Missing cartridge loops on Bonanza TV show

A lot of people is not a majority. Hickok died in 1876 and did own cartridge guns.
 
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Did Hickok ever use a cartridge gun in a gunfight?

I thought he went to his grave with his 1851 Colt Navy guns.
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He preferred the 51 Navies altho it's speculated he used a Dragoon to kill Tutt with. I know he had some cartridge guns presented to him but as far as I know he never carried one.
 
its was reported that when Hickok was killed. the only firearm he had on him was a smith & Wesson old model army in .32in caliber. there is a photograph in GUNS OF THE OLD WEST. by dean k. boorman. of one of his 1851 colts "serial number 138813" with his name still engraved on the backstrap. the gun is still in pristine condition. also it shows a slim Jim holster .of the quality made by E.L. GALLATIN.of Cheyenne Wyoming. with the initials " JB" in it. that accompany s the revolver.
 
look at the serial numbers. if you have ever played poker using the numbers off paper money. that's aces and eights.:eek:
 
Because moisture would effect the reliablity in percussion revolvers, Hickock would fire his guns daily and reload. This way he was sure the powder was dry and the guns reliable. He didn't want to take any chances! This would also explain why he was a great shot, he practiced every day.
 
has anyone ever noticed the 45/70 shell in the dukes holster ? he said an old cowboy told him that they would use it as a marker ,to tell you how many shells you had left in a firefight
 
more proof many people carried percussion revolvers well into the 20th century

buffalow bill cody,left his 1858 remy to the remington firearms co.,and its thier prize possesion,the signed documentation,says only ,it never failed me,buffalo bill cody. he never converted it to cartridges.:cool:
 
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