charles-smythe
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i don't know that it wasn't a .38...i just read somewhere that it was a .41...
I don't wish to change the subject but I've seen the Single Action Army referred to as the "Frontier Model," but apparently only when chambered in .44-40. Was that an official Colt name?
"It may very well have been an 1877."
I'd bet it would have been a Colt Army Special or similar.
The 1877 was known to be a VERY fussy piece, easy to put out of order, while the modern side-swing cylinder Colts were a lot more reliable.
It's actually possible; Ray Hamilton was known for his expensive taste in clothing and his well-mannered and charming personality, compared to Barrow and other gang members at least. He supposedly expressed a desire to be like John Dillinger, and some modern crime writers have nicknamed him the "Gentleman Bandit". He also seems to have had a personal preference for revolvers, unlike the rest of the gang, which mostly used 12ga autoloading shotguns along with BARs and M1911s stolen from the National Guard.Perhaps Hamilton was a classy gent with a taste firearms while being an outlaw.
the frontier six shooter was placed on the barrel instead of the caliber designation...I've had several .44-40 and could not find .44-40 on them anywhere...
There are many stories about outlaw guns, but the fact is that Billy the Kid carried whatever I am selling at the moment. I happen to have the 9mm Glock that he used in Lincoln County and it is only...