His former commanding officer, General George Armstrong Custer, said: “Wild Bill always carried two handsome ivory-handled revolvers… he was never seen without them.”
1875–76: Reliable sources suggest that Hickok carried a pair of . 38-caliber Colt Navy revolvers converted from percussion to accept either rim- or center-fire metallic cartridges. 1876: Wild Bill was buried with his prized sporting version of the . 50-caliber Springfield Model 1870 rifle at his side.
The Center is fortunate to have one of Hickok's Colt Navy revolvers in its Buffalo Bill Museum collection. It had been sold to help pay for his burial expenses. It was later purchased for a mere twenty-five cents!
Hickok's revolver was valued between $300,000 and $500,000. "It was a fairly bold estimate," Ferrell said. "But it's an auction. There's no way to state a reason why it didn't sell."
He came to be known as the “Prince of Pistoleers.” His name was James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok. He was born on a farm in Illinois in 1837, but he seemed destined from the outset to be a lawman rather than a farmer. As a young boy, he practiced shooting with a pistol until he became highly proficient in its use.
The Guinness Book of World Records listed Bob Munden in the 1980 and previous editions as the “Fastest Man with a Gun Who Ever Lived", but they discontinued publishing Munden records in later editions so that the book could be approved as a reference source for school libraries.
Although Hickok has an advantage of being an experienced veteran of the Civil War, Doc won the day because of his better close range weapons, calmness under fire, and his faster draw.
45-caliber and a Winchester lever-action shotgun. There is no conclusive evidence as to the kind of pistol that Earp usually carried though, according to some sources, on the day of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, October 26, 1881, he carried a Smith & Wesson Model 3 with an 8-inch (200 mm) barrel.
The fact that Billy and the gun were in the same place at the same time, together with the fact that the 1877 . 41 caliber Colt Thunderer was Billy's favorite weapon, notably support the argument that the Momaday gun belonged to Billy the Kid.
And by the time of Jesse's bank robberies in the early 1870s, the weapon of choice was the Colt . 45 Peacemaker, which combined the bullet, gunpowder, and percussion cap in one cartridge and was therefore much easier to reload.
The Colt Single Action Army (also known as the SAA, Peacemaker, Model P, and Colt . 45) is, along with the Winchester Model 1873, considered by many to be the “Gun That Won the West.” Whichever you fancy – or maybe both – the Colt & Winchester combo is hard to beat.
Hickok managed to fire another shot, wounding the bear's paw. The bear then grabbed his arm in its mouth, but Hickok was able to grab his knife and slash its throat, killing it.
Doc carried a nickel-plated . 41 caliber Colt Thunderer or sometimes a . 38 caliber Colt Lightening, both modern (at the time) double action pistols. There is no reliable account record of Doc carrying two pistols at the same time as Doc was not a gun fighter but rather an acclaimed and award winning dentist.
The society board authorized the $84,000 purchase of Doc Holliday's derringer, one of few items believed to have been in the Hotel Glenwood room where he died Nov.
The Wyatt Earp gun on display at the Arizona History Museum. Inside the Arizona History Museum beside the University of Arizona campus, held in a glass display, is a cream handled Colt . 45 revolver that museum officials say once belonged to Tombstone legend Wyatt Earp.
He is often reported as having favored a 12 gauge, side by side, side-hammer shotgun with 20 inch barrels. At least that is what he used in the famous shootout at the OK Corral.
The problem is the guns most likely never existed. There's no secondary source for any Buntline Special before Lake's book was published, let alone one in Earp's possession. But that didn't matter. The idea of a legendary lawman like Earp having a special revolver was like Arthur and his sword Excalibur.
These four men without a doubt were the most dangerous of their time. Some runner ups would be: Jesse James, Harvey Logan (Kid Curry) and Clay Allison.
Throughout his lifetime, Holliday was known by many of his peers as a tempered, calm, Southern gentleman. In an 1896 article, Wyatt Earp said: "I found him a loyal friend and good company.
Young Holliday was considered very intelligent and excelled in his studies. In 1872 at the age of 20, Holliday received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery in Philadelphia.
