Barney's gun
Well, now, when it comes to Barney's handgun, commonly called a pistol, he never loaded it unless Andy told him to or it was an emergency, so how could it misfire pulling it out of his holster if the bullet was in his shirt pocket? Just wondering! Welford theCameraNu. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Nicknames for Barney's Gun
Barney's Gun Nicknames Some of the nicknames that I remember Barney using for his gun were, Ole Roscoe, The Blue Steel Baby, and The Little Persuader. Of course, Andy thought the best name for Barney's gun was gun. :-) Brian KaufmanTAGS Fan Since 1974 ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's Gun
Good answers on Barney getting his gun taken away. I have to beg to differ with Paul on two of his answers. Barney took his gun out of his holster and handed it to Otis when Otis was in jail so he could teach Otis the fast draw, so Otis didn't take the gun away at all. Also I wasn't considering the movie people taking the gun away as again they didn't take it away at all. Barney's vanity made him just set the gun down completely on his own so he could rehearse a part in the movie. The 8 I was thinking of were. Gentleman Dan Andy Ralph Neil The Shoplifter Doc Malloy Dirkson Big Maude Ernest T. ( When Ernest came out from behind the bush Barney dropped his gun and he would not pick it up again when Ernest told him to leave it.) I suppose technically Ernest T didn't take it away, but I was thinking of that. So thanks for all who answered the question. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's gun
That's a good one Ken. The first one that comes to mind is BIG and from season one--he's armed now. : ) You say there's 8?? Cathy ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
The 8 people to take barney's gun
That's a tough'n Ken. In fact I rate that a 3-bucket level. I'm stumped. Obviously Andy did and Gentleman Dan and the escaped convict from season 1 ( that got caught by the hole in Gertrude) but I can't think of who else off hand. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's gun
A couple of days ago the topic of Barney's gun came up. I had incorrectly thought it was a Smith Wesson, but thanks to research by Tom Zumafan, we have the correct answer. http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Andy_Griffith_Show,_The According to this website, the revolvers used by Andy, Barney and Warren were a model known as the Colt Official Police. In a real law enforcement agency, it does make sense that all officers would be issued the same weapon, because then they would have only needed to purchase one type of ammunition. I'm not saying this is true everywhere in the real world, mind you. I spent two or three hours perusing the above website (mostly the James Bond section) and I noticed there were no entries for Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Maybe somebody who knows more about guns than I can contribute info to this wiki. Paul Mulik ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's Gun...
my brother-in-law asked me this and i have no idea (never touch the things). Barney's pistol...Season 1, Episode 2what was it? Did he have the same pistol until the last episode? i reckon someone here knows. thanks... tom PEACE is Patriotic ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's gun
Someone with more knowledge of guns may educate me on this matter, but I'm pretty sure Barney's pistol was a Smith Wesson .38. It's likely he carried the same prop gun in every episode, but I can't confirm this. In Cyrano Andy, he promises to tell Thelma Lou how to care for a .38 caliber revolver, which implies he carries such a gun himself. A few years ago someone listed a prop gun on eBay (real guns are banned on eBay), purported to be the actual gun Don Knotts used on the set. If memory serves someone shelled out several thousand bucks for it. I have serious doubts that it was genuine, but the seller seemed mighty proud of that piece of paper which proved it was the real thing. Buyer beware: a COA (Certificate of Authenticity) is absolutely worthless. Anyone who would sell a fake autograph, prop, etc. would not hesitate to print up a fake certificate to go with it. Paul Mulik Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry® smartphone ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's Gun Belt Correction
A while back I posted about Barney's cartridge pouches on his gun belt being upside down. I have to correct myself and say I was mistaken. While watching The Cow Thief today there was an excellent shot of his belt. I froze the picture and took a good look. He had them on so they would open from the bottom so I must have not seen it correctly in whatever episode I had watched before. So I will be turning my pouches upside down today as I am giving a Mayberry Presentation to a group of Eau Claire Retired Pastors and their wives. I certainly do not want to be falsifying when I am in the presence of so many men of the cloth. However, I am taking my two bottles of Colonel Harvey's Elixir. One is empty and one is full. Might loosen up the pastors' wives a bit. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's Gun Belt
Last night at the car show a gentleman came up to me and told me that I was wearing my cartridge containers on my gun belt upside down. Now I am wearing them just like good old Barney did. He said very few people realize it but they should be worn so when you open it the bullets will fall right into your hand to save time and you wouldn't have to dig them out. He owns a gun shop so knowing this kind of stuff is his business. So I went back to a number of episodes and sure enough, Barney had them on the wrong way, just as I do. But you know what. If it is good enough for Barney, it is good enough for me. But it is interesting all the little things we learn because of TAGS. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's Gun, Rosco
Subject: Re: Barney's Gun, Rosco During the time period that TAGS was filmed, almost all Law Enforcement Officers in NC carried Smith Weason 38 cal. revolvers. One would not be hard to find . Any Law Enforcement equipment or gun store should have a belt and holster of the same type Deputy Fife used in the show. Some Dept. still use that type while some officers prefer the more comfortable new type of belt made of nylon weave and velcro fastener instead of a buckle. Former reserve Deputy. Tim ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's gun and holster
Do any of you experts out there have an idea what kind of gun Barney carried. i.e.; the brand or model number and maybe anything about his belt and holster or where one could purchase a replica of something similar. I now virtually nothing about guns so I am kind of searching for someone helpful information. I do not want a real live gun but some kind of replica that does no actually shoot. I would certainly appreciate any help that you could give me as to where I would start in search of such a thing. Ken Anderson Eau Claire, Wisconsin kanderson8...@charter.net www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
