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Andy Anderson was the maker of all of Eastwood's gun rigs. i also know a guy that was good friends with Andy Anderson, and owens almost all of his original patterns. he does make 99% accurate replicas, the 1% is that he does not use Anderson's ID stampings, he uses his own.
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What would be neat would be if you used the saddle soap and it removed most of the stain but left a barely visible residue. That would look really authentic.
Love the video! As a historical reenactor, leather care is important - neatsfoot oil and saddle soap are my go-tos for leather care. Just using a couple of applications of neatsfoot oil on the leather will make it turn darker brown. I leave stains and scuffs and the sort, as it adds character and "authenticity". But I also make or modify a lot of my belts and holsters to suit me. It's part of the fun!
I've tried so many different products for boot care for reenacting before landing on Hubbard's shoe grease Learning leather care is one of the biggest parts of reenacting
I've been told to specifically avoid neatsfoot oil for holsters since it can eventually make the leather overly soft and floppy, but that may be a non-issue with the metal insert. If I apply anything to my holsters, I play it safe with neutral Kiwi shoe polish.
Andy Anderson made Clint"s rig. He was a very well-known Hollywood quick draw holster maker through the 50's-70's. Clint's rig is based on Andy's "walk and draw" rig for competition.
As someone who participates in something known as "Cowboy Action" shooting, a form of historical shooting using cowboy era firearms and generally involving dressing up and looking LIKE a cowboy the staining from the bullets is accurate, not a bad thing. Makes the belt look truly worn and is a nice touch.
Arvo Ojala, Andy Anderson, and Alphonso's Holsters were the big three and I believe that at one point, Anderson and Alphonso worked for Ojala. I have an Ojala rig which he made me around 6 or 7 years before he passed away as well as one of his hard to find and somewhat limited rifle slings. Beautiful work!
You get to do on most of your days what people might try to do during retirement or maybe on weekends. (Those retirees and weekend warriors doing it on a lesser level of course) Got to be pretty fun being the Savage!!
The original holsters Eastwood used were made by Andy Anderson of Arkansas who ran a saddle shop in Ft. Smith before he moved to LA to work. Andy taught a lot of leatherworkers their trade and pioneered the gunfighter stitch pattern commonly used to stiffen belts today. He was highly sought after until blindness prevented further work. The wrist bracer Eastwood sometimes wore in Leone films was an homage to Anderson as he made one just like it to keep his hand steady during work due to a WWII injury.
Thank you Adam. As much as it is clear that you don't see yourself as enhabiting any... idea of celebrity, you actually do, and this video will really add weight to the work the work these people did. Great job, dude!
Great video about leather and Spaghetti Westerns. I believe the revolver you displayed is a a cap and ball type that does not use cartridges. There were, of course, black powder cartridge revolvers.
A little bit of me died when you didn't mention "The good, the bad, and the ugly." That was Sergione's greatest movie. It was a masterpiece of cinematography and story telling.
@@1BigBen "The man with no name" name for the trilogy comes from fans/critics and the studio selling DVD sets. Leone called them his "Dollars" trilogy. Eastwood's character is also called/referred to/credited by different names in the three films - Blondie, Joe, and Manco.
Our 7th grade American History teacher Mr. Pye is a quick draw artist and he told that to practice quick draw artists use wax bullets and he like those other quick draw artists have wax bullet scars on his legs and he showed us. We’re 47 now and that made an indelible memory for us.
Hey Adam, you might be able to remove or at least lighten the staining from the brass bullets (called verdigris) with a mixture of baking soda and white vinagar.
What got me into leatherwork was making a costume replica of Malcolm Reynolds' holster. My first piece was a bit on the rough and unpolished side, but plan is to circle back to it and make it again.
He didn't have the black powder in the Leone films - he had an open-top conversion. The open top fired cartridges, which beat the hell out of reloading joys. His own Malpaso produced Josey Wales had the period correct black powder pistols, and showed their maintenance to great effect.
It was supposed to be a cap 'n ball 1851 because it still had the ramrod under the barrel. Sergio Leone did not try to hide the anachronistic metallic cartridges in the film, showing Clint loading metallic cartridges into his "muzzleloader" when he is attacked by Tuco's men in his hotel room as well as cartridges in Angel Eye's belt that held his 1858 Remington. The cartridge conversion only predated the 1873 SAA by a couple of years, making their placement in the film historically incorrect. Cimarron Firearms sells an 1851 conversion chambered in 38 special that approximates what Clint really used in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, including the ramrod. The film is a masterpiece but the anachronistic guns and the swarthy looking Union and Confederate troops battling in the desert are a bit annoying.
I'd love to see you weather it to look more screen accurate, or closer to the original in some ways and really take it to the next level. It looks robust enough to endure some nice, forced aging.
Beeswax from a Norwegian company called "northmen guild". You can apply it with a normal rag, let it dry, and then take it off with a microfiber cloth. It will make the leather very shiny, and it will also make it slightly more soft. The wax also works great for burnishing edges.
I have always been a huge Western fan, Lol I mean after all I have raised a good part of my life in the west near and on a ranch, seeing these belts the biggest thing that hits me isn't actually the colour. Leather ages as you noted, It's on the original one the raw leather simply looks rawer, the rough grindy look it gives is so esthetically pleasing. You pointed out the more smoothed edges and that is differently a help, but yeah on my initial finds on seeing both sides by side, I think it's that rougher look I see faster than the colour difference.
Cimarron Firearms sells an 1851 conversion chambered in 38 special that approximates what Clint really used in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. In fact Sergio Leone did not take pains to hide the anachronistic metallic cartridges in the film, showing Clint loading metallic cartridges into his "muzzleloader" when he is attacked by Tuco's men in his hotel room as well as cartridges in Angel Eye's belt that held his 1858 Remington.
Alfonso’s of Hollywood likely makes a perfect copy as Alfonso worked with Andy prior to them setting up their own businesses. They make beautiful rigs including heavy black police revolver outfits. The place smells more leathery than a saddle makers or a British motorcycle shop. They are still in business here in Burbank. Check them out brother, love your channel!
Great video Thank you for sharing and please keep em coming. Everyone keep yourselves and love ones safe and healthy and remember to SMILE. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY ALL
I used to have a vintage vinyl record of the soundtrack from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly and, on the back of the record folder, there was a picture of Clint Eastwood's character and the description referred to that character as 'Joe'.
For $150 that still looks like a reasonable place to start with a gunbelt. The problem you're running into is you can get a cheap rig for a real cowboy gun for $250 bucks that won't look the part, but be better finished. With some TLC you might end up with something that looks the part AND has the finish.
Adam might already be aware, but I just want to make sure that he knows that his revolver is not really completely accurate. I love Adam's work and I have been a fan of his since the early days of Mythbusters. I admire his dedication to accuracy, and as a fellow nerd that is obsessed with replicating props and historical items as closely as possible, I feel obligated to aid Adam in his quest for perfection. I am an amateur firearms scholar, and I know a fair amount about the time period in question. I found it odd that Adam pulled out an 1851 Colt Navy revolver to show off along with a holster ring that has cartridge loops. The 1851 Colt Navy is a percussion-fired gun. It is loaded with loose powder and ball, and therefore, incapable of using cartridges. This would make the loops on the belt unnecessary. I am aware that you could buy cartridge conversion cylinders for these revolvers, but this doesn't seem to be the case for the gun in the movie. I did some reading, and apparently for the first two movies, Eastwood's character uses a Colt Single-Action Army with the 1851 Navy appearing in the third film. The production for The Good the Bad and the Ugly used replica revolvers that were made from the factory with cartridge cylinders and loading gates (a completely different configuration from a normal cartridge conversion). Colt never sold an 1851 pattern revolver in this configuration. Colt would have most likely avoided making such a revolver in 1862 due to concerns about infringing on Smith and Wesson's patent on the bored-through cylinder. Obviously, this whole thing is very complicated, and I can't really condense all of the nuances into a single comment, so here is a link to the IMFDB article that I read on the guns from The Good the Bad and the Ugly. www.imfdb.org/wiki/The_Good,_The_Bad,_and_The_Ugly There is also the minor detail that most of the guns seen in theses movies were not in production yet in 1862, so maybe my point is mute anyway. I wish you the best of luck in your ongoing quest, Adam, and I can't wait to see the next amazing thing you share with us.
A peacemaker clone in .45 Colt would fit that holster better. You can get a Uberti Hombre dirt cheap on your price scale and order rattler grips or make your own as with the 1851 Navy revolver. I think Clint's 'Walk & draw' style holster was from his Rawhide days so it was made for the Colt Peacemaker cartridge revolver. The .38 conversion Navy is a little dainty for fitting it.
Agreed : the Navy is the one I'd pick too but this specific holster seems to have been designed for the larger Peacemaker. As a result, the Navy just sinks in it and sits too deep in the holster
There not a lot of work in it though so it might be priced to move if they using machines and dies. They are using the rough side of the leather as part of the aesthetic so they do not need to sort that for a start.
Those would actually be 5 1/2" revolvers. He carried what was supposed to be an 1851 Navy in "GB&U", but was actually a metallic conversion made to look like a cap n' ball.
Adam, google burnishing the edges of the leather for the holster and the belt for the $150 set. You would be surprised how easy it is, and you can do it with a damp cloth, and the edge of a screwdriver or a $20 burnishing tool from Tandy leather. For a really good finish get some Japanese burnishing cream. I make belts, sheaths, holsters and pouches as a hobby, hand tooled. Just started a few years ago. Burnishing is the difference between finished looks and amateur looking kitchen table work.
I don't believe it is a prop. It is an actual replica of a Colt 1851 Navy cap n' ball revolver, probably made by Italian firearms makers Uberti or Pietta. Muzzleloaders are not considered firearms and can be delivered directly to your door for about $350. Cimarron Firearms sells an 1851 conversion, made by Uberti, chambered in 38 special that approximates what Clint really used in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly for about $800.
I don't recall the name of the store, but after looking online for quite a while for a western holster without much luck for what I had pictured in my mind (actually the one I owned when I was young). I was on vacation visiting friend and family in California a few years ago and took my family to Pier 39. To my surprise a store there sells western gear including very nice holsters. I know it's right in you neck of the woods, so to speak, so thought I'd let you know to check it out sometime.
In my opinion, which with that and three bucks you can buy a coffee, the patina left by the brass just makes it look more real. That is what would happen after years of carring brass cartridges.
I always thought that Estwood character had a colt in the first movie. How can you survive with a military colt? You die before you can take it out the holster! 😉I also noticed that in american westerns there was a high rise on pants, so that it allowed you to have your main belt and under a second belt with holster and gun.
"Fist full of dollars" and "for a few dollars more" he has a colt peacemaker, but in "the good the bad and the ugly" he has a colt navy with cartridge conversion
@@tori_la_chat_noire Thanks for the details (i know little about guns). When rediscovering these westerns of Leone and other Italian filmmakers there was also the sound of the guns... that were all the same although with different models. Reading about this I learned that it was actually the sound of a small canon that was on ships. The sound, once recorded, was amplify to give this characteristic «spaghetti western gun» sound!
About the film «The good, the bad and the ugly». It is known that this corresponds to Estwood, Van Cleef and Wallach characters. But in the original Italian title (Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cavitto) the last term translate into «the bad guy» and the second one (Brutto) into «the stupid guy». So Wallach would be in fact «Il Brutto» and Van Cliff «Il Cavitto». Other fun fact, the rumour goes that for the first film «For a fistful of dollars» Leone «borrowed» the idea of an A. Kurosawa film. He had to pay copyrights for that and to mock off this demand from the Japanese filmmaker he titled the second film «For a few dollars more».
Very cool. I guess my question is, did you shop around the single action shooting community? May not be an exact prop replica but there’s folks that make leather gun belts for real world use. Just a thought. Love it either way.
Surprised that you didn’t mention a trademark Andy Anderson belt feature-the notch in the top edge of the belt to register the holster in the intended location.
Check out CHARTERMADE on UA-cam and you will be surprised how easy it is. It worth learning to make belts alone so you can get a good belt. You would be surprised how few tools you actual need to make a belt and you might own ones that will do the job.
@@potawatadingdong The holster maker someone recommended has a brilliant belt video called "Making A Leather Belt Super Simple With Andrews Custom Leather".
I enjoy watching all of your videos, and particularly like your Q&As. I notice that you often wear an Omega Planet Ocean. With your interest in space suits and all things NASA, I am wondering if you also have a Speedmaster Professional?
There is a channel on You Tube called "Road Agent Leather" he has a video on making one of these holsters. If you haven't already seen it you would probably enjoy it.
Watch some of the videos on you tube there not a massive amount of work in that if they used dies and machines. A belt is basically 2 cuts and some edge polishing.
I read the good the bad and the ugly/ fist full of dollars books as a teenager . But it was a trilogy the third book was called " the devil's dollar sign " but it was never made into a film
Adam: You should check out the holsters made by Sam Andrews in St. Augustine, FL. He made the holsters for the Magnificent Seven movie. Here is him making a Western Rig: ua-cam.com/video/USfJxeGRIDQ/v-deo.html
Please tell me that Adam isn’t claiming that the black powder revolver would be used with this holster. How do bullets (center or rim-fired) aren’t used in a black-powder firearm. Two different things.
+ to @BarneyMiller comment the metal cartridge used black-powder as smokeless was not still a thing yet and first cartridge revolvers were made from parts of cab&ball guns
I am a leatherworker, and I can tell you the edges on that new holster you got are pretty awful, but you got what you paid for. If you want to improve them, there are a ton of videos out there that can show you how. I recommend using tokonole, but thats my preference. You may prefer a water slicked edge instead.
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Andy Anderson was the maker of all of Eastwood's gun rigs. i also know a guy that was good friends with Andy Anderson, and owens almost all of his original patterns. he does make 99% accurate replicas, the 1% is that he does not use Anderson's ID stampings, he uses his own.
Adam I don’t know if you’ll ever read this but when I was a kid I used to watch MythBusters all the time and when I found out that it was canceling a part of me died with the show and when I found out Grant died I knew from that point on that things would never be the same again I just I just hope that you and the others are taking care of yourselves The world needs to be reminded of things that made life great and MythBusters was one of the greats but we all know nothing good last forever but the memories we’ll always remain so thank you for giving me such good childhood memories watching your show I appreciate it more than you’ll ever know take care of yourselves
Saddle soap, warm water, and soft tooth brush will clean up the stains. Then neutral shoe polish to seal it back up and bring back color.
Saddle soap is a must for anybody who has leather stuff. Works great on boots too.
Saddle Soap will never be the wrong answer. But I’d include baking soda, (test a hidden area first!) and vinegar to neutralize the copper verdigris.
Also, Brasso might help, but again test it first!!!
Test anything you'd put on suede or leather. Not all saddle soaps are created equally.
That discoloration (from the brass in the bullet loops) is wonderful! It's real, would really happen. Looks like it was used. Love it.
What would be neat would be if you used the saddle soap and it removed most of the stain but left a barely visible residue. That would look really authentic.
Love the video! As a historical reenactor, leather care is important - neatsfoot oil and saddle soap are my go-tos for leather care. Just using a couple of applications of neatsfoot oil on the leather will make it turn darker brown. I leave stains and scuffs and the sort, as it adds character and "authenticity". But I also make or modify a lot of my belts and holsters to suit me. It's part of the fun!
I've tried so many different products for boot care for reenacting before landing on Hubbard's shoe grease
Learning leather care is one of the biggest parts of reenacting
Is there anything that wont' change the color as this is meant to be film accurate?
I've been told to specifically avoid neatsfoot oil for holsters since it can eventually make the leather overly soft and floppy, but that may be a non-issue with the metal insert. If I apply anything to my holsters, I play it safe with neutral Kiwi shoe polish.
Andy Anderson made Clint"s rig. He was a very well-known Hollywood quick draw holster maker through the 50's-70's. Clint's rig is based on Andy's "walk and draw" rig for competition.
As someone who participates in something known as "Cowboy Action" shooting, a form of historical shooting using cowboy era firearms and generally involving dressing up and looking LIKE a cowboy the staining from the bullets is accurate, not a bad thing. Makes the belt look truly worn and is a nice touch.
Arvo Ojala, Andy Anderson, and Alphonso's Holsters were the big three and I believe that at one point, Anderson and Alphonso worked for Ojala. I have an Ojala rig which he made me around 6 or 7 years before he passed away as well as one of his hard to find and somewhat limited rifle slings. Beautiful work!
It's always funny when Adam says "I have a photo and it should be appearing now". The editors NEVER insert photo. This has happened multiple times.
I presume because the editor added a " :( " to the video, that the actual picture wasn't found, not they simply didn't do it or forgot.
At least there is the episode that he mentioned, although he or the editor could have just grabbed a still image from that episode as a compromise.
I adore Adam's simple passion for his what's its and goo gas. I am glad that he can indulge that passion, and I'm glad that he shares it with us.
Just watched The Good, The Bad And The Ugly for the first time yesterday on a whim; great timing!
Awesome having this start off our Independence Day! 🇺🇸 Love your stuff Adam!
"You see in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend...those with loaded guns...and those who dig. You dig."
You get to do on most of your days what people might try to do during retirement or maybe on weekends. (Those retirees and weekend warriors doing it on a lesser level of course)
Got to be pretty fun being the Savage!!
Adam-I’m a retired theatre designer and props builder up here in Canada, and, like you, a long-time lover of Leone’s westerns. i
The original holsters Eastwood used were made by Andy Anderson of Arkansas who ran a saddle shop in Ft. Smith before he moved to LA to work. Andy taught a lot of leatherworkers their trade and pioneered the gunfighter stitch pattern commonly used to stiffen belts today. He was highly sought after until blindness prevented further work.
The wrist bracer Eastwood sometimes wore in Leone films was an homage to Anderson as he made one just like it to keep his hand steady during work due to a WWII injury.
Thank you for sharing! Nice to see a classic film that isn't a sci-fi film!
Thank you Adam. As much as it is clear that you don't see yourself as enhabiting any... idea of celebrity, you actually do, and this video will really add weight to the work the work these people did. Great job, dude!
Great video about leather and Spaghetti Westerns. I believe the revolver you displayed is a a cap and ball type that does not use cartridges. There were, of course, black powder cartridge revolvers.
Make your own buckle! Brass is lovely to work with and you have the tools.
Thank you for this!!
I can now enhance my “man with no name” costume.
Thanks Adam for posting this video .. I am honored that you would feature a video on my Holster rig
A little bit of me died when you didn't mention "The good, the bad, and the ugly." That was Sergione's greatest movie. It was a masterpiece of cinematography and story telling.
He mistakenly calls it “the man with no name”
@@angelicupstart23 not really as 3 movies where called
the man with no name trilogy
@@1BigBen "The man with no name" name for the trilogy comes from fans/critics and the studio selling DVD sets. Leone called them his "Dollars" trilogy. Eastwood's character is also called/referred to/credited by different names in the three films - Blondie, Joe, and Manco.
Our 7th grade American History teacher Mr. Pye is a quick draw artist and he told that to practice quick draw artists use wax bullets and he like those other quick draw artists have wax bullet scars on his legs and he showed us. We’re 47 now and that made an indelible memory for us.
100% true, I've actually seen a couple people nail their thighs with wax slugs lol
Adam should do a build of (The Man With No Names's) holster rig... but built for the Hellboy Samaritan revolve.
Hey Adam, you might be able to remove or at least lighten the staining from the brass bullets (called verdigris) with a mixture of baking soda and white vinagar.
I really want a copy of Ben Foster's rig from 3:10 to Yuma, Calvary draw is awsome, dual wield Calvary draw is another level lol
Having recently taken up leatherworking.... This gives me some ideas.
What got me into leatherwork was making a costume replica of Malcolm Reynolds' holster. My first piece was a bit on the rough and unpolished side, but plan is to circle back to it and make it again.
I have this particular belt and holster as well, love it!
He didn't have the black powder in the Leone films - he had an open-top conversion. The open top fired cartridges, which beat the hell out of reloading joys. His own Malpaso produced Josey Wales had the period correct black powder pistols, and showed their maintenance to great effect.
It was supposed to be a cap 'n ball 1851 because it still had the ramrod under the barrel. Sergio Leone did not try to hide the anachronistic metallic cartridges in the film, showing Clint loading metallic cartridges into his "muzzleloader" when he is attacked by Tuco's men in his hotel room as well as cartridges in Angel Eye's belt that held his 1858 Remington. The cartridge conversion only predated the 1873 SAA by a couple of years, making their placement in the film historically incorrect. Cimarron Firearms sells an 1851 conversion chambered in 38 special that approximates what Clint really used in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, including the ramrod. The film is a masterpiece but the anachronistic guns and the swarthy looking Union and Confederate troops battling in the desert are a bit annoying.
The guy who made Eastwood's rig was Andy Anderson
And also, you actually want the prong of the buckle to be in the center hole
I'd love to see you weather it to look more screen accurate, or closer to the original in some ways and really take it to the next level. It looks robust enough to endure some nice, forced aging.
What a cool thing to replicate!
Semi related. I'd love a short video of Adam just slowly loading his Samaritan as if he was in a western
Beeswax from a Norwegian company called "northmen guild". You can apply it with a normal rag, let it dry, and then take it off with a microfiber cloth. It will make the leather very shiny, and it will also make it slightly more soft. The wax also works great for burnishing edges.
That colt looks sick. 😎
I have always been a huge Western fan, Lol I mean after all I have raised a good part of my life in the west near and on a ranch, seeing these belts the biggest thing that hits me isn't actually the colour. Leather ages as you noted, It's on the original one the raw leather simply looks rawer, the rough grindy look it gives is so esthetically pleasing. You pointed out the more smoothed edges and that is differently a help, but yeah on my initial finds on seeing both sides by side, I think it's that rougher look I see faster than the colour difference.
Cimarron Firearms sells an 1851 conversion chambered in 38 special that approximates what Clint really used in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. In fact Sergio Leone did not take pains to hide the anachronistic metallic cartridges in the film, showing Clint loading metallic cartridges into his "muzzleloader" when he is attacked by Tuco's men in his hotel room as well as cartridges in Angel Eye's belt that held his 1858 Remington.
Hey Adam, you made my day!
Ok so this makes me happy because I have the 1851 Navy conversion, snake grips and all!
Alfonso’s of Hollywood likely makes a perfect copy as Alfonso worked with Andy prior to them setting up their own businesses. They make beautiful rigs including heavy black police revolver outfits. The place smells more leathery than a saddle makers or a British motorcycle shop. They are still in business here in Burbank. Check them out brother, love your channel!
Nice Adam. Well done 👍🏻👍🏻
@Adam where do we get that AMAZING shirt?? As always, you are an inspiration 😃❤️
Great video Thank you for sharing and please keep em coming. Everyone keep yourselves and love ones safe and healthy and remember to SMILE. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY ALL
I used to have a vintage vinyl record of the soundtrack from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly and, on the back of the record folder, there was a picture of Clint Eastwood's character and the description referred to that character as 'Joe'.
He was referred to as Joe and credited as such in "A Fistful of Dollars".
He's also called "Blondie" an "Manco" in the trilogy.
For $150 that still looks like a reasonable place to start with a gunbelt. The problem you're running into is you can get a cheap rig for a real cowboy gun for $250 bucks that won't look the part, but be better finished. With some TLC you might end up with something that looks the part AND has the finish.
I really wish you made the comm device from The Orville, really love that show
I could totally picture Adam doing an incognito Comic-Con as Isaac.
One thing that would be cool would be to cut in scenes from the movies featuring the props
if you could, which thing would you try to put together again but differently.
Adam might already be aware, but I just want to make sure that he knows that his revolver is not really completely accurate. I love Adam's work and I have been a fan of his since the early days of Mythbusters. I admire his dedication to accuracy, and as a fellow nerd that is obsessed with replicating props and historical items as closely as possible, I feel obligated to aid Adam in his quest for perfection. I am an amateur firearms scholar, and I know a fair amount about the time period in question. I found it odd that Adam pulled out an 1851 Colt Navy revolver to show off along with a holster ring that has cartridge loops. The 1851 Colt Navy is a percussion-fired gun. It is loaded with loose powder and ball, and therefore, incapable of using cartridges. This would make the loops on the belt unnecessary. I am aware that you could buy cartridge conversion cylinders for these revolvers, but this doesn't seem to be the case for the gun in the movie. I did some reading, and apparently for the first two movies, Eastwood's character uses a Colt Single-Action Army with the 1851 Navy appearing in the third film. The production for The Good the Bad and the Ugly used replica revolvers that were made from the factory with cartridge cylinders and loading gates (a completely different configuration from a normal cartridge conversion). Colt never sold an 1851 pattern revolver in this configuration. Colt would have most likely avoided making such a revolver in 1862 due to concerns about infringing on Smith and Wesson's patent on the bored-through cylinder. Obviously, this whole thing is very complicated, and I can't really condense all of the nuances into a single comment, so here is a link to the IMFDB article that I read on the guns from The Good the Bad and the Ugly. www.imfdb.org/wiki/The_Good,_The_Bad,_and_The_Ugly There is also the minor detail that most of the guns seen in theses movies were not in production yet in 1862, so maybe my point is mute anyway. I wish you the best of luck in your ongoing quest, Adam, and I can't wait to see the next amazing thing you share with us.
Adam finally found the Bundaberg Ginger Beer! Very good!
A peacemaker clone in .45 Colt would fit that holster better. You can get a Uberti Hombre dirt cheap on your price scale and order rattler grips or make your own as with the 1851 Navy revolver. I think Clint's 'Walk & draw' style holster was from his Rawhide days so it was made for the Colt Peacemaker cartridge revolver. The .38 conversion Navy is a little dainty for fitting it.
The Navy is accurate to Good Bad Ugly and according to Adam, fits beautifully.
Agreed : the Navy is the one I'd pick too but this specific holster seems to have been designed for the larger Peacemaker. As a result, the Navy just sinks in it and sits too deep in the holster
$150 bucks for that rig, that's insanely cheap. You're going to pay that much for a good modern style holster alone.
There not a lot of work in it though so it might be priced to move if they using machines and dies. They are using the rough side of the leather as part of the aesthetic so they do not need to sort that for a start.
Yup, $150 is a steal. My western single rig cost me $600 and I actually got a deal. Obviously it isn’t fully custom, but that’s not the point.
@@john-paulsilke893 It is the polish and extra hand work that costs. What Adam has is almost the basic or starting point.
Again, if you watch the first two Dollar movies, Clint carries the 6" Colt single action army... he uses the long barrel in GB&U ;)
Those would actually be 5 1/2" revolvers. He carried what was supposed to be an 1851 Navy in "GB&U", but was actually a metallic conversion made to look like a cap n' ball.
Ok, how about A Horse With No Name bridle??
Adam, google burnishing the edges of the leather for the holster and the belt for the $150 set. You would be surprised how easy it is, and you can do it with a damp cloth, and the edge of a screwdriver or a $20 burnishing tool from Tandy leather. For a really good finish get some Japanese burnishing cream. I make belts, sheaths, holsters and pouches as a hobby, hand tooled. Just started a few years ago. Burnishing is the difference between finished looks and amateur looking kitchen table work.
I do black powder revolver shooting and something like that would be fantastic
Does anyone know what prop revolver is Adam using in this video? I’ve been eyeing to buy a prop such as that one. Love revolvers!
I don't believe it is a prop. It is an actual replica of a Colt 1851 Navy cap n' ball revolver, probably made by Italian firearms makers Uberti or Pietta. Muzzleloaders are not considered firearms and can be delivered directly to your door for about $350. Cimarron Firearms sells an 1851 conversion, made by Uberti, chambered in 38 special that approximates what Clint really used in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly for about $800.
Thank you.
I don't recall the name of the store, but after looking online for quite a while for a western holster without much luck for what I had pictured in my mind (actually the one I owned when I was young). I was on vacation visiting friend and family in California a few years ago and took my family to Pier 39. To my surprise a store there sells western gear including very nice holsters. I know it's right in you neck of the woods, so to speak, so thought I'd let you know to check it out sometime.
In my opinion, which with that and three bucks you can buy a coffee, the patina left by the brass just makes it look more real. That is what would happen after years of carring brass cartridges.
very cool idea
I always thought that Estwood character had a colt in the first movie. How can you survive with a military colt? You die before you can take it out the holster! 😉I also noticed that in american westerns there was a high rise on pants, so that it allowed you to have your main belt and under a second belt with holster and gun.
"Fist full of dollars" and "for a few dollars more" he has a colt peacemaker, but in "the good the bad and the ugly" he has a colt navy with cartridge conversion
@@tori_la_chat_noire Thanks for the details (i know little about guns). When rediscovering these westerns of Leone and other Italian filmmakers there was also the sound of the guns... that were all the same although with different models. Reading about this I learned that it was actually the sound of a small canon that was on ships. The sound, once recorded, was amplify to give this characteristic «spaghetti western gun» sound!
The weird thing is that in The Good the Bad and the Ugly it is during the civil war. And that's not how those pistols worked in the Civil War.
About the film «The good, the bad and the ugly». It is known that this corresponds to Estwood, Van Cleef and Wallach characters. But in the original Italian title (Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cavitto) the last term translate into «the bad guy» and the second one (Brutto) into «the stupid guy». So Wallach would be in fact «Il Brutto» and Van Cliff «Il Cavitto». Other fun fact, the rumour goes that for the first film «For a fistful of dollars» Leone «borrowed» the idea of an A. Kurosawa film. He had to pay copyrights for that and to mock off this demand from the Japanese filmmaker he titled the second film «For a few dollars more».
@@marcl2213 It's amazing how many Western films are just Kurosawa movies with revolvers instead of katanas.
the brass oxide, standing on the belt adds another level of reality.
I still like the gun, but he carried a 1873 colt and in the good, the bad, and the ugly, he carried a 1851 colt navy (not a colt walker)
Very cool. I guess my question is, did you shop around the single action shooting community? May not be an exact prop replica but there’s folks that make leather gun belts for real world use. Just a thought. Love it either way.
Surprised that you didn’t mention a trademark Andy Anderson belt feature-the notch in the top edge of the belt to register the holster in the intended location.
“ hey Hombre !” 👍🏼
I pretty much want to buy everything on their website.....
Thought this was part of the Mando build until I read the title! (Although that makes a lot of since, given the western influences on the show)
I wonder if he has the poncho as well?
Is there a thing where the real poncho hasn’t been washed?
He said he had the sarape
150 bucks for that is a steal.
I'd like to know where you got the beautiful pistol. :3
Peter Brown the Lawman tv series 1958 to 1962 wore same holster and belt as Eastwood.
I've been wanting to make something like this for quite some time. If only I had the tools... and skill.
Check out CHARTERMADE on UA-cam and you will be surprised how easy it is. It worth learning to make belts alone so you can get a good belt. You would be surprised how few tools you actual need to make a belt and you might own ones that will do the job.
Skill is just accumulated knowledge. Practice, practice, practice.
@@paulotoole4950 Awesome I'll check it out, thanks.
@@potawatadingdong The holster maker someone recommended has a brilliant belt video called "Making A Leather Belt Super Simple With Andrews Custom Leather".
The hlster and belt are cool, the colt is neat, but.... what about the hat!?
I enjoy watching all of your videos, and particularly like your Q&As. I notice that you often wear an Omega Planet Ocean. With your interest in space suits and all things NASA, I am wondering if you also have a Speedmaster Professional?
He does.
I believe the original maker of clint Eastwoods rig was Andy Anderson 🤠
There is a channel on You Tube called "Road Agent Leather" he has a video on making one of these holsters. If you haven't already seen it you would probably enjoy it.
Thanks.
I was completely certain that it should have a leg tie however looking at the photos on the net it does not. Result a reason to re-watch the films.
How does the leather worker turn a profit at 150 per holster and belt? Wow that's nuts.
Watch some of the videos on you tube there not a massive amount of work in that if they used dies and machines. A belt is basically 2 cuts and some edge polishing.
I read the good the bad and the ugly/ fist full of dollars books as a teenager .
But it was a trilogy the third book was called " the devil's dollar sign " but it was never made into a film
The books were written after the films and they continued the series beyond the films.
@@andysmith1996 Thank-you
There's another movie, with Charlie Sheen instead of Eastwood, called "A Coffin Full of Dollars"
What’s the point of cartridge loops on a black powder holster?
5:02 isn't that just normal weathering 😁
"Hopefully I'm finding a picture of this and it's going up right now"
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Adam: You should check out the holsters made by Sam Andrews in St. Augustine, FL. He made the holsters for the Magnificent Seven movie. Here is him making a Western Rig: ua-cam.com/video/USfJxeGRIDQ/v-deo.html
So many tips!
If you ride across New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, or even Utah in the summer and the cartridges do not stain the belt...... then you're dehydrated!!!!
If you do a single coat of clear coat on your bullets they won’t tarnish or ruin the holster
Please tell me that Adam isn’t claiming that the black powder revolver would be used with this holster. How do bullets (center or rim-fired) aren’t used in a black-powder firearm. Two different things.
I believe the firearm in the movie is a cartridge conversion revolver.
+ to @BarneyMiller comment the metal cartridge used black-powder as smokeless was not still a thing yet and first cartridge revolvers were made from parts of cab&ball guns
Now, God damnit, if he has ever had a good opinion, it's on his top favorite, Spaghetti westerns, "For A Fue Dollars More" is a masterpiece
Love it
I am a leatherworker, and I can tell you the edges on that new holster you got are pretty awful, but you got what you paid for. If you want to improve them, there are a ton of videos out there that can show you how. I recommend using tokonole, but thats my preference. You may prefer a water slicked edge instead.
My single rig is super slick and makes that look crap in comparison. However I paid 4 times as much for mine and that’s about 90% of the way there.
For the edges of the belt/holsters I make, I use beeswax, and a LOT of burnishing. Gives a pretty slick edge, and also makes them waterproof
really wish the picture was found :(
Ask adam savage: what blade runner poster/ display is that in your shop? also where can i buy one? 🙂
From a leatherworker, please use stain and bees wax when finishing the edges, Thats the way they did it back then, and many still do today :)
Is that instead of edge kote?
Adam!!!...it's YOUR toy, play with it as YOU see fit man!!!!👍
I love those movies. And it absolutely irritates the shit out of me when people attribute Clint Eastwood's speed to camera tricks. That was real.
I’d be walking around the hose dressed in that costume.
I liked without watching 'cause, I know where this is going! wooHOO!!!