Billy the Kid and the Colt Thunderer pistol

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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

... So, were the guns in the tintype of Billy actually HIS weapons? or were they provided by the itinerant photographer who made the tintype in 1880...

Not impossible ... as often such 'props' were used to 'compose' the picture.

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

... Billy's girl insisted that he never dressed that way around town, only when he was 'out on the range'. He was more neatly dressed around town.
Again, all we have are assumptions it seems...

This drives us to also assume that, the 'other' picture where he is said to figure (in the left), one taken in the summer of 1878, makes sense ... and in this one he appears in a right handed pose .

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

...As noted, persons who were known 'pistoleers' naturally had numerous guns,..

I like the term 'pistoleer'; same as in my lingo (pistoleiro).

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

...Wyatt Earp has always been known for the legendary 'Buntline Special' Colt .45 with foot long barrel....but in reality carried a Smith & Wesson ( in his coat pocket!) at the OK Corral...

For the reasons already exposed, while is a risk to 'swear' what he was carrying, i have a strong guess that certainly not such 'wall gun' like a 'Buntline' ... more adequate to keep in his house armoire.

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