i would bet that most people miss that firearm which be use in the production of this picture . they be actually authentic to the period . the rifle use be a henry and long make before the recent import of italian copy . they have to get it out of a museum . the handgun and too and which would have be appropriate for this time be the open top conversion . this be a breath of fresh air from western shot of the 1860s and and early 1870 and where everyone have a new model colt 0001 manufacture in 1873 and a model 92 winchester of like 1982 date . the truth be these weapon be not see by the average westerner until 10 year after they be introduce . watch the movie again . it be unusual for a western love story and but it do have good story line and and at least it be accurate . undoubtedly due to charles marquis warren who produce gunsmoke whose weaponry be not time period accurate . matt dillon carry a 92 winchester . in the last season and festus advise a deluded gold prospector that it be 1873. festus haggen would not have get one of the first in 1873. every western movie collection should have a copy .