Even accuracy is low on the list. Commercial agency in Fort Worth, which provided "protection" to gambling dens and saloons in return for a portion of their profits. Most of the time, gunfighters would just hide their pistols in their pockets and waistbands. Doesnt add up so your story cant be true. The same could be said for Holliday. Over the next several years, Allison was reported to have killed several men over disagreements, and in one case he decapitated a man and brought the severed head into a saloon. No Kid Curry? [44][45], Most Old West men who were labeled as being "gunfighters" did not kill nearly as many men in gunfights as they were given credit for, if any at all. Less than a year after these incidents, he would kill as many as six more men in gunfights while in the line of duty, eventually gaining a reputation as one of the most feared lawmen in Texas. Most of those guys back then were trying to make a name for themselves in lawless lands drunk on wisky. Wyatt Earp has no business on this list whatsoever. WebFastest Gun that ever lived Don Hamilton 5.38K subscribers Subscribe 172K 5.4M views 9 years ago Amazing Fast Draw.- Draw and shot in less than 2/100's of a second. Several members of the prosecution and men who had testified against Miller were mysteriously killed. Patrick Floyd Jarvis Pat Garrett was an American Old West lawman, bartender and customs agent. Come on!! [27] Less than a year after these incidents, he would kill as many as six more men in gunfights while in the line of duty. Billy Clanton fired at Virgil, but his shot also went astray when he was hit with Morgan's shot through his ribcage. Your list is worthless without him in the top 3 at least! The Long Branch Saloon was then filled with smoke. James Butler Hickok is one of the most famous gunmen of the Old West. One of the most famous stories about him involves a confrontation he had with a sheriff named Bud Frazer over Millers alleged involvement in the murder of a cattle rancher. Wyatt and his brother Warren set out on a vendetta ride to locate and kill those they felt were responsible. A few days after the fight, friends of the men Stoudenmire had shot hired the town drunk to assassinate him. He would get drunk and shoot unarmed men in bars, but outside of that his reputation is almost entirely myth. While there he left for periods while he went to Deadwood and another time to Texas. Ironically, some modern historians have claimed that on this particular occasion Horn was actually innocent. In 1877, he was deputized during the so-called Lincoln County War and rode with lawmen who were seeking to arrest a group of corrupt businessman responsible for the murder of an innocent rancher. Miller pulled his gun on Frazer, who proceeded to shoot him six times. Often, the hero of a Western meets his opposite "double", a mirror of his own evil side that he has to destroy. Also unlike the movies: Wyatt Earp wasn't even wearing a holster at the O.K. Fifteen-year-old Samuel Houston Blevins ran out the front door, with his brother's revolver, and yelled "I'll get him." WebLegend says the Wild West outlaw Billy the Kidcattle rustler, gunslinger, murderer, escape artistkilled 21 people before he turned 21 years old, his age at death. The group went on a killing spreekilling three people within three days, including a sheriff and a deputy. Corral (though it wasn't really in a corral at all), cemented Earp's reputation as a quick and deadly draw. Where the frack is Mr. dandy Doc Holliday?! [76] Raylan Givens from the television series Justified shares the same ambiguous moral code of an Old West sheriff, even using a fast draw to dispatch his enemies. When a gunman did square off, it rarely was with another gunfighter. Gunfighter and lawman Frank Eaton, known as "Pistol Pete" lived into old age and gained further fame, before his death at age 97, by becoming the mascot for Oklahoma A&M College (now Oklahoma State University). He was rumored to have killed hundreds but more likely killed 50 or 60. Because Union soldiers occupied Texas at the time, his father advised him to hide. P S. Ive got dibs on the porn name John Wesley Hardon! "Gunslinger" redirects here. He's rumored to have been in a lot of gunfights, but outside of the OK Corral there's only a few that are actually confirmed by historians. [9] Some were simply the result of the heat of the moment, while others were longstanding feuds, or between bandits and lawmen. But Hardin was forced to flee the city soon after his arrival when he is said to shot and killed a fellow guest at his hotel because the mans snoring was keeping him awake. At 25, Hardin was finally arrested by a team of Texas Rangers, and eventually served a total of 16 years in prison before being released at the age of 41. As to Clay Allison, Earp had aleged that he had confronted Allison in Dodge and that Allison had backed down. Earp wasnt even on the street when this occurred. In actuality, this kind of thing very rarely occurred, and the true life Western storieslike Wild Bill Hickok being shot in the back while playing cardstell a much more gruesome and less gallant tale. ", "The Truth About Gunfights in the Old West", "Did Western gunfighters really face off one-on-one? [25][38] Timothy Isaiah "Longhair Jim" Courtright was running the T.I.C. After moving to El Paso, Texas, to serve as sheriff, he killed three men before the end of his third day in the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight.. And on that day, Earp was not the fastest gunslinger in town. After more killings over the next three years, Hardin was captured by the Texas Rangers and sentenced to25 years at Texas State Prison in Huntsville. Two years later, Miller tracked the Sheriff down and killed him with a shotgun. In 1895, he was killed after being shot in the back by a lawman in El Paso, Texas. The two fired at the same time, but Hickok's shot hit Tutt in the heart, while Tutt's shot missed. The method actors portrayal of Holliday put the legendary gunslinger in the same league as the dark, brooding, and violent post-modern heroes of today. He married Urilla Sutherland, but she and their unborn child died of typhoid fever about a year later. [1], The term "gunslinger" was used in the Western film Drag Harlan (1920). "Wyatt thought, 'I better take Frank [McLaury], because he's more dangerous. Bank robbertom horn was an indian hunter and bounty hunter?? A gunfighter was someone who was good with a gun and willing to use this skill in a dispute, not exactly the best shot in the world like a sniper, but just someone willing to standup and fight a foe. Hollywood has warped us to the point where somebody has to go full Rambo before we are impressed. That means he's better than Wild Bill, Wyatt Earp, John Wesley Harden (about whom his contemporaries said he "could get out a six-shooter and use it quicker than a [7] Abilities, clothing, and attitude associated with gunfighters are seen in many other genres. Hickok was supposedly holding a pair of Aces and Eights at the time, a combination now known as the Dead Mans Hand., Known for his mercurial personality and violent temper, Clay Allison was a gunfighter who is remembered as one of the most notorious and downright deranged outlaws of the Old West. Ben Thompson was a gambler, gunfighter, and sometimes lawman who rubbed shoulders with some of the most famous figures of the Old West. Earp, as any Wild West buff knows, was in the center of the most famous street fight in American history. "[81] The main character Caleb in the video games Blood and Blood II: The Chosen is also a former Old West gunfighter. [57] Ben Thompson, best known as a gunfighter and gambler, was a very successful chief of police in Austin, Texas. This story is not true because Laurel arrived the first time in the USA (was english) in 1910 together with Chaplin (born english too) for the first American tour and met Oliver Hardy ten years later. Hardin killed for the first time in November of 1868 at the age of 15 years, when he shot a former slave who allegedly attacked him with a stick. Jim Courtright and Dallas Stoudenmire both killed several men in gunfights both as lawmen and as civilians. One of the most downright murderous figures of the Old West, Jim Killer Miller was an assassin and gunfighter who is credited with killing at least 14 people, though legend has it that the number is somewhere closer to 50. After failing to succeed in business, he joined a group of outlaws and began robbing stagecoaches. He was buried in Alleyton Cemetery in Colorado County, Texas. No kidding John Wesley Hardin made 40 or more counts, although, some of it is just hearsay. The battle started when Baca arrested a cowboy who had shot him. "[47], After his brother Virgil was maimed in an ambush and Morgan was assassinated by hidden assailants, the men suspected of involvement were provided alibis by fellow Cowboys and released without trial. When asked why he had eaten with a man who wanted to kill him, Allison replied, I wouldnt want to send a man to hell on an empty stomach. For a man who led such a dangerous lifestyle, Allison met a rather ironic and unimpressive death in 1887, when he fell off a wagon and broke his neck. [42] The infamous assassin Tom Horn was also said to have participated in a duel with a second lieutenant from the Mexican Army, due to a dispute with a prostitute when he was twenty-six years old. There are different categories shooters can compete in. [33], The most famous and well-recorded duel occurred on 21 July 1865, in Springfield, Missouri. [12] Others died secluded deaths either from old age or illness. WebBass Reeves (1838-1910) was a famous Old West lawman. ", Wyatt yelled and watched Ike desert his brother Billy and run. I truly enjoyed the background information on each man. In 1865, Hickok and David Tutt had several disagreements, culminating in a shootout in which Hickok killed Tutt with a single bullet from 75 yards away. He was both more or less friendly and viciously, lethal if tempted. Long before holsters were steel-lined, they were soft and supple for comfortable all-day wear. The following are ten of the most famousand downright deadlyof these Old West gunslingers. Billys group, called the Regulators, became known for their wanton violence, and were themselves soon regarded as outlaws. [34] The party managed to capture Cruz and he confessed to having taken part in Morgan's murder, and that he identified Stilwell, Hank Swilling, Curly Bill, and Johnny Ringo as other of Morgan's killers. Wyatt became a marshal and met and befriended John Doc Holliday. The townsmen were ordinary people and detroyed the ridiculour James Young Gang. It is not known who fired the first shot, but Wyatt's bullet was the first to hit, tearing through Frank McLaury's belly and sending McLaury's own shot wild through Wyatt's coattail. Definitely agree that Hardin is the deadliest, almost all were head on gun fights with armed gun fighters and law men, and well documented. Fournier, Richard. The two last attackers were the men who had been wounded in a previous bandit raid. Buckshot Roberts Last Stand. Lawless violence such as range wars like the Lincoln County War and clashes with Indians were also a cause. At the same time, Luke Short, a former friend of Courtright's, was running the White Elephant Saloon and Jim was trying to get Short to utilize his services. "Anything that has created this myth of the fast draw is a byproduct of entertainment," says Jim Dunham, the director of special projects and historian at the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. In 1880, Allison relocated to Mobeetie, Texas, where he met and married America Medora Dora McCulloch. Biographics History, One Life at a Time. The James boys ran for there lives when a bunch of townspeople started shooting, and the Youngers did fight back but were shot to pieces. [19] Unknown to Davis and his companions, a band of robbers was lying in wait in the canyon brush near the trail. Though, in the end that doesn't register a smudge on Earp's reputation as the quintessential American gunfighter. 8. The result was the gunfight at the O.K. And you don't get much more stress than when somebody's shooting at you.". He never killed a man that did not need killing.. ringo was a back shooting goby dummy. #1.Captian Johnathan Davis. I would outdraw him everytime and take much pride in myself. This list is absolutely terrible.. king fisher was hardly a gunfighter but more of a cowboy type figure who for intl a few scrapes with ranch hands..btk was not a gunfighter he was a cattle rustler/hired hand who handled himself well and used a gun when he had to(only 4 kills). The Allison family moved to New Mexico after the war. A gunfighter, gambler, showman, and peace officer, Hickok may have killed more than 100 men. He was born in Arkansas territory but also lived in Lamar and Grayson counties Texas. Unlike other violence-themed gunslingers, Vash carries a Shane-like pacifist attitude, and avoids killing men, even dangerous enemies. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. In his introduction to The Shootist (1976), author Glendon Swarthout says "gunslinger" and "gunfighter" are modern terms, and the more authentic terms for the period would have been "gunman", "pistoleer", "shootist", or "bad man" (sometimes written as "badman"). I agree with Mander. [citation needed], Known gunmen/lawmen were generally effective, and in time the violence would subside, usually, after the gunman/lawman had been involved in several shooting incidents, eventually leading to a substantial and well-earned fear that kept everyone in line. Allison died in 1887 when he broke his neck after falling from a wagon. In many cases, the term gunfighter was applied to constables. [citation needed], These fights were usually close-up and personal, with a number of shots blasted from pistols, often resulting in innocent bystanders hit by bullets gone wild. [72], Many Japanese manga and anime have also adopted the western genre. By 1879 he had moved to Tombstone with his brothers Virgil and James, and got involved in a feud with Tom and Frank McLaury and Ike and Billy Clanton. [31], The famous lawman Wyatt Earp gave an account of having participated in a duel once during his vendetta. Earp had a varied career that saw him travel to boomtowns like Wichita, Dodge City and the lawless town of Tombstone to serve as sheriff, and he participated in some of the most legendary gunfights of the 1800s. So whats the title of the book and when was it published (and by whom)? [29], General George S. Patton himself had a gunfight when he was a young second lieutenant chasing Pancho Villa all over northern Mexico in 1916. How embarrassed I was! They appear on a mission named "Gunfighters", and the player will act as Captain Brad "Hawk" Hawkins from 1st Aviation Regiment. Thompson was himself killed in 1884, along with gunfighter King Fisher, when friends of Harris ambushed the two and gunned them down while they were watching a performance at an opera house. Might as well replace Ringo with Holliday. Others deserved the reputation associated with them. Stoudenmire got involved in a feud with members of the Manning family, which ended when he and three of the Manning brothers got into a gunfight. In his typical brutal style, he then shot two of the mans unarmed accomplices. He entered the council hall and dared the councilors to try to take his guns or his job, at which point they immediately changed their mind, saying he could keep his job. He was known for carrying two pistols in holsters strapped to his chest, which he claimed facilitated the quick draw, and he used them to gun down three more people in various gunfights soon after his flight. That 30-second throwdown, which came to be known as William H. Bonney, was born in 1859 in New York City to Patrick McCarty and Catherine Devine. Overall great info though thanks! In Hickoks hand when he was killed were aces and eights, later known as the Dead Mans Hand.. King Fisher had great success as a county sheriff in Texas. Yes, by all means King Fisher , definitely top ten, from his statements and other witnesses, an argument between Fisher and four Mexican vaqueros erupted. During the dust up there with the Clantons he was deputized for the incident. It was very interesting and informative. Went by the name of no names, that is to say he never attended to a single identity. Mose Roberts, boarding with the family, jumped out of a side window with a pistol. [32] Writer Wyatt-Brown in his book "Southern Honor: Ethics and Behavior in the Old South" described dueling in the American frontier as a "custom", and was primarily used for teenage disputes, rise in rank, status, and scapegoating. After being wounded several times while fighting in the Civil War, Stoudenmire moved to the lawless city of El Paso, Texas to serve as sheriff. After this, which cemented his reputation as one of the most murderous figures of his day, Allison went on to participate in a number of gunfights against fellow gunslingers. [1], Another classic bit of cinema that is largely a myth is the showdown at high noon, where two well-matched gunslingers agree to meet for a climactic formal duel. Earp was on the police force of Wichita until he was released over a dispute . This site is not completely correct. smarter and tougher than any of them!!!!!! Allison fought for the Confederacy under Captain W. H. Jackson and General Nathan Bedford Forrest in the Civil War. One of those pictured is famed black cowboy Jesse Stahl, whose rodeo riding skills were unparalleled in the 1800s. [13] Ed McGivern dispelled the myth of the inaccuracy of pistol fanning by shooting tight groups while fanning the revolver. "Wyatt Earp," Masterson wrote in his later career as a journalist, "is one of the few men I personally knew in the West in the early days, whom I regard as absolutely destitute of physical fear.". He shot a man in the eye in Pisgah on a bet and killed a black man in Leon County, Texas. Here are10 of the most well-known. WebGunslingers in the 19th century. [40] They met in an alley following an argument about a card game. I have always been fascinated with Billy The Kid, Although i dont want to glamorize what these men did in their time it certainly was a time to die with their Cowboy Boots on. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp was born in Warren County, Illinois, on March 19, 1848. Levi Richardson Gunfighting in Dodge City. Bob Munden, the worlds fastest gunslinger, was one of those special few. [59] A case in point: the service of the Jesse Evans Gang, and outlaw Jesse Evans himself, as agents for the Murphy-Dolan faction during the Lincoln County War. A gunfighter could be an outlawa robber or murderer who took advantage of the wilderness of the frontier to hide from genteel society and to make periodic raids on it. Bill Longley and Tom Horn were executed. Doc Holliday was able to speak Latin and French pretty good. [10] Gunmen Kid Curry, Jim Courtright, Dallas Stoudenmire and Dave Rudabaugh were killed in raging gun battles, much as portrayed in films about the era, and usually against more than one opponent. There they found themselves victims of an ambush. Our newest biography website and YouTube channel. When he was 15, he attempted to join the Confederacy to fight in the Civil War, but he was discharged when his true age was revealed. He then went back to the saloon. Scott Cooley, a pal of John Ringos from the Mason County War, Cochise County Sherriff, John Slaughter and Will Carver of Butch Cassidys Wild Bunch are all more deserving to be on this list than Wyatt Earp. But the absolute, without-a-doubt, hands-down, fastest gun in the West? In the end the fight lasted only 30 seconds or so, with at least 20 shots being fired Billy Clanton and both McLaury brothers died. After an argument with the other gang members, Fisher killed three of them, took over as the leader, and killed seven Mexican bandits. But the Dodge City gunfighter told Courtright to "go to Hell," and that he could do anything that was necessary to take care of his business. It's Hollywood. [citation needed], There are no records to support the reputation that Johnny Ringo developed. Among them was civilian Billy Dixon, who made one of the longest recorded sniper kills, by shooting an Indian off his horse almost a mile away with his Sharps rifle, during a standoff in the Second Battle of Adobe Walls. Hickok has the distinction of being one of the few gunfighters to ever participate in a real Western-style quick-draw duel, when he killed a man named Davis Tutt, Jr. over a dispute concerning gambling debts. But Prof. Bill O'Neal cites just five incidents in his Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters. Historians believe this event explains some of his shockingly brutal actions. how about Jesse James? Hickock was an expert shooter at a young age and built up a good reputation in his hometown. Only three days into his tenure, he became involved in one of the Wests most legendary battles, what is common known as the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight, in which he shot three men. He never killed a man that did not need killing.. Corral. what about Ned Kelly [59] A good example was the 1882 decision by the El Paso, Texas, town council to dismiss Town Marshal Dallas Stoudenmire. All told, Billy the Kid is said to have killed a total of 21 men, one for each of the years of his life, though this number is often regarded as inaccurate and exaggerated. While Earp was doing his split-second assessing, young Billy Clanton he was only 18 or 19 at the time saw what he thought was an opening and took his shot. Often, a gunfight was spur-of-the-moment, with one drawing his pistol, and the other reacting. While he served his time, Hardin studied religion and law, but he suffered from bad health. After three months on the run, he was killed when Sheriff Pat Garrett and two deputies shot him to death in 1881. The gunfight at the O.K. WebAt first, we all though AN-94 was a decent or between good and bad weapon. in a rare book in my library, written by Sheriff Pat Garret who killed Billy the Kid and was a personal friend of Wyatt Earp, he claimed that Doc Holliday started killing as a teen. [39] Richardson had developed some affection for Loving's wife Mattie, and the two began to argue about her. The terms "gunslinger" and "showdown" were unknown in the Wild West. Even in unfamiliar territory and time periods, Hex managed to outgun his enemies with more advanced weaponry. Corral, at least in part because he was the only one who was not wounded or killed. He ten went to Dodge City for a while. Baca went on to a distinguished career as a lawyer and legislator and died in his bed in 1945, at age 80. Ike Clanton panicked as well and ran towards Wyatt pleading for his life. Dubbed the "Gun that Won the West", it was widely used during the settlement of the American frontier. This only marked the beginning of what would be a bloody campaign for Stoudenmire as sheriff. Yasuhiro Nightow is known for creating the space Western Trigun. The sport originated in Southern California, USA, in the early 1980s but is now practiced in many places with several sanctioning organizations including the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS), Western Action Shootists Association (WASA), and National Congress of Old West Shooters (NCOWS), as well as others in the US and in other countries. No kidding, most famous gunslingers and outlaws, worked as lawmen, vigilantes, or regulators. He came to Dodge first in the spring of 1876 and left or good in fall of 79. [70], Jonah Hex, from DC Comics, is a ruthless bounty hunter bound by a personal code of honor to protect and avenge the innocent. Hardin rode with outlaw Frank Polk in Navarro County until Polk was arrested for murder. Polk was arrested for murder were ordinary people and detroyed the ridiculour james Young Gang when... 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