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Offline Shreckmeister

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Wayne Watson rifle "Last of the Mohicans"
« on: July 25, 2016, 06:11:20 PM »
I came across a wonderful Wayne Watson rendition of a Frederick Sell.  The backstory was that Wayne built it as one of 4 for the movie. 
There is no documentation of that, but the rifle is fantastic.  Is there any way to confirm or rule out this story?
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Re: Wayne Watson rifle "Last of the Mohicans"
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2016, 07:24:11 PM »
At the time I remember Fred Miller being vocal about the fact that the prop managers wanted the curl to be at a 45 degree angle toward the muzzle. There were also a number of rubber copies used in the movie.
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Re: Wayne Watson rifle "Last of the Mohicans"
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2016, 08:14:51 PM »
45 degree curl??? So what would the diameter of the tree have to be ;D
I emailed the contact info on Wayne's website.
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Re: Wayne Watson rifle "Last of the Mohicans"
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2016, 10:43:46 PM »
Thats sorta what Fred was saying...only a little more colorful.
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Re: Wayne Watson rifle "Last of the Mohicans"
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2016, 11:21:00 PM »
Well, I emailed Wayne, what a nice person to reply so quickly as I am sure he has other things to do.  Anyway, the gun was NOT
made for the movie.....as I suspected.  But he offered to tell me what he could when I provide photos.  Nice man.
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