' s ▁top - end ▁air ▁rif les , ▁and ▁sold ▁well ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁some ▁confusion ▁dec ades ▁later ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁well - known ▁hol iday ▁film ▁A ▁Christmas ▁Story , ▁based ▁on ▁author ▁Jean ▁She ph erd ' s ▁err one ous ▁re collection ▁that ▁the ▁D ais y ▁Red ▁Ry der ▁BB ▁Gun ▁had ▁a ▁comp ass ▁and ▁su nd ial ▁in ▁the ▁stock . ▁The ▁latter ▁gun ▁never ▁did ▁have ▁these ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁during ▁its ▁production , ▁save ▁the ▁two ▁spe cially ▁made ▁examples ▁for ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁Death ▁Buck ▁Jones ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 9 2 ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁C oco an ut ▁Gro ve ▁fire ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁He ▁died ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 0 . ▁▁ ▁Some ▁news ▁reports ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁successfully ▁escaped ▁but ▁had ▁gone ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁burning ▁building ▁to ▁save ▁others ▁and ▁was ▁tra pped ▁there . ▁ ▁Family ▁Buck ▁Jones ' s ▁daughter , ▁Max ine ▁Jones ▁( born ▁ 1 9 1 8 ) ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁No ah ▁Be ery , ▁Jr . ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁After ▁her ▁divor ce ▁to ▁No ah ▁Be ery ▁Jr ., ▁she ▁married ▁Nicholas ▁Fir f ires , ▁a ▁Cow boy ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁Western ▁Art ist ,