The rifleman

[calvin humburg]

A lifter made an appearance in season 1 episode 4. I believe? Best c

[Wayne Owens]

Yep, Lee Van Cleef took it from Micah. Pretty cool!

[calvin humburg]

What movie? This is cuck conners in the rifleman a tv series the sherif had it?

[Wayne Owens]

Yes. The Rifleman sheriff is Micah who had the Parker in this episode. The bad guy played Lee Van Cleef took it from Micah. It was a lifter and is the only episode that I have noticed this shotgun in.

[todd allen]

I spent my early days in the technical side of show biz. Mostly stage production shows on the LV Strip, but some TV, and movie stuff.
If you knew someone, there were treasures from the Prop Departments from the Hollywood Movie production companies. I picked up a few items, but no firearms. A friend picked up an M1 Garand that was used in the musical South Pacific.
I shot this rife, and in fact,, this is the rifle that taught me about the little surprise on the last shot.
Anyone familiar with the Garand knows what I'm talking about.
I wish I could go back in time, and ask around about Parker's. This stuff is probably considered to be contraband these days.

[calvin humburg]

i guess I'll call you who. Who, lee van cleft was not in the eposide. The ol boy walks into the house dumps the sawed off shotgun out of a bag on the table puts in slugs and then shoots the Virginian, in town. Maybe they are the same show, I'm not 100% sure it's a lifter. It's on the roku channel. And the rifleman is pretty dad gum good watching compared to the crap on tv now.

[Wayne Owens]

This is season 1 episode 26 of The Rifleman showing Lee Van Cleef with the Parker hammer lifter.

[Russ Jackson]

My wife and I watch The Rifleman a couple of times a week on You Tube ! I agree it's good watching compared to the garbage today !

[calvin humburg]

Well I'm working my way to the "the bads" episode. Believe the bartender has one in episode 22 as well. I would put on pictures but I lack that ability:)

[Russell E. Cleary]

The gun does appear in The Rifleman, season one, the 4th episode, entitled, “The Marshall”.

I have tried, without success, to copy a frame from the video which does indicate the recessed hinge pin and absence of a top lever.
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The best part is seeing how competently Micah Torrance (Paul Fix) handles the gun, loading it with slugs and explaining to Mark McCain (Johnny Crawford) why he has chosen slugs over buckshot: “Shotgun slugs, boy. Carry three times as far as buckshot. They came in handy once; maybe they will again”.

I can't imagine Daniel Craig being filmed so hands-on with his Walther PPK. The cameraman I think would have to cut-away for a few moments, or let a stand-in do the loading.

[Bill Murphy]

That's Lee Van Cleef??

[Russell E. Cleary]

In my post (# 10), the photo is of actor Paul Fix, who plays Micah Torrance; and becomes the marshal in the fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico, in Season 1, episode 4 of THE RIFLEMAN.

He is the one with the Parker hammer shotgun in that episode, and handles it like someone who has a familiarity with guns. He was in the service (in real life).

That same gun apparently was used by the Lee van Cleef character in a later episode.

Episodes can be viewed, subject to periodic commercials, free of charge on youtube.

I have been "tuning-in" a few times since I saw the original post. Kathy G. has always been a fan of the series, and really enjoys it, too.

The series may lack the polish of modern productions, but the moral code is sound, and the struggles with miscreants as well as personal demons are plausibly life-like.

It works for me, as we near the close of the year 2020, for sure.