BigMuddy
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Another vote for the 111. (Older version). First leather holster I ever bought was a 111 in 1981. Have several. Best designed cross draw I have ever used.
Dan
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Looking at those gun belts, those are rifle cartridges in the ammo loops, right? I wonder if they carried pistol ammo as well.
Looks to me like they assumed if they were to get in a shootout, they would need rifle ammo more than pistol ammo, which seems likely, when you think about it, all those old Hollywood westerns not withstanding.
Looks to me like they assumed if they were to get in a shootout, they would need rifle ammo more than pistol ammo, which seems likely, when you think about it, all those old Hollywood westerns not withstanding.
StrawHat
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Usually, when a Ranger mentioned he reached for his gun, he meant rifle. The side arm, then as now, was secondary.
Kevin
StrawHat
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Not sure, but to my eyes they look a lot longer than a 30 WCF. But, the rifles do not look big, like an 1886. Is there a date on that photo?
Kevin
Kevin
Great pic, Red!
Those are some salty lookin' fellas, for sure.
Guy in the middle, standing up, looks like he needs a larger hat
.Don
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When you look at the original image that I posted you'll see it says '1890s'. Images with that little typed label at bottom were contributed by Ranger Gonzaullas for the founding of the Texas Rangers Museum. Obviously he wasn't old enough to have been there for the photo so we'll have to take his word for the date.
FYI all images of Capt. Hughes without a beard are during his tenure as Ranger; he grew his famous beard after being forced out in 1915. This kind of info helps us with dating images of him that on the 'net are often incorrect.
