The single best and most economical arm for hunting and defense in the Wild West was the double-barreled shotgun.
This carte de visite shows two young Credit Dewitt, Iowa, hunters, circa 1870, with all of the appropriate muzzle-loading accoutrements. The lad at left has a fullstocked, front-loading percussion rifle with double set triggers and an elaborate patchbox. His partner sports a doublebarrel caplock shotgun and s
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