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What kind of guns were used by lawmen in the Wild West?

Lawmen in the Old West often used the same weapons as the criminals they pursued. Revolvers, lever-action rifles, and double-barrel shotguns were favored for reliability. There were no issue weapons ...
The Old West and early 20th century were filled with larger-than-life lawmen, some celebrated as heroes, others remembered as controversial figures. Seeing the 19 last known photos of these men offers ...
CODY - In the Old West, lawmen and outlaws were often inexorably linked in a strange, symbiotic relationship with the mention of one not really complete without the mention of the other. Storyteller ...