Old ML shooters in early TV programs

[Enfield1]

On the old "Grizzly Adams" show back in the 70's (yeah, I loved it as a small child), "Mad Jack" the mountain man friend of Adams had some sort of muzzleloading rifle. I even remember an episode where he was at a rendezvous shoot. Also, the early episodes of "little House on the Praire" show Michael Landon's character doing some hunting with a half-stock plains type rifle. In later episodes, he used a lever-action repeater. :wink:

 

[Nativearizonan]

I think I fell in love with flintlocks due to Fess Parker, but not as Daniel Boone. It was several years earlier when he was toting Ol' Betsy around as Davy Crockett:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2rOs4u3aU8

 

[Nativearizonan]

Here is the story about Fess Parker's Ol' Betsy being rediscovered at an auction of old movie guns:
http://www.truewestmagazine.com/davy-crocketts-ol-betsy-found/

 

[Micah Clark]

Great story (Link) on Fess Parker's rifle as Davy Crockett. I am a big fan of that series too. . .enjoyed reading about the rifle.