Although these 1880s Texas Rangers are well outfitted with 1873 Winchesters and ’73 Colts, the man at left has decided to also pack a small ’77 DA Colt as backup, quite possibly in .41 Long Colt caliber. This nickeled (with heat-blued screws) and pearl-stocked (optional), 5-inch barreled .41 Long Colt Thunderer model was made in 1892, and later carried in El Paso, Texas, during the Mexican Revolution of 1910. – Photo True West A


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