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What Pistol did “Wild Bill” Hickok use to Kill Davis Tutt in 1865?

by | Sep 27, 2017 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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What pistol did “Wild Bill” Hickok use to kill Davis Tutt in 1865? Ron Bolza — Slatington, Pennsylvania. The Hickok-Tutt affair has been described as one of the few classic, Hollywood-style gunfights. “Wild Bill” Hickok’s shot, estimated at 75 yards, hit his opponent in the heart—a remarkable feat at a time when pistols shot accurately at about 25 yards. Hickok normally used .36 Navy Colts, which, gun expert Jim Dunham says, would have required Hickok to aim high to hit at 75


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