Posted August 15, 2019 6:01 am by Comments

By Phil Spangenberger

Without a belt and holster, a Colt Peacemaker tucked in waistband.


A common behind the counter old west gun, the Remington-Smoot New Model No. 3.
Hideaway old west guns like the Union Jack No. 1 were common.
A Remington Model 95 paired with soft leather pouch-type holster
Woman's smart leather purses held old west guns such as this Colt Open Top Pocket Model

When we think of the guns of the Old West, we tend to picture the big-bore revolvers like the Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army, Smith & Wesson’s top-break sixguns and perhaps the Remington Model 1875. Nevertheless, citizens packed a myriad of small, concealable, single- and multiple-shot derringers and revolvers as well. In fact, in an 1872 issue of the Rocky Mountain News, one writer noted that a gun store in Denver was “filled with pistols—revolvers, single-barrel, Derringers and others.” Regardless of the size of the firearm, a surprising number of men and women felt …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life

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