nevada Smith" S&W Schofield Up Close

[Wyatt Burp]

Here is a short video from the NRA museum discussing the Wells Fargo Schofield and holster used in the movie. It was a great change of pace for me even as a kid to see this gun used in fast draw in a western. Mcqueen is very fast with it, too.

YouTube - Hollywood Guns! Steve McQueen's Nevada Smith Schofield. NRA National Firearms Museum

 

[LTC]

It would have been nice to see the NRA guy inspect the gun to demonstrate that it was unloaded and then not point it at the other guy a dozen or more times.

Do as I say, not as I do?

LTC

 

[Markcuda]

It would have been nice to see the NRA guy inspect the gun to demonstrate that it was unloaded

First thing I thought about.

 

[Alk8944]

You both better look at it again! First, you assume he did not clear the gun off camera. Second, if you watch closely, he may have swept across the other individuals body once, momentarily, while holding the gun flat in the palm of his hand. Other than this the gun was displayed for the benefit of the camera and was always pointed across, in front of the other man, or definitely more toward the camera, but not at him. The only one he swept was himself when he rotated the revolver vertically to show the serial number on the butt.

The revolver was never cocked (it's single-action), he never held it in a firing position, never placed his finger on the trigger. It was an historic discussion of the gun and it's use as a movie prop. It was not a dissertation on safe gun handling or marksmanship.

Lighten up and quit being so self-righteous. For all you know the gun is a De-Wat!

 

[Markcuda]

Lighten up and quit being so self-righteous

All I saw was when the duffus handled the gun, he didn't check it first.

 

[35Rem]

I would think that Phil Schrier has handled more guns than several of the forum members here put together.

 

[pilgrim6a]

He got the ammo thing wrong. .45 S&W will fit in the .45 Colt chamber. The .45 Colt will NOT fit the S&W! The Colt is too long.
This is the reason the U.S. dumped the S&W.

 

[blazer]

He got the ammo thing wrong. .45 S&W will fit in the .45 Colt chamber. The .45 Colt will NOT fit the S&W! The Colt is too long.
This is the reason the U.S. dumped the S&W.

Watch it again I believe that is what he said.

 

[mod34]

Sounds like some forum folks have a bit too much starch in their boxers

 

[Wyatt Burp]

Gee. I just thought it was a cool gun.