New Project - Hell on Wheels Griswold

[duelist1954]

I like the series "Hell on Wheels". I think it has improved a lot over the three seasons it's been on the air. Somethings they do with guns still drive me nuts, but they have gotten better since the first season.

One of the issues in the first season was the "Griswold" revolver that Anson Mount's character Cullen Bohannon carried. It was supposed to be a confederate Griswold and Gunnison revolver, but really it was a brass-framed 1860 Army revolver, which looks nothing like a real G&G.

From what I've read, they couldn't get a G&G replica for the pilot episode, so hey went with the 1860, and then they were stuck with it.

Anyway, I decided to put together a revolver that could be transformed from the Hell on Wheels Griswold to something that looks more like a real Griswold & Gunnison.

I had to compromise on caliber. Real G&Gs were all .36 caliber, and the Hell on Wheels Griswold is .44 caliber...an obvious problem. I decided to stick with .44 Caliber.

To do the project I picked up a .44 caliber brass-framed Navy:

I had some junk 1860 Army parts in the parts box, and I had a .44 caliber G&G barrel, so here are the results:

Hell on Wheels Giswold:

More correct looking Griswold & Gunnison:

 

[Blizzard of '93]

I like it.

 

[rodwha]

I'm surprised you haven't been hung yet posting that on this forum! :rotf:

 

[dc7x64]

Just got through watching the 2nd season on Netflix! Brass frame city! Will have to go back and review but, it seems the "Rebs" who attack the town are all carrying brass frame 1860's but when they are killed and on display they have brass frame Navy's? :idunno: Dang prop guys!

 

[BowerR64]

Least they use the guns with the big balls! :haha:

 

[biliff]

Finishing watching the first season. Entertaining but there's the usual mishmash of firearms that don't fit. Everybody and his brother is carrying a '66 Winchester including the cavalry. Guess those Muzzleloaders don't fire fast enough for 'em.

 

[inlikeflint]

It really bends my crank when I watch just about any western/cowboy film or series. Not too long ago one of them had a fellow quoting a newspaper in which "LINCOLN" had just said this or that...every one of them had a gun belt with cartridge loops, I didn't wait to see what was in the holster. john