John Wayne Revolver

[Luckyforward]

Nope, I didn't bid . . .

https://www.fieldandstream.com/guns/john-waynes-true-grit-gun-sells/

[Grunt67]

I know there's a lot of people that live & breathe this kinda stuff, but I've never been into hero worship. I like John Wayne, watch his movies many times, but wouldn't pay that kind of money ( even if I had it ), for something he owned. Never made sense to me to stand in line for something with their signature on it, unless it's a good check.

To each his/her own, but count me out. JMHO

[FUJIMO]

Not a fan of Marion's. Id rather spent the money on capones 45 that sold recently. 

[papa61]

I'm not normally a fanatic but this one would be mine could I afford it.

[bobsguns]

According to those who keep up with this sort of stuff, there's only two commemoratives in pistols that held their value or increased. These are the Franklin Mint-type of guns whose ads we see in the NRA magazines. The two they claim are the Texas Sequential models & the John Wayne models. Disagree or agree, that's what they say.

I think the fact that True Grit is thought by many to be a Top 5 (or even Top 3) western is what drove the value of this sale. Obviously the gun used by Glen Campbell wouldn't have drawn that much, Wayne's legend drove it as well. But *I* doubt a gun from some other Wayne movie would've brought this sort of price, IMO.

I wonder who the buyer was/is? And will he shoot it?  

[bobsguns]

1 hour ago, FUJIMO said:

Not a fan of Marion's. Id rather spent the money on capones 45 that sold recently. 

How much did it bring? I can't remember.

[FUJIMO]

12 minutes ago, bobsguns said:

How much did it bring? I can't remember.

800k and some change 

[Garufa]

I want John Wayne’s double-barrel shotgun from McLintock that he poked that settler at the clay slide with and called him Pilgrim.

[Grayfox54]

I'm a long time fan of John Wayne. But I just can't see that kind of money just because he owned it. 

OTOH: I have been known to pay too much for something just because I wanted it. 

[Grunt67]

42 minutes ago, Grayfox54 said:

I'm a long time fan of John Wayne. But I just can't see that kind of money just because he owned it. 

OTOH: I have been known to pay too much for something just because I wanted it. 

I'm sure we all have. but not approaching that figure.

[E4 No More]

17 hours ago, Grunt67 said:

I know there's a lot of people that live & breathe this kinda stuff, but I've never been into hero worship. I like John Wayne, watch his movies many times, but wouldn't pay that kind of money ( even if I had it ), for something he owned. Never made sense to me to stand in line for something with their signature on it, unless it's a good check.

To each his/her own, but count me out. JMHO

I feel the same way.

[xtriggerman]

  Look at it this way..... A "channeler" could use it, since apparently Wayne was fond of it to hook up the new owner with a personal interview!  Ha,Ha...... LOL !     For those with more money than God....

[Sleep profit]

Wonder what  Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry 44 mag will bring

[bobsguns]

1 hour ago, Sleep profit said:

Wonder what  Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry 44 mag will bring

I bet most of us could safely retire on that amount, IMO. 

[FUJIMO]

IF I were some eccentric that collected these kinds of things and money were no object id much rather invest in firearms from real individuals than Hollywood props. But thats me

[bobsguns]

18 hours ago, FUJIMO said:

IF I were some eccentric that collected these kinds of things and money were no object id much rather invest in firearms from real individuals than Hollywood props. But thats me

Those were all working, shooting firearms. No fakes with filled barrels in order to shoot blanks.

Last *I* looked, John Wayne was pretty real. 

[FUJIMO]

6 minutes ago, bobsguns said:

Those were all working, shooting firearms. No fakes with filled barrels in order to shoot blanks.

Last *I* looked, John Wayne was pretty real. 

Lmao that wasn't even his real name .

Capone Hitler Patton York Murphy Hickok Earp the list can go on but those were real people using real guns for real purposes. 

[hipower]

On 10/18/2021 at 6:25 PM, papa61 said:

I'm not normally a fanatic but this one would be mine could I afford it.

My wife would do just about anything to own that!

[bobsguns]

18 hours ago, FUJIMO said:

Lmao that wasn't even his real name . 

Yes, that's been well known for decades. I don't know of any actors of that era who used their real birth names, IMO. Doesn't make him any less famous, IMO.

[Oh Shoot]

On 10/21/2021 at 3:09 PM, bobsguns said:

Yes, that's been well known for decades. I don't know of any actors of that era who used their real birth names, ....

Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, Marlon Brando, Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Gregory Peck, too many more to mention. Matter of fact, seems most of the male top stars of the 30s-60's went by their birth names.

- OS

[bobsguns]

20 hours ago, Oh Shoot said:

Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, Marlon Brando, Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Gregory Peck, too many more to mention. Matter of fact, seems most of the male top stars of the 30s-60's went by their birth names.

Could very well be, I don't know. I know studios had no hesitation on changing someone's name for PR purposes.