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While working in the shop this morning, I happened onto an old movie, “Border Incident” from 1949. One of the bad guy’s was played by lone time and excellent character actor Arthur Hunnicutt. You’d know him as “Bull” in Rio Bravo. I found it interesting that he was using an 1886 Winchester SRC in this movie. I can only think of two other movies where an ’86 carbine was used. One was “North West Mounted Police” with Gary Cooper and the other was “Montie Walsh” with Tom Selleck. Once in awhile you’ll see an ’86 rifle in a movie, but seldom a carbine.
In real life, once in awhile you see a Winchester 1886 rifle, but not a carbine. That’s because it’s a 20 to 1 ratio.
I forgot to mention that the ’86 SRC used prominently in the movie “North West Mounted Police” is a first model with muzzle length forend. There are also a number of original 1876 carbines in this movie.
Wasn’t there another movie that had Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson in it that had either a 86 or 76 full stock carbine? If I recall correctly Lee Marvin has Charles Bronson pinned down in a log cabin. I don’t remember much else about the movie or how it ended. I seem to think it was called “Death Hunt”.
Sincerely,
Maverick
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Was that the one where Bronson was being hunted and dug in below the cabin and shot through the chinking of the logs? Haven’t seen that one in a long time.
Bob
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I used to be a big 86 fan and remember being shocked to see one in a move. It wasn’t a SRC but neat and rare to see nonetheless: The Edge, with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin. Up north, again. Maybe Hollywood thinks it’s a northern rifle.
Huck,
An added benefit to that scene in the cabin, was the lift top box of Winchester ammunition Baldwin dumped out on the table.
win4575 said
Huck,An added benefit to that scene in the cabin, was the lift top box of Winchester ammunition Baldwin dumped out on the table.
A bunch of 45-70 beer cans do make a statement. 
Was it a 45-70 or a 50-110 in the “Edge”? So ironic they find the ’86 after the bear has been killed with a stick!
I’m not sure where I got the 45-70 from. Thought I read it somewhere. Could be wrong. Here’s a picture. Almost looks like verdigris on the rounds.
I didn’t see the movie but the following comment is copied from the Edge IMDb trivia page
“The rifle they find in the house is a Winchester Model 1886 45-70”
Seems to me, I remember watching a movie quite some time ago, where a Model 1886 .50-110 was in use.Cannot remember much about the movie,but it had to do with an unground creature attacking the people and the people taking refuge on the tops of buildings and shooting at the creature as it moved close to the top of the soil.
The underground creatures movie sounds like one of the “Tremors” movies.
The new Rambo, Last Blood trailer pans across a rifle rack with some Winchesters in it. One looks like an 86 but it could be a 92, not sure. Better eyes and computer skills might be able to tell.
Tom Selleck used an original .50-110 carbine in his movie “Monte Walsh”. This carbine was restored by Kenny Howell.
I think paul newman used a 86 in a movie, the name escapes me. he was a part indian and was killed in the end my the star of have gun will travel and a Mexican at the bottom of a set of steps.
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