Is Yer Gun Famous?

[Curley Cole]

I was lookin through RL Wilsons book on Cowboy guns (an excellent book I might add) and there was a gun that belonged to Doc Holiday, and I sure thought it looked familar. Well, I got out my old EMF Dakota (made by Jager) that I got about 22 years ago in the "white" as a kit. I wanted it to look old so I cold blued it. Recently I put on the wood grips and it finished the appearance. Although the picture dont do it justice, the guns almost look identical right down the the drag marks on the cylinder. Of course mine is obviously not a bp frame and the barrell is only 5 1/2".

So do any of you all have a gun that looks like a famous one? Lets have a look at em.
curley

[Big John Denny]

All my guns are famous becase they were all owned by me. The famous, if not infamous, Big John Denny.

[Badlands Walker]

Same here!  All my guns are owned by the infamous Badlands Walker.  Once a Rebel & an Outlaw!

My real nice Ruger Blackhawk was once owned by the infamous "Cryptkeeper" of New Mexico!

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[Birdgun Quail]

Curly, I don't have any famous guns, but I got that book The Peacemakers: Arms and Adventures in the American West by R.L. Wilson at a local Barnes and Nobles store last weekend.  I found this book on the bargain rack for less the $20.  It is an excellent book with over 375 pages, which is full of color photos of guns, knives, and paraphernalia of the Old West with many guns of the West's famous characters--like Doc Holliday's.  A great coffee table book with lots of "eye candy."

[Big John Denny]

I'm going to have to visit my local B&N and look for it myself.

[Curley Cole]

BgQ
Yup that is the same book. I got mine from a local book store, but also on the sale table. GREAT pictures, and wish I could match up my gun with the "Nighthawlks" (let's see how many of you can place that gun........

cc

[Arcey]

Got one.  Belongs to Arapaho Al.  Me 'n Al shot together at Blue Ridge.  Some of y'all may have seen him.  He used to post on CAS-L way back.

Al left for a better place awhile back.  I got one of his pistols.  It ain't mine, I'm just holdin' it for 'im.

I've shot it other places.  I won't shoot it for keeps anywhere but where him 'n me shot together, Blue Ridge.  I never will.

I know ya kin see this, Al.  Ya did a great job on the action.  I've fixed the base pin problem, took me two tries.  It's clean 'n hangin' in the safe, waitin' for Roundup '06.

Miss ya, pard.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

If you like RL Wilson books, you might try "Silk and Steel" a book on women and firearms. Full of pictures and a great read.

None of my firearms look famous, but Elle and Leigh are starting to get names for themselves among a very small group of people.



AnnieLee

[Badlands Walker]

BgQ
Yup that is the same book. I got mine from a local book store, but also on the sale table. GREAT pictures, and wish I could match up my gun with the "Nighthawlks" (let's see how many of you can place that gun........

cc

You mean this one?  Dang!  Nevermind... you said Nighthawks not Blackhawks!

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Annie, we wouldn't know some of them, would we?.........Buck

[Curley Cole]

Miz Lee,
Silk and Steel, my does that sound sexy......ohhhhhh


Nighthawk, come on folks, I thought you would be more up to that trivia...a couple of hints. It is in the book we were discussin in a couple of places, and has a 7 1/2" bbl. I mostly don't prefer that long of a barrel but for this gun I would make an exception...

curley

[B. Butch Cavendish]

 I have one of the org. Arizona Rangers winchester 1895' in 30/40 kraig made in 1903. I bouth it for well belwo mkt. vlaue not counting the history that went with it. It is the only truely great guy buy I have evere made.

[Curley Cole]

OK here is the answer to Nighthawk:

It is a 7 1/2" Colt fully engraved with ivory grips. had Nighthawk engraved into the backstrap. Buffalo Bill Cody had it made for a doctor friend, who was nicknamed the nighthawk by indians cuz he would go out in the middle of the night. It recently was auctioned off for an obscene amount of money but was a beautiful gun...wish I could afford it.
cc

[Big John Denny]

Silky steel, silky steel, nope, never heard of it being used to make a gun.

[Jose Grande]

Wellllllll,since yall asked,I got a pair of pistols once owned by Boston John Doucette. I got the holsters too.

[Bitterwheat]

    Not yet but I'm working it