Measurements Of A Canoe

Friday, February 4

Yesterday I watched Winchester 73 with James Stewart and Shelley Winters:

whole story revolves around the famous repeating rifle "Winchester 73" produced 1873 and which only a few dozen were deemed "perfect". They were called "one in a thousand."

wikitopo:

The Winchester Model 1873 is the weapon that won the West. All the cowboys dream to have one. Handcrafted, factory Winchester designates a particular one whose quality exceeds all others is the "one in a thousand." Precisely, one of them is the challenge of shooting contest in Dodge City to launch the centenary celebrations of independence. It is also the reason why Lin McAdam goes there but its goal is not to win the rifle only to find a man like him Distinguished shooter, could be among the applicants.

What is funny with those old westerns, it is sometimes huge scenes that occur in the course of history. There is always the good guy who is timely. Winchester 73 in is an old Indian who won the prize: while shooting contest in full swing, the Indian "appears" in the middle of the crowd with a collar around the neck of pieces of metal. Perfect! the gunmen were seeking precisely what would replace the coins (dollars) they used to prove their marksmanship ...

The rifle passes from hand to hand throughout the movie, and all the cowboys crazy to see it. The "one in a thousand" we almost want to have a weapon. So beware if you look at it.