Frank Hamer handgun question?

[mg357]

I have a question about the handguns carried by Mr. Frank Hamer.

In 1910 Texas Ranger Frank Hamer was present with the single action revolver that he named Old Lucky. And it would go on to be his favorite handgun.

But Mr. Hamer Joined the Texas Rangers in 1906 so What handgun did Mr. Hamer carry before he was presented with old lucky?

 

[lawandorder]

Like most Peace Officers and Outlaws during this time of transition

......Hamer took advantage of advancing technology in keeping up with the Thugs. Google," Guns of Frank Hamer".

There are several good articles dealing with firearms used by him during his long career. His early days on the Border probably saw him using a variety of Colt SAAs and Winchesters.

Also recommend the two Biographies of him, one by Jenkins & Frost and the most recent by John Boessenecker.

One account has him killing his first man with a Merwin & Hulbert revolver. Many authors credit him with having a Colt 1911A1 in .38 Super in his hand when he approached the Barrow vehicle.

Anyone with a even remote interest in Hamer's choice of weapons needs to visit the Texas Ranger Museum in Waco where many of them currently reside.

 

[Joe Kent]

lawandorder is right on the money about the Texas Ranger museum in Waco. I stop every time I am close!

 

[Wyatt Burp]

Pre 1910 pictures show Hamer with a Colt SAA with hard rubber grips. This was the famous poses after his first Ranger gunfight. The one where his captain is holding the Luger taken off the guy Hamer killed. He gave Hamer the guy's Colt SAA .32-20 afterwards. I read too that he carried a 1911 in .38 Super when chasing B&C along with Ol' Lucky to penetrate car bodies. And, of course, the Triplelock in a shoulder holster he used to kill a guy who had just shot him a few times with a .45 auto. Then there's always pictures of another engraved SAA with carved pearl grips.
The Boessenecker book is a must read. I once tried some hard rubber grips on my .45 to create my own Ol' Lucky. Pictured here on a different book.