Story of Colt .44


As mentioned in the goofs, the Colt .45 did not exist in 1851, which was when this movie was set. Here is a link to a story about Colt's first pistol sold to the government and used in the Mexican-American War:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/colt-sells-his-first-revolv ers-to-the-us-government

Nobody gets to be a cowboy forever.

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Nice link- thanks.

"It ain't dying I'm talking about, it's living!!!"
Augustus McCrae

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Nobody gets to be a cowboy forever, but celery stalks at midnight.

Let it be unsaid: insignificance is the locus of true increpation.

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