Guns of the Sawtell's Ranch 1872

[Henry4440]

Found this pic.Men gathered around fireplace, Henry's Lake, Fremont County, Idaho Terr., 1872.
Take a look at the guns.Only one repeater, a Spencer Carbine.


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[Ranch 13]

 The lack of repeaters isn't to surprising, at that time there really wasn't any repeating rifles available that would do the work they needed doing by a rifle. The bigbore single shot reigned supreme until the repeaters progressed enough to take care of large/dangerous critters at distance.
When the buffalo trade was done, the repeaters came of their own as they were capable of taking game for food, and the rare need to defend ones self from 2 legged prey, and weighed considerablly less than 16 lbs.

[Rube Burrows]

Interesting photo. I like old pics.

[Jake MacReedy]

I like the S&W Model #3 American sitting up there on the mantle with the Moore teat-fire revolver and the Remington percussion revolver.

Jake

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

1.  Only one man chose to use a razor.
2.  Some of the long guns have shoulder slings.  (No scabbards?)
3.  Lots of spurs on hooks, but no pistol leather.
4.  Almost all the revolvers are C&B

[Wild Billy Potts]

Lots of military firearms. Wonder how many of these guys were CW vets, or just bought the firearms surples.

[River City John]

Found this pic.Men gathered around fireplace, Henry's Lake, Fremont County, Idaho Terr., 1872.
Take a look at the guns.Only one repeater, a Spencer Carbine.


http://www.archives.gov/research/american-west/images/088.jpg

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Curious why the men on the front right and the rear left have the front of their trowsers sewn with a different material? Suppose it's leather to reduce wear for some reason? They both seem to be of an identical style, so I would rule out one-of-a-kind repair. Unless of course the one took a page from the others book when it came time to patch up the front of his trowsers.

RCJ

[Fox Creek Kid]

Curious why the men on the front right and the rear left have the front of their trowsers sewn with a different material? Suppose it's leather to reduce wear for some reason? They both seem to be of an identical style, so I would rule out one-of-a-kind repair. Unless of course the one took a page from the others book when it came time to patch up the front of his trowsers.

RCJ

Probably because the pants fronts had a large wear or tear and it's easier for a seamstress to just patch it large like that as it would also forestall wear beaing two layers thick. I've had old blue jeans repaired like that.