A Gun for Misbehaving
POSTED BY: Kirkules
UPDATED: Friday, February 28, 2025 23:08
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I just received the monthly magazine that comes with my NRA membership and was happy to see that the NRA has been infiltrated by Browncoats.
From "America's 1st Freedom" pg. 38
"Hidden beneath the bronzed exterior of Captain Malcolm Reynolds' Frontier Model B resides a secret--a Taurus five shot .38 revolver. A constant companion to Browncoat Reynolds in the 2005 movie "Serenity"--in which Reynolds uttered the line"I aim to misbehave," now legendary among the movie's cult following--this blank firing prop handgun was designed by Allied Effects in Los Angeles. To support the captain of a near-derelict transport ship taking cargo and individuals from one planet to the next, the pistol had to have a unique appearance to match the rugged frontier of the future.
While a solid pistol casting was used earlier in 2002 for the short-lived TV show "Firefly," the big screen needed to have blank firing capabilities for close-up shots, so the compact Taurus revolver was incorporated. The hidden revolver's cylinder could be accessed through a removable cover plate; but for on-screen reloading purposes, a detachable magazine was part of the futuristic design.
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Hey, that's awesome! My other half will love your post!
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Coolness. We have a replica flintlock pistol in our collection which I used to think was special until I got the Firefly and Serenity companion books and got a closer look at the artistry of those weapons.
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It's great to see the mention of Mal's pistol in the NRA magazine.
Too bad they got THIS wrong:
Quote:
While a solid pistol casting was used earlier in 2002 for the short-lived TV show "Firefly," the big screen needed to have blank firing capabilities for close-up shots, so the compact Taurus revolver was incorporated.
The Mal pistol always incorporated the Taurus revolver under the shells.
The movie version of the Mal pistol is the TV version reworked to look more "sci-fi" on the big screen.
So, in essence, the TV version of the Mal pistol no longer exists.
I remember reading somewhere, the original Mal pistol was missing when Serenity got the green light.
The pistol that ended up being Wash's
(the "three barrel" Mateba revolver)
was being built for Mal until they reacquired the Firefly Mal gun and modified it.
Mike
My Firefly Collection:
http://fireflydvd.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3541
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Shiny!
Nice exposure to a group we might not otherwise reach.
Thanks for sharing the pic and article.
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New Rifle Alliance. Just trying to think of a Versy way to update the acronym.
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PENNUSAMIKE
I'm one of the curators at the National Firearms Museum and the individual that wrote the America's First Freedom article.
We received this pistol directly from the prop house and talked with them in detail to get the information provided in the article and for dozens of other great movie guns featured in our current exhibition, Hollywood Guns.
We did a series of images of this pistol - one that didn't make it into the final publication version was a great closeup of the detachable magazine, which neatly holds a .38 Special cartridge in loading position as you remove the magazine. The magazine can only hold one cartridge and is a bit loose in the frame, which may explain why Mal mentions "my bullet fell out" in one of the "behind the scenes" extras on the DVD.
Doug Wicklund
Senior Curator
National Firearms Museum
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
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Thats Shiny!
Good Find. Makes my day to see articles like that.
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Originally posted by SHARPS1859:
PENNUSAMIKE
SNIP
We received this pistol directly from the prop house and talked with them in detail to get the information provided in the article
SNIP
Doug Wicklund
Senior Curator
National Firearms Museum
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
Hi Doug, and thanks for the article.
Sorry if I come off as contrary, but the pistol was featured on both the Applied Effects website and in the Firefly Visual Companion Volume One (page 78) in its Firefly form with the removable shrouds and the Taurus 85 inside.
A number of us in the hobby even had the chance to purchase some of the, still rough, castings made from the rapid prototype masters.
Out of my budget range, but one more first hand evidence that the Mal pistol was always made to accept the revolver inside.
EDIT:
Checked with robstyle on the RPF and he says there were rubber stunt versions cast of the Mal pistol.
http://www.therpf.com/f9/mal-reynolds-pistol-whats-available-94267/
It's a minor point and I'm sure most Browncoats are still happy for the prestigious recognition of our little corner of film fandom.
Thanks,
Mike
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Thanks for posting Kirk. Hell, I'd join just to get a glimpse of the Captain's sidearm.
A shiny post of the first order. I wonder if Nathan ever got to keep it. I figure because he used it in the Castle Halloween episode.
Thanks dude!
SGG
Tawabawho?
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