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Yes, sadly, a original black powder 1887 was hacked for the movie. The 87s were problematic. They were black powder era 12 bore shotguns. They weren't too sturdy for military/defensive roles. They worked OK for hunting. The 10 bore was the 1901. There have been some attempts that failed to clone these shotguns by Tri-Star from Australia. Norinco did clone them in metric. They are banned for a few more years though. The problem was being outmoded when they were introduced. That was the same fate of the Winchester 1893 pump shotguns. Nitro smokeless was coming into common use. Damascus steel wound and welded barrels were becoming obsolete. Nitro proofed steel tubular barrels were more durable and the latest fad. That fad has lasted quite a time.
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