Hatfields and McCoys, cap and ball,

Elmer and Lorraine had two children.
Druzilla died young as a result of complications from injuries sustained in an auto accident, as I recall.
Ted seems still to be around, retired by now. He is credited as having donated a lot of Elmer's guns and stuff for the Cabelas display. I am pretty sure Ted produced some grandchildren, I recall a family picture in one of my Keith books, lost to fire in The Incident.
 
Jim,

You are correct. The link I posted above has it wrong.Further research revealed this....

Keith led a life we can all dream about. Born in 1899, he some of the old gunfighters, and packed a sixgun as a working tool daily until his stroke in 1981. For more than two years he lived in a bed in a rest home in Boise, and finally went home to his final rest in February, 1984. In April of 1984, his son Ted formed the Elmer Keith Museum Foundation to raise money to build a museum to house all the game trophies and firearms of his famous lather.

and this....

Keith led what on the surface seems to be an ideal life. He spent the vast majority of his life guiding, outfitting, hunting, and shooting. He also went through much heartache and pain. He survived several devastating fires, attacks of influenza and lost his first child, Druzilla to influenza. He himself was so sick with the flu he could not even attend her funeral.
 
Not to pile on with regard to "accuracy" but I noted the aluminum horse shoes on all the horses as they charged forward just before the Battle of Grapevine scene (about 2/3rds the way though part three). I'm not sure when aluminum horse shoes became widely used but I know it wasn't in the 1880's.
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I totally missed that. :eek:

As for when aluminum was used first, not a clue.

My father (also a farrier) taught me aluminum, steel, iron and magnesium. My Grandfather taught him so your going back to the 40s.

My wife informed me that aluminum shoes are common in the U.K., especially in racing circles.
 
Never heard of aluminum horseshoes, but then I am not a horseman. I will inquire of a horsewoman of my acquaintance.

When they completed the Washington Monument in 1884, the very tip of the obelisk was 100 ounces of aluminum, then more costly than gold because of the elaborate chemical refining process of the day. Not going to be any aluminum horseshoes in the 1880s.
 
Aluminum jewelry was very, very expensive in the 19th century. I know they use aluminum shoes in racing. I didn't know they were ever used for every day use.
 
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V450 Gary said:
ClemBert - plz tell this city boy how to distinguish between iron or steel and aluminum hawsh shoes.
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I rid myself of horses several years ago...Yipee!!!! :D Still have a couple of horse trailers and saddles and equipment. :(

Aluminum horse shoes are pretty common even for your backyard lawn ornament horse. They are more expensive than steel shoes but not that much more to be prohibitive as all the other stuff needed for horse ownership adds up to a much larger chunk of change. Depending on the horse I would chose aluminum over steel shoes in some cases.

There is a distinct difference in the color of aluminum versus steel shoes. The steel shoes are a grey in color as is the nature of that type of metal. Aluminum shoes look like the color of the inside of a beer can. Additionally, most aluminum shoes have round edges whereas most steel shoes have 90 degree edges....most I tells ya...most. Even with the horse's hooves on the ground you're gonna spot aluminum shoes. They are going to be shiny aluminum color on the sides. Steel shoes might get shiny on the bottom when newly worn like the top surface of train rails but the sides will not.

I could tell in the Hatfield/McCoy series as they gave a fair closeup of all the horse's hooves as they galloping together. You can see the obvious glint of aluminum on the sides and bottom of the shoes.

Researching a lil' bit more reveals that aluminum shoes didn't get wide use until the 1960's on race horses.

Sorry that I gots some of ya off topic....:p
 
Hawg Haggen

Oh~~~ Well I guess I beat that rush of others Wishing you Well yet to come. That's good. Pre Op & surgery. Best of Luck from this end in both Appointments. Looks like you got a two'fer from me today. ;):D__SSMcG
 
In answer to the OP question

I still shoot mine in 2012.







But none of them are older than 45 years.







That is a feeble attempt at humor.
 
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