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Not mentioned in 'Goofs'


Often you see Lucas riding a horse using a Quick Bit. These bits didn't exist until the 1950's. Became a well known bit outside of California by the 1960's.
My guess, the Rifleman takes place in the late 1800's?

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It takes place in the early to mid 1880s. Their clothes were sewn with machines, and there were probably some zippers in there, too. I've spotted machine-made whiskey bottles in the bar, which didn't exist until at least 1903. McCain's rifle is a model 1892. Everybody uses modern smokeless gunpowder, which didn't exist yet. "The Rifleman" utterly fails as a documentary.

But still, it's fun to spot these mistakes. It adds to the entertainment.

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