Winchester ’73 —Take Two

In the world of movie making, duplication of important props, such as the firearms of principle characters, is a common practice. This is done so that one or more look-alike backup guns are on hand if they’re needed during production. In the case of the classic 1950, Universal International picture, Winchester ’73, the movie makers used three original 1873 Winchesters, since this was the age before replicas were available. With the gun bearing the title role and appearing in numerous scen