John Wayne was as prolific as he was iconic. He appeared in more than 170 movies, starred in more than 140, and often had several movies in theaters simultaneously. He could make almost any movie he wanted, with anyone he wanted, for any salary he wanted. Yet with all that flexibility, there was one specific rifle he chose to use again and again in his cowboy appearances. It was the same rifle that had help make him a star. Director John Ford took the then-struggling actor and featured him in Stagecoach as Henry "the Ringo Kid," the rifle-slinging criminal bound for revenge and redemption at the end of a dusty wagon trail. Wayne's character was given a signature firearm: a big-looped Winchester Model 92 Trapper with the barrel chopped short.
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