Armed and Dangerous

Capt. Hamp Cox · May 26, 2004, 01:49:04 PM

Easy question. How many weapons does he have (visible) on his person?

Harder question. What organization did he ride with?

Hardest question. Who is he?

Silver Creek Slim · May 26, 2004, 01:54:13 PM

I see four pistols and a knife.

Slim

Silver Creek Slim · May 26, 2004, 01:57:32 PM

Quantrill's Raiders?

Slim

Capt. Hamp Cox · May 26, 2004, 03:29:00 PM

Slim,

I've always heerd you was half-cocked, but them folks was wrong. You 'peer to be 'bout two-thirds cocked. Not bad considerin' Google couldn't hep. Dontcha wanna try fer all the marbles?

Makes ya kinda wonder what he had in his boots and behind him.

Silver Creek Slim · May 26, 2004, 03:30:42 PM

Quote from: Capt. Hamp Cox on May 26, 2004, 03:29:00 PM
Slim,

I've always heerd you was half-cocked, but them folks was wrong. You 'peer to be 'bout two-thirds cocked. Not bad considerin' Google couldn't hep. Dontcha wanna try fer all the marbles?

Makes ya kinda wonder what he had in his boots and behind him.

Is that Cole Younger?

Slim

Capt. Hamp Cox · May 26, 2004, 03:51:10 PM

Quote from: Silver Creek Slim on May 26, 2004, 03:30:42 PM
Quote from: Capt. Hamp Cox on May 26, 2004, 03:29:00 PM
Slim,

I've always heerd you was half-cocked, but them folks was wrong. You 'peer to be 'bout two-thirds cocked. Not bad considerin' Google couldn't hep. Dontcha wanna try fer all the marbles?

Makes ya kinda wonder what he had in his boots and behind him.
Is that Cole Younger?

Slim

Not Cole. You done good though, Sim, considerin' Google couldn't help. Doubtful anyone other than a student of guerrilla units would know the name, but let's leave it just in case.

Capt. Hamp Cox · May 26, 2004, 04:02:53 PM

For more about the subject of this photo, check out http://www.birch.net/~gbyron/kin/famous/quantril.html

Cheyenne · May 27, 2004, 03:09:25 AM

George Maddox?

Capt. Hamp Cox · May 27, 2004, 06:51:09 AM

Quote from: Cheyenne on May 27, 2004, 03:09:25 AM
George Maddox?

Shore 'nuff.

Cheyenne · May 27, 2004, 07:54:42 AM

Notice them Remmies is loaded!

Capt. Hamp Cox · May 27, 2004, 08:37:40 AM

Quote from: Cheyenne on May 27, 2004, 07:54:42 AM
Notice them Remmies is loaded!

You noticed that too, huh. With all that weaponry showing, wonder what he had tucked in his boots or under his jacket. Mebby he didn't trust that pitcher taker.

Silver Creek Slim · May 27, 2004, 11:21:41 AM

Quote from: Capt. Hamp Cox on May 27, 2004, 08:37:40 AM
Quote from: Cheyenne on May 27, 2004, 07:54:42 AM
Notice them Remmies is loaded!

You noticed that too, huh. With all that weaponry showing, wonder what he had tucked in his boots or under his jacket. Mebby he didn't trust that pitcher taker.

What good is an unloaded pistol? It is called a club.

Slim

Brazos Bucky Smith · May 27, 2004, 09:26:45 PM

Bet that ther picture taker had big eyes and a little sweat on his Brow?

Those guns must have looked like he could climb in the end of um

!

BB

Cheyenne · May 28, 2004, 10:07:03 PM

Considerin' the times when the picture was taken, I'd lay odds the photographer didn't think twice about it.

Lookin' at pictures a couple of decades later, look close and you'll see plenty of cartridge belts that have empty loops on plenty of "cowboys".

George and those of his ilk were the real deal and no nonsense.

There's an old photo of Phil Spagenberger where he's dressed in Hickok style and holding one 51 Navy and has a second belted on, he's standing in front of a 'saloon'. It's a stagedf photo, and Phil sent me an 8X10. This photo has been run by G&A a couple of times, but until I gotr the 8X10 one thing that wasn't noticeable before became very clear....the Navy he's holding is loaded. Nice touch I thought.