Yes, this is an advertising video for Rock Island Auction. But it is also relevant to another one of this blog’s obsessions.
Summarizing: RIA is auctioning off one of the three Winchester 1873 “One of One Thousand” screen-used rifles from “Winchester ’73”.
We watched “Winchester ’73” not too long ago, but Criterion just issued a brand new 4K and blu ray restoration with extras. This is on my list for the next 50% off sale.
(As I understand it, these three rifles were specially built by Winchester for the film, and not original production “1 of 1,000” rifles from the 19th Century. Just sayin’. I would still be on this auction like flies on a severed cow’s head in a Damien Hirst installation, if I had the money.)