Favorite Gun of Hopalong Cassidy's Creator

by JimT, Texas, Friday, August 16, 2024, 11:34 (31 days ago)

Clarence E. Mulford was the author of the Hopalong Cassidy books the TV show was based on. In the 1950's he wrote about his favorite gun. A Colt Single Action .44 Russian and Special, it had been modified with a barrel rib, special sights and a cylinder made of what he termed "strong steel" for the heavy loads he was shooting. He wrote that they "really packed a wallop."

I read that he was part of the .44 Associates.

[image]

The rear sight is a "folding leaf" sight with 2 blades. The shorter blade for normal distances and the longer blade for long-range work.

[image]

--
Ele era velho.
Ele era corajoso.
Ele era feio.

Post reply
  222 views

Thanks for sharing this......

by RayLee, Friday, August 16, 2024, 17:20 (31 days ago) @ JimT

Most interesting. As for mulford's books, reading the phonetic dialect spelling in the dialogue gets tiresome. I get it that most of the characters have a tobacco quid impeded texican drawl but to read it spelt-out over & over is annoying !

Post reply
  208 views

I will confess I have never been a Hopalong Cassidy fan ...

by JimT, Texas, Friday, August 16, 2024, 17:55 (31 days ago) @ RayLee

either the books nor the TV show.

Preferred the Lone Ranger.

Though I like Mulford's custom Colt SAA .44!

--
Ele era velho.
Ele era corajoso.
Ele era feio.

Post reply
  190 views

RSS Feed of thread

powered by my little forum