The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17
POCKET ARTILLERY.
PISTOLS AND THOSE WHO USE THEM.
The Kind OF Firearms Affected by the
Fronticrsman and the Cowboy in
the Far west-what the
Tenderfoot Profsrs.

OF selllnR more arms IMAM Any Oshoi hVuS~
in the city. While inspecting the glitter
ing array of pistols Of all kinds which |
filed half dozen show cases, young fei' |
low of about twenty three entered de
was dressed In approved frontier style
sombrero 1t would take three days 70 walk
round the rim Of, white handkerchief tied
loosely round the neck, blue shirt, pants
stuck In hfs boots, and large Mexican
spurs upon his heels, jingling as he
walked. He wished to buy gun. In the
expressiyeness and laconic tongue Of the
frontier o gun Is revolver, q rife Is
called by the name of the maker, and the
weapon Of sportsman, uncurtailed OF
Its fair proportions, Is known as shot
gun.
Selecting from q case q handsomely
mounted Colts forty .five-caliber revolver,
the clerk said: "How would You like thisi
1t is the newest thing out-a double-action
forty-five." hg.4t Ip+giGf
saint worth row Of beams. No man
'cept a tenderfoot wants that kind OF
thing. Give me an old reliable all the
time. Ye see a man that's used to the old
style is apt to get fooled-not pull her of
In time-and then he'll be laid out colder'n
q wedge.n ....r
He was handed out single-action Colts
OF the same model, which, after carefully
examining, he proceeded 10 cock and fire,
twirling the pistol around his forefnger
and cooking and pressing tae trigger the
moment the butt came into his hand. Al.
ter some little kick about the price, the
weapon was paid for and the customer
left the store.
"There are few men,n observed the
clerk, as his customer left, shat can do
that trick. Ihave been ten years on the
Southwest frontier, among the worst
classes, and don't know more nor half
dozen. Bill the KID could do IL; so can
Pat Garret, former Sheriff Of Lincoln
County; 80 can Dan Tucker, Deputy
Sheriff Of Deming. Curly Bill could do 1t
best Of the lot, and that's how he killed
Sheriff White at Tombstone"
slow was thatp querled the corre-
spondent.
swell, you see, Curly Bill was trying to
paint the town red, and White heard Of 1t,
ind, going up to him, covered him with his
six.shooter, and told him he had got to
give up his gun. Bill handed the gun out
butt first, Jut kept his finger inside the
guard, and as the Sheriff reached for It he
gave 1t that twist you've seen, turned her
loose, and the Sheriff passed in his
checks.n
"What kind Of revolvers are in de
mandP'
"Forty-five and forty.four calibres.
Colts models are the favortes; then comes
Smith & Wesson, and new model called
the Merwin Hubert. The latter is fav
orite with men who are often in town and
like to pack gun. 1t has an interchange.
able barrel. The long barrel is taken of
and the short one put on, and then it can
be carried in the hip.pocket The great
trouble with all these pistols is that they
are hard on the trigger. The boys get over
his by having the catch filed down. The
pistol Of the cowboy Is as fine on the trig;
ger as we're the hair-triggers Of the old
duelling days"
"Do you sell many British bulldog pis.
kolsp
ayes. They are chiefly bought by rail.
road laborers, tramps, and boys. Men
who are used to the country either buy O
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their pocket
~ want TO show you kind of shotgun
that has a limited USE" continued thu
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