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Can You Tell me What Version of the Winchester ’73 Jimmy Stewart Used in the Movie of the Same Name?

by | Feb 26, 2019 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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Can you tell me what version of the Winchester ’73 Jimmy Stewart used in the movie of the same name? John Charles Vestavia, Alabama True West Firearms Editor Phil Spangenberger says the Winchester Company reconditioned three 1873 24-inch rifles, (one of 1,000). At least one was a .38-40 because it could fire the five in one blanks they were using at the time. During the shooting contest scenes, the legendary Herb Parsons, also known as “The Wizard of Winchester,” stood just off camera


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