Subject: gambler as shootist/gunslinger
Culture: Western American
Setting: American West late 19th-early 20thc.
Object: pistol
Denix *
* Denix #DX5303
Metropolitan Museum of Art > Stone Gallery of Arms an Armor *
"Colt Paterson Percussion Revolver, No. 5, Holster Model Steel, engraved and inlaid with silver; ivory American (Paterson, N.J.), about 1838-40" ...
"Colt Paterson Percussion Revolver, No. 5, Holster Model Steel, engraved and inlaid with silver; mother-of-pearl American (Paterson, N.J.), about 1840" ...
"Colt Paterson Percussion Revolver, No. 3, Belt Model Steel, inlaid with silver; brass; walnut American (Paterson, N.J.), about 1838" ...
"Colt Paterson Pocket Percussion Revolver, Fourth Ehlers Model Steel, walnut American (Paterson, N.J.), about 1840-43" ...
* Denton County Historical Museum
"COLT NEW POLICE 'COP & THUG' REVOLVER
made ca. 1882-1886, 5 shot .38 caliber Low relief scene of a 'cop' arresting a 'thug' on the grip."
* National Museum of Crime and Punishment > A Notorious History of American Crime
"WYATT EARP SCHOFIELD (Full size at 13.5 inches & 2.5 Lbs.) This unique .44 caliber Schofield is purported to be the only surviving gun from The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral - 'the West's most famous gunfight'. It's a non-firing replica of the famous .44 caliber Schofield and owned by Wyatt Earp. [SIC]
"It includes details such as nickel plating, a tiny notch in front of the trigger, a subtle short gauge on the barrel, and a missing screw on the butt plate. The 8" barrel worked to the advantage of a marksman, dampening muzzle kick and enhancing accuracy. For fast reloads, the entire frame swings down, revealing all six chambers."
* National Museum of Crime and Punishment > A Notorious History of American Crime
"WILD BILL HICKOK 1851 REVOLVER (full size at 13.5 inches & 2.5 Lbs.) This unique, elegant, and rugged non-firing replica is an exact reproduction of the .36 caliber 1851 Navy Revolver carried by Wild Bill Hickok.
"Following the Civil War, Bill Hickok became known as an expert scout, Indian fighter, lawman, and the most famous gunfighter of the frontier. It is said that this pistol never left his side. He was shot in the back during a poker game in a saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota in 1876. The hand he was holding (black Aces and Eights) is still known as the 'Dead Man's Hand' today."
* Royal Armouries Museum > Make:Believe
"Colt 'Buntline Special' revolver (.45 Colt) ...
This gun commemorates the special Colt 'six-shooter' supposedly carried by 19th century gunfighter Wyatt Earp. The Buntline has a long barrel that only a 'crack-shot' like Earp could use. In reality it first appeared in 1931, in a fictionalised biography of Earp. [CONTRA Metropolitan Museum of Art: "about 1838-40"] Movies like Hour of the Gun (1967) and Tombstone (1993) cemented the Buntline's legendary status. The outline of the pistol on the poster emphasises the length of the barrel. America, 1979" ...
