Did Old West gunfighters really tie down their holsters?
Tom Sakely
Warren, Michigan
Most experts say a tie-down buscadero rig was a 20th-century Hollywood creation. It looked cool and the fast draw guys could have shootouts. Photos indicate there were some exceptions—but that’s just what they were.
As the star of the TV series The Lone Ranger, Clayton Moore wore a Edward Bohlin designed double-holster buscadero gun rig
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