OK Corral and coach guns

David R · Yesterday, 12:10 AM

A couple from me.
Growing up in (1970's)Shrewsbury UK a place where gun shops proliferated and often carried antiques my boyhood hangout was one of these. The back wall was hung with pistols, rifles and smoothbores and the enthusiastic staff shared readily to an interested schoolboy. One of these guns was a short, 18", twist barreled double with "Wells Fargo" on the midrib. It rattled like no ones business. A comment above explains a lot, yep, 99% sure it was a Liege product made for the US market, and a mystery explained!
Back to Doc' an article in "Guns and Ammo" surmised that his personal side arm was a cut down 12 bore, pistol grip stock and 12"barrel,hung on a lanyard under his coat, as reputedly carried by Brigham Young's bodyguard, Orrin Porter Rockwell. (Who is well worth a google).

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Yesterday, 12:10 AM	#9
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,122	A couple from me. Growing up in (1970's)Shrewsbury UK a place where gun shops proliferated and often carried antiques my boyhood hangout was one of these. The back wall was hung with pistols, rifles and smoothbores and the enthusiastic staff shared readily to an interested schoolboy. One of these guns was a short, 18", twist barreled double with "Wells Fargo" on the midrib. It rattled like no ones business. A comment above explains a lot, yep, 99% sure it was a Liege product made for the US market, and a mystery explained! Back to Doc' an article in "Guns and Ammo" surmised that his personal side arm was a cut down 12 bore, pistol grip stock and 12"barrel,hung on a lanyard under his coat, as reputedly carried by Brigham Young's bodyguard, Orrin Porter Rockwell. (Who is well worth a google).