Rooster Cogburn

Machado · Post by **Machado** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:37 pm

Gentlemen:
Just finished seeing an old copy of"Rooster Cogburn", starring John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn.
At the climax of the movie, Cogburn shoots and blasts crates of nitro and blows the bad guys. Action over, camera turns on the young indian Wolf, and Wayne stands turned sideways holding his rifle.
My question is, what rifle was that? The loading gate is very near the forward end of the receiver, and not where it usually is on M-92s and M-94s.
In my copy, this happens at time 1:37:19.
Thank you.
Best,
Antonio

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:26 pm

Antonio,

That rifle is a Daisy 94 BB gun. Somehow it just looks out of place to me.

Joe

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:50 pm

Joe,
You are kidding???????????

Machado · Post by **Machado** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:29 am

J Miller wrote:Antonio,

That rifle is a Daisy 94 BB gun. Somehow it just looks out of place to me.

Joe

Mayhap you're right, Joe. I now recognize it as the Daisy Howdah Elephant Wing Shooting Punt Gun.

Antonio

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:38 am

No, I am not kidding. For that scene the prop guys handed him a Daisy 94 BB gun. I don't know the exact model name for it, but that's what it was.

Joe

Machado · Post by **Machado** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:47 am

J Miller wrote:No, I am not kidding. For that scene the prop guys handed him a Daisy 94 BB gun. I don't know the exact model name for it, but that's what it was.

Joe

Joe, I found a 1961 ad for the BB gun you mention.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... BA&dur=534
Antonio

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:15 am

Machado wrote:
J Miller wrote:No, I am not kidding. For that scene the prop guys handed him a Daisy 94 BB gun. I don't know the exact model name for it, but that's what it was.

Joe
Joe, I found a 1961 ad for the BB gun you mention.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... BA&dur=534
Antonio

Close, for sure.

From the movie:

From an actual Daisy, "Spittin' Image" 1894 BB gun:

Machado · Post by **Machado** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:25 am

Close, for sure.

From the movie:

From an actual Daisy, "Spittin' Image" 1894 BB gun:

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Yes, that is exactly it.
Thank you, Joe and Griff.
Antonio

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:22 pm

That Daisy Spittin Image BB gun sticks out like a sore thumb on the tv. On the big screen it was like a pimple on the prom queens nose.

Joe

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:18 pm

OK, they did it; but why, when they had the real thing present?

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:25 pm

Mescalero wrote:OK, they did it; but why, when they had the real thing present?

It could just be the prop guys having a bit of fun. Odd things show up in lots of movies, but few folks are really paying enough attention to see them. If you'll recall Hitchcock used to do quick cameos in all of his movies. Lots of folks never even saw him.

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