Vintage Combat Magnum in "Cut Bank"

[Engine49guy]

Watched the movie "Cut Bank" the other night ,
Interesting film with some famous actors but was pleasantly surprised to see a nice vintage diamond target Combat Magnum in several scenes....Makes me wonder if the prop gun guy was a S&W fan

Anyway here is a link to the promo, You can FF to 2:00 and pause at 2:03 if you want a close up.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfFkFGNZIwc[/ame]

 

[Engine49guy]

I am a tough movie critique but it was entertaining with a few famous actors, good plot and acting with a few twists,
I wasn't expecting a Tarantino or Cohen Bros. film but worth watching on DVD or HBO IMO .
Basicly about a 7 out of 10

 

[RKmesa]

Guy:

Thanks for sharing!! It is fun to see S&W's in movies and TV. I always pause them and look to see what gun they are using. Usually, I find some movie prop items that pop out. I think this has several - When I paused it at 2:03 it looked like 1) the side place was loose and not snugged up to the gun. Also- 2) what is that screw head looking thing at the mid-top of the side plate (almost looks like someone could not get the side plate to fit so they added a screw to hold it on)? Also, 3) those grips do not look exactly right - the medallion is sunk too far into the grip and the diamond is too small and the escutcheons are not the "deep dish variety" that were standard on diamond vintage grips.

Did it look that way to anyone else?

 

[Engine49guy]

Several close ups in the actual film but they are brief, I think the "screw" is actually a reflection and the other grip issues are just the lighting and angle, If grips are original to gun agree its a 19-2 as it has a shrouded ejector rod although at this angle the barrel rib looks a bit narrow to be a 19 or 29, no visual barrel taper so cant be a Model 24 appears to be grooved so cant be a 27 or 28 and looks too small to be an N frame .

Suppose it could be a Model 53 but bore looks larger than 22 in film .

 

[RKmesa]

All of my 19-2 and most of the others that I have seen are clothed with goncalo alves stocks rather than the walnut stocks that were more common on the Masterpiece K-38s and K-22s. For comparison:

Screen shot:



Model 19-2:



I just realized that I have not taken any quality photos of my model 19's for a long time... I need to fix that

 

[Engine49guy]

Richard I see exactly what your describing but my thoughts are its from bright filming lights but going to watch the film again this time paying closer attention to the revolver....first time around I was convinced it was a legit Combat Magnum

Im wondering what years your 19-2 collection covers ?
My 1963-65 range 19-2's have either dark walnut or Rosewood where my 1966-1968 ones have Diamond GA's just like yours pictured above,

Interestingly the 19-3's from 1968 through 1972 usually also have the same coloring sans diamonds and with new shallow escutcheons.

 

[153]

Your "screen shot" is not a real handgun. Looks to me like a zinc replica from Japan. It is after all a movie ...

 

[RKmesa]

Richard I see exactly what your describing but my thoughts are its from bright filming lights but going to watch the film again this time paying closer attention to the revolver....first time around I was convinced it was a legit Combat Magnum

In spite of my comments, I think that it is a Combat Magnum.

I'm wondering what years your 19-2 collection covers? My 1963-65 range 19-2's have either dark walnut or Rosewood where my 1966-1968 ones have Diamond GA's just like yours pictured above.

My 19-2's range from SN K589424 through K779377, but I have never lettered or dated any of them and I am not 100% sure that the stocks that are on them now are original to any of them. I do know that I have seen Walnut diamond targets on Model 19's and I do believe that they were original to the gun, but I've always believed that they were an exception to the rule. I also have never seen factory diamond stocks with anything other than the deep escutcheons - does not mean that there are not some, just in the hundreds of diamond grips that I have seen, I have never seen it.

Let us know what you find out when you watch the movie again...