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Ned Buntline - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Buntline hitch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clewlines and buntlines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Myths surrounding Wyatt Earp and the Buntline Special 16-inch revolver are debunked in light of the facts ... Perhaps the most widely accepted of all such stories concerns Wyatt Earp and Colt's so-called "Buntline Special" revolvers. Legend describes Earp's gun as sporting a 12-inch barrel and shoulder stock attachment.
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The amazing Ned Buntline, adventurer extraordinary and creator of the dime novel, lived a life far more fantastic than that of any of his imaginary heroes. ... Edward Zone Carroll Judson (the famous pseudonym of Buntline is a nautical term for a rope at the bottom of a square sail) was born in 1823, ran away to sea as a...
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Revolving rifles and carbines, like the Uberti 1873 Revolver Carbine and the 1873 Buntline Target, were among the first effective repeating rifles. Colt model repeating rifles were carried in the Mexican War and the Apache wars of the Old Southwest.
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How to tie a buntline hitch with an animated example. ... Uses: The Buntline Hitch (ABOK # 1847, p 310) was originally employed to secure the buntlines to the foot of the square sails. The repeated shaking and jerking of a flapping sail tended to tighten this knot - hence its value.
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COLT S.A.A. Buntline Special ... The Colt Single Action Army Buntline is one of the most impressive and recognizable firearms of the Old West. Named for the famous dime-store novelist Ned Buntline, legend has it that he ordered five Buntlines as gifts to Dodge City lawmen Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Charlie Bassett,
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Buntline Special Reconsidered, by Dr. R.D. Pepper; San Jose State University Professor Emeritus; Kansas History Web Sites. ... The "Buntline Special" Reconsidered: The Case of Wilson H. Strickler, Ned Buntline’s Friend in Dodge City, Kansas...
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Call the same gun by its more colorful moniker "The Buntline Special" and quick nods of eager recognition result. Of course, this is Wyatt Earp's trusty talisman - the most fabled, disputed and sought-after weapon in western lore.
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