Clint Eastwood's Prop Guns

Last month I spotted a couple of prop guns that were being auctioned off on an internet site. I grabbed the information and some images for saving. Unfortunately, I did not returned to see what the final finishing price was - I thought it might be a little too painful!

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) - Clint Eastwood's Prop Stunt Revolver

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The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) - Clint Eastwood's Prop Stunt Revolver.

Here’s an original stunt revolver from the production of The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), the Western movie where, a Missouri farmer joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.

Black rubber stunt pistol with gold painted trigger guard and brown painted hand grips, cast from a Italian made replica Colt Walker used as the hero gun by Eastwood. Gun exhibits serial #954 which is a matching number to the hero gun. Further the prop cast with the letter “E” signifying property of Ellis props. It was acquired from the liquidation sale of Ellis Prop House, original supplier to the production. Email from NRA Senior Curator Mr. Phil Schreier verified serial #954 was used during production is included. Prop is in good condition exhibiting minor wear.

The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 American revisionist Western DeLuxe Color and Panavision film set during and after the American Civil War. It was directed by and starred Clint Eastwood (as the eponymous Josey Wales), with Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Sam Bottoms, and Geraldine Keams. The film tells the story of Josey Wales, a Missouri farmer whose family is murdered by Union militants during the Civil War. Driven to revenge, Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla band and fights in the Civil War. After the war, all the fighters in Wales' group except for Wales surrender to Union officers, but they end up being massacred. Wales becomes an outlaw and is pursued by bounty hunters and Union soldiers. The film was adapted by Sonia Chernus and Philip Kaufman from author Forrest Carter's 1972 novel The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales (republished, as shown in the movie's opening credits, as Gone to Texas).The film was a commercial success, earning $31.8 million against a $3.7 million budget. In 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". 

Kelly's Heroes (1970) - Prop Machine Gun

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Kelly's Heroes (1970) - Prop Machine Gun.

Original prop machine gun used in the production of Kelly's Heroes (1970), the war comedy film where, a group of U.S. soldiers sneak across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure. This Prop gun is made of metal and signed by Clint Eastwood.

Kelly's Heroes is a 1970 American war comedy film, directed by Brian G. Hutton, about a group of World War II American soldiers who go AWOL to rob a bank behind enemy lines. The film stars Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, and Donald Sutherland, with secondary roles played by Harry Dean Stanton, Gavin MacLeod, and Stuart Margolin. The screenplay was written by British film and television writer Troy Kennedy Martin. The film was a US-Yugoslav co-production, filmed mainly in the Croat village of Vižinada on the Istria peninsula.