Mat Dillions 45

He made his feature film debut in over the edge 1979 and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films my bodyguard 1980 little darlings 1980 tex 1982 rumble fish 1983 the outsiders 1983 and the flamingo kid 1984.

Mat dillions 45. 7 1 2 colt saa. Used by james arness as sheriff matt dillon on tv s gunsmoke. Marshal matthew dillon carried a colt single action army with a 7 1 2 inch barrel a fairly unusual choice for the hero character in those days. The actual tv prop was a real colt manufactured in 1895 so matt was essentially period correct.

For more information about the name of matt dillon s horse click on the picture. For the record dillon packed a colt single action model 1873 71 2 inch barrel in 45 caliber. Dillon precision is the premier manufacturer of ammunition reloading equipment in the usa. Lasercopy of stembridge gun rental ledger book indicated that the gun was rented to paramount pictures on april 17th 1961 and the additional ledger stating july 25 26th 1961 for use on the series.

1882 with s mark for stembridge. Part 1 festus calls matt s horse buck. Matthew raymond dillon born february 18 1964 is an american actor and film director. Marshal of dodge city kansas who works to preserve law and order in the western frontier of the 1870s the character was created by writer john meston who envisioned him as a man whose hair is probably red if he s got any left.

It was an actual antique made in 1895 not a modern day copy. What happened to matt dillon s gun is. Lasercopy of stembridge gun rental ledger book indicated that the gun was rented to paramount pictures on april 17th 1961 and the additional ledger stating july 25 26th 1961 for use on the series. Army s sidearm of choice from 1873 to 1892 the colt 45 single action army revolver found new fans when marshal matt dillon played by james arness wielded one on the cbs gunsmoke series that ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975.

7 1 2 colt saa. 1882 with s mark for stembridge. The world s finest reloading equipment. Welcome to dillon precision products.

Matt dillon is a fictional character featured on both the radio and television versions of gunsmoke he serves as the u s. Used by james arness as sheriff matt dillon on tv s gunsmoke. Another horse pictured below is named marshal. Matt dillon rode a number of horses during the twenty years gunsmoke was on the air.

From the late 1980s onward dillon achieved further success. The opening sequence was originally a showdown in the streets of dodge where some idiot tests matt s draw. Normally james arness character u s.