Obscure firearm trivia.

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Obscure firearm trivia.

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No cheating. If you know it great if not you learn something. We can all do that.

I'll go first.

What John Wayne movie featured a Colt Root Rifle in use by a main character.

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If you are talking about the1855 Colt Revolving carbine it was used in El Dorado.

John Wayne dies while salvaging a ship. What movie is it ?
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El Dorado by snuffy
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What rifle did Sergeant Schulz in Hogans Heros carry
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Sgt Schultz carried a Krag Jergenson I believe.
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What police inspector carried a Smith and Wesson 629 44 magnum and instead of using a silencer used a loudener ?
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Sledge?
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That's him . Sledge Hammer .
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Grips with coiled striking snakes on them?
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The Good The Bad And The Ugly
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M2 jeep mounted, southern hemisphere for a tip
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The Rat Patrol.

What movie with Jimmy Stewart was named after the rifle he used?
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Carbine williams



Who was commonly thought to be using an 1903 springfield but was actually using a
1917 Enfield
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Alvin York

name 3 different guns that are model 1873


(re Lobo's "southern hemisphere - jeep mounted M2", SM-glock said "rat patrol" but that was set in north africa and filmed in Spain... both northern hemisphere)
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Lobo2087 wrote: January 2nd, 2020, 2:22 pm Carbine williams



Who was commonly thought to be using an 1903 springfield but was actually using a
1917 Enfield
I'll give you partial credit for that one, since carbine is in the name. But I was referring to
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