Historic Firearms Revelation On History Channel About Bonnie and Clyde

semperfi71 · Mar 13, 2011

Ya'll ain't gonna believe this, but it may mean there are more collectible revolvers out there for us!

On the History Channel about Bonnie and Clyde in their "re-enactments" they show Clyde using a Colt Nickeled 4 inch Python! And another member of the gang using a M10 4 inch nickel heavy barrel! And another one using a Beretta M92 9mm!!

These guns are obviously older than we think!

Plus in a re-enactment of a shooting in Matewan, W.V. in 1902 they were using Taurus revolvers!!

I wonder what a Python with "Clyde" scratched on it would sell for????

oldman45 · Mar 13, 2011

Come on down here for the Bonnie and Clyde Trade Days and see what you can buy or sell one for. Plus you get some good food while here. But I know one of them died with a 1911 in their hand and never got a chance to fire it. The photos show and police report mentionit. I would love to own that one.

FWIW: Where the monument is placed for the shootout is NOT where the actual shooting ocurred. It was about a mile north of there. The monument was placed since there was a worry about traffic stopping in the road and there being a hill close to the actual site.

NFrameFred · Mar 13, 2011

semperfi71 said:
I wonder what a Python with "Clyde" scratched on it would sell for????

Would depend . . . was that "Barrow" or "Tolson" ?

therevjay · Mar 13, 2011

oldman45 said:
Come on down here for the Bonnie and Clyde Trade Days and see what you can buy or sell one for. Plus you get some good food while here. But I know one of them died with a 1911 in their hand and never got a chance to fire it. The photos show and police report mentionit. I would love to own that one.

FWIW: Where the monument is placed for the shootout is NOT where the actual shooting ocurred. It was about a mile north of there. The monument was placed since there was a worry about traffic stopping in the road and there being a hill close to the actual site.

Forget it! I aready own it. Bought it last year at the "Roswell UFO convention" sorry.

Wyatt Burp · Mar 13, 2011

I don't know about the Matawan thing, but it is a little known fact that Clyde Barrow attempted to kidnap famed inventor Tesla, but he was in Europe at the time. So Clyde stole Tesla's prototype time machine and used it to travel to dallas, tx., 1980 where he aquired a Colt Python and a cassette player. True story. Tesla died before he could make a new one, a time machine I mean, and the one Clyde stole was sold to me. I traveled to the future but couldn't return because the Time Machine was stolen from me. It's believed Haliburton has it and dick Cheney traveled back in time to cause the 1906 S.F. earthquake to stop even more liberals from being born. And Bonnie Parker broke the damn cassette player.

moosedog · Mar 13, 2011

I've got Clyde's model 66-1 that he used to rob Fidelity Investments with.
I'll try to get some pictures up when I get a chance.

Dr.-d · Mar 13, 2011

I remember back in the mid 80's there was a set of snubnose/short barrel revolvers offered in a set called "Bonnie and Clyde" Clyde was a .38 Special and Bonnie was a .32 long. I can't remember if they were Smith's or something else like Charter Arms etc. I'll have to look around at who made them or somebody here may Know?

Armyphotog · Mar 13, 2011

As I recall, Clyde was kinda partial to BAR's.

Dennis The B · Mar 13, 2011

Armyphotog said:
As I recall, Clyde was kinda partial to BAR's.

He surely was. I believe he carried and used a "chopped" version. Contrary to the movie depiction, Frank Hamer used a Remington rifle (Model 8?) with a custom magazine, and chambered in .35 Remington.

The Thompson was notoriously weak at vehicle penetration and stoppage.

Old 44 Guy · Mar 14, 2011

About Bonnie & Clyde. The info about them has taken years to generate much B.S. It took Hollywood to make money on them. They were a couple of 2 bit punks in reality. If B.S was dollar bills everyone would be rich.

semperfi71 · Mar 14, 2011

From what I have read Frank Hamer did have the Remington auto on the scene, but he reported he gave it to another lawman to use.

From what I have read about Bonnie and Clyde they were homicidal maniacs.

My Father said that in about 1936 they brought the "Bonnie and Cyde" car to San Antonio and put it up for display in front of the Alamo. My Dad was 10 at the time. I asked him if there was any blood on the car. He said he didn't remember that but he said he remembered it was full of bullet holes.

Who remembers the Merle Haggard song "Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde"?

ElToro · Mar 14, 2011

clyde was not a big boy at ~5-7 and 125 pounds. he was allegedly sexually assaulted while in prison which caused a lot of his anger.

i saw that show today and had a good laugh at the beretta and the python. i have a shorty A5 (18 inches) and if i ever get to free america its getting a bit shorter. interesting how they were just gunned down in cold blood. even the worst murderers get due process. especially since its pretty much been determined their buddy methvin was the guy that started the shooting on the killing of those 2 motor cops , butit was his dad that cut teh deal with Hamer to set up B&C to be ambushed.

oldman45 · Mar 14, 2011

The Bonnie & Clyde death car is still being shown around the US. I have seen it several times. A few years ago some guy shot up a similar car and was charging people to see it claiming it was the original car.

As best I remember, he went to jail.

Bonnie and Clyde were far from two bit street thugs. Their pals included many well known criminals and their robberies were many. As far as I have been able to find, they never killed anyone. They are said to have but one killing they were accused of was the work of a copy cat crook.

sceva · Mar 14, 2011

I knew a guy that had the hatchet Clyde cut his toes off in prison with. Other that the head being replaced twice and the handle three times it was all oroginal.

wbraswell · Mar 14, 2011

I had a great uncle who stood in line for an hour to view Bonnie Parker's bullet riddled body. When he got up to it, he busted out laughing.

Jim in Wisconsin · Mar 14, 2011

Yeah but Faye Dunaway was hot!

jrd1976 · Mar 15, 2011

oldman45 said:
The Bonnie & Clyde death car is still being shown around the US. I have seen it several times. A few years ago some guy shot up a similar car and was charging people to see it claiming it was the original car.

The actual death car, or the one in the movie??

whitecoyote · Mar 15, 2011

Wyatt Burp said:
I don't know about the Matawan thing, but it is a little known fact that Clyde Barrow attempted to kidnap famed inventor Tesla, but he was in Europe at the time. So Clyde stole Tesla's prototype time machine and used it to travel to dallas, tx., 1980 where he aquired a Colt Python and a cassette player. True story. Tesla died before he could make a new one, a time machine I mean, and the one Clyde stole was sold to me. I traveled to the future but couldn't return because the Time Machine was stolen from me. It's believed Haliburton has it and dick Cheney traveled back in time to cause the 1906 S.F. earthquake to stop even more liberals from being born. And Bonnie Parker broke the damn cassette player.

Wow, that's mind blowing.
I'm still trying to process all that information!

oldman45 · Mar 15, 2011

jrd1976 said:
The actual death car, or the one in the movie??

The actual death car is still being shown.

There is a Bonnie & Clyde museum in Gibsland, LA that has a fake car but not the original as it is in another state, NV I think. The museum is ran by the son of one of the lawmen present at the time of the shooting and is in the building where Bonnie & Clyde got their last meal.

walnutred · Mar 15, 2011

So which is it, petty thieves who were falsely accused of murder or homicidal maniacs?

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