The Gun That Killed Billy The Kid Just Sold for $6 Million

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2 жыл бұрын

The Gun That Killed Billy The Kid Just Sold for $6M. BBB Thinks He Knows Who bought it, And Why.
Bob Boze Bell (BBB) is known as America's Western Storyteller. He is an artist, author, writer and serves as executive editor of True West magazine. Bell is a popular, sought-after figure in television documentaries about the Old West, appearing as an expert in dozens of Wild West history shows. Bell won an Emmy Award as Executive Producer of the PBS special, Outrageous Arizona, a zany look at the state's centennial, that he also wrote and helped direct. As an author, Bell has brought to life Billy the Kid, Geronimo, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok in his best-selling Illustrated Life and Times series. His books Classic Gunfights I, II and III are must-reads about the most important Old West gunfights. Bell’s Bad Men is now in its fourth printing, while his illustrated autobiography, The 66 Kid: Raised on the Mother Road, gives personal insight into the passions that have driven him on his lifelong quest to interpret the history of the American West for audiences around the world.
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@kurthouse744
@kurthouse744 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Bob for this summary of one of the best stories of the Old West which often requires longer to tell. I have been collecting guns for 60 years and I know the Colt is the one which Garrett used to kill the Kid, among other reasons because I knew many of the principals involved, and there is an unbroken chain of ownership from Wilson to Garrett and the provenance since is well established and accepted by all veteran gun collectors. As Bob pointed out, as many claims to the "gun that killed Billy the Kid" have been made as the same claim to "Pancho Villa's saddle" which has been a joke among collectors for many years, but this gun is the real thing and went to the good home of a worthy collector dedicated to preserving the history of the American West.
@usmcmustang2972
@usmcmustang2972 Жыл бұрын
Garrett didn't kill Billy. His deputies did.
@knightofbrokenglass9237
@knightofbrokenglass9237 Жыл бұрын
@@usmcmustang2972 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l896ertexLLWdYU.html
@clintonmckee4014
@clintonmckee4014 2 жыл бұрын
A lot of people in Hico Texas would disagree about Billy the Kid getting killed anywhere other than in Hico Texas.
@larryfranklin4547
@larryfranklin4547 2 жыл бұрын
I still question whether Pat Garrett killed Billy the Kid. If he did, why did they hurriedly bury his body and not parade it around and show it off like they usually did famous outlaws that was killed?
@danielscuiry2847
@danielscuiry2847 2 жыл бұрын
A good point but not conclusive. The Kid would have been a martyr to many and what better way to avoid a huge spectacle than to bury him in haste?
@larryfranklin4547
@larryfranklin4547 2 жыл бұрын
@@danielscuiry2847 I think he was buried in haste because the wrong man was killed and he, not Billy, was in that grave.
@danielscuiry2847
@danielscuiry2847 2 жыл бұрын
@@larryfranklin4547 Well I side with historians. I’m not really into speculations or conspiracy theories because historians already know all that stuff. Some things really do happen the way story was told.
@larryfranklin4547
@larryfranklin4547 2 жыл бұрын
@@danielscuiry2847 And somethings don't really happen the way the stories get told down through the years. And historians really don't know the true story of what happen to Billy.
@susanmccormick6022
@susanmccormick6022 2 жыл бұрын
@@larryfranklin4547 But look at Deluvina's reaction!
@janupczak1643
@janupczak1643 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so disappointed I missed the live presentation, but I still thoroughly enjoyed the video! Thank you so much!
@KowboyUSA
@KowboyUSA 2 жыл бұрын
The more I've learned about "historically famous" firearms, the less faith I have that the vast majority could ever be positively identified to be genuine.
@wildestcowboy2668
@wildestcowboy2668 2 жыл бұрын
@Ian Lundquist facts
@DK-gy7ll
@DK-gy7ll 2 жыл бұрын
It's only in recent history that anyone has bothered to retrieve guns as evidence after a shooting and record the serial number. Also back then there were no ATF 4473 forms so nobody knew who bought or owned what guns.
@bsallen1212
@bsallen1212 2 жыл бұрын
Haha like Jesse James mom selling like 3654 pistols that supposedly belonged to him
@wildestcowboy2668
@wildestcowboy2668 2 жыл бұрын
@@DK-gy7ll I'm glad you told those Joe Biden loving gun banning clowns off.. FACTS 💯
@silverstar4289
@silverstar4289 2 жыл бұрын
@@DK-gy7ll I think some of the guns from the Northfield raid were actually found in evidence decades later. The Smith that was taken from Cole Younger for example
@nylemonday8630
@nylemonday8630 2 жыл бұрын
Great program! Thank you so much, Bob.
@MrMacPhisto2000
@MrMacPhisto2000 2 жыл бұрын
Bravo! Always such great stories from Bob. Keep them coming please!
@jane.c.c
@jane.c.c 2 жыл бұрын
This story gave me shivers down my spine! So interesting and you're a great story teller! Thank you for this!
@anselmdanker9519
@anselmdanker9519 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for telling the story. I used to see the old TV series with Clu Gallagher and Barry Sullivan.
@grammyhall53
@grammyhall53 2 жыл бұрын
i am on my wifes channel watching this segment,but i wanted to let you know how much i enjoy your work.we are about the same age and i have followed your work for years .i find it to be the truth as best as it can be found. thank you BBB tyrell santee
@tumbleweed6658
@tumbleweed6658 Жыл бұрын
Thanks again Bob I really enjoy your channel and all the old west historical research that you do.
@dannyromero6068
@dannyromero6068 2 жыл бұрын
Always good to see you Boze👍🏼
@frankbutta9344
@frankbutta9344 2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding Tales! Thank You for Sharing!
@d-rayphelps1630
@d-rayphelps1630 Ай бұрын
Just wanted to tell that I have always been a huge fan of your work!!! Love the stories, you certainly have a great way of taking me back in time! Have a good one and May God bless y'all, Bo.
@deandee8082
@deandee8082 2 жыл бұрын
I don't want the gun that killed BTK, I want the gun BTK used to kill sheriff Brady and all the other scourge he eliminated from this realm...
@tombrady9385
@tombrady9385 2 жыл бұрын
That’s right, I want BTK gun. Imagine how much that is worth today.
@Full_Otto_Bismarck
@Full_Otto_Bismarck 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure its a good idea to use BTK as a short hand acronym for Billy the Kid, its more commonly and more infamously used as short hand for the formerly unnamed serial killer known by what he did to his victims, "Bound, Tortured, Killed".
@leongaskell1533
@leongaskell1533 Жыл бұрын
@@Full_Otto_Bismarck Born To Kill.
@mikecook2714
@mikecook2714 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Thank you, I so love these full stories !!!
@williamhoppe4500
@williamhoppe4500 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your very well done video. I'm just sad that it took me so long to find your channel. Take care
@brianboccuzzi7300
@brianboccuzzi7300 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this story it was so interesting!
@suezq809
@suezq809 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love your KZfaq channel I so enjoy learning about history! Thank you so much for uploading all these videos with all your facts and wonderful information. Peace love and happiness to you!
@fastlane458mag
@fastlane458mag Жыл бұрын
I just discovered the channel tonight, I really enjoy listening to you tell your stories. I love the history of the old west Lawman and Outlaws. When I was very young I would hang out with my uncle and watch Sunday westerns. The greatest of times.
@Cary543
@Cary543 2 жыл бұрын
Knowing that Pat Garrett was the only one who said he shot BTK and buried him before anybody saw The body of BTK, I have my doubts thar Pat Garrett even killed BTK. Other than Pat Garrett's statement what real hard evidence is there that proves Garrett's story?
@randyalling6765
@randyalling6765 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. I am a firm believer BTK didn't get killed by ole Pat Garret.
@SpookyMulder2022
@SpookyMulder2022 Жыл бұрын
Plenty of people saw the dead body of billy. Now i don't know if it was billy barlow or BTK but a billy did get shot that night. He was shot in the face with a shotgun not a hand pistol
@robertfrench9353
@robertfrench9353 2 жыл бұрын
FACINATING REALLY ENJOYED HOW YOU PUT THE STORY OVER THANK YOU
@marklast4590
@marklast4590 2 жыл бұрын
Hi I'm new here fantastic stuff, I'm in the UK and a huge wild west fan..
@funjuror
@funjuror 2 жыл бұрын
Love all of these; I would love to visit Tombstone. I live in Scotland. Any tips from past travellers on how best to do this?
@crazy4277
@crazy4277 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! I love this! Thank YOU!
@philprovenzale6484
@philprovenzale6484 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the stories, I've always been interested in the old west.
@williamrooth
@williamrooth 2 жыл бұрын
I think you made a very compelling case. I don't have enough scratch to start my own magazine! (Loved the ending sentence to this video)!
@alan30189
@alan30189 2 жыл бұрын
“I hope I made my case. If you don’t like it, then start your own magazine.“ LMAO! 😂🤣😂🤣
@gr0ov3
@gr0ov3 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the exciting story and review. Many greetings from Germany :)
@hawkenman.549
@hawkenman.549 Жыл бұрын
The title of this article should be: The gun that Pat Garrett used to kill Billy The Kid……..Not the gun that killed Billy The Kid. We as Patriots of our country should be very careful how we word a story. It’s not that the gun killed, it’s the person who used used the gun that did the killing. Think about it.
@knightofbrokenglass9237
@knightofbrokenglass9237 Жыл бұрын
it's not even the gun - it may have been Garrett's but Par used a sawed of shotgun on Billy - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l896ertexLLWdYU.html
@markbenge563
@markbenge563 Жыл бұрын
Nice one for sure buddy always love history back in them days god bless you and your family mark from Tennessee 👍👍
@auMr.Pocket
@auMr.Pocket 2 жыл бұрын
When i was a little man about 1968 5th grade. my mom's boss was a "Bob Garrett" said he was a grandson of Pat Garrett and he showed me a "pair" of nickel Colts that he said had shot Billy the Kid. When i was 20 I met a friends Grand mother from west Texas, and she told me that Billy was shot by a Mexican farmer when cutting some raw meat off a hanging steer. Shot in the moonlight the farmer did not know who he "wounded" Billy until he got close. Word that Billy was shot got to Garrett and he rode 2 horses near to death 90 miles to claim the body. But when he got there another body of a bandit had been buried. Billy was nursed by his soon to be wife and then traveled to Arizona and ranched in a valley north east of Tombstone. The story has been shortened by me. The lady was so credible and serious that i believe her, that Garrett did not shoot Billy and he lived on. I know it's just a story from a 90 year west Texas old pioneer, for what it is worth.
@danielscuiry2847
@danielscuiry2847 2 жыл бұрын
It’s always stories like this that make searching for some lost something or other even more fascinating ❤️
@susanmccormick6022
@susanmccormick6022 2 жыл бұрын
I have heard something similar to this.A guy who contacts spirits with a sort of sound box,also said he made contact with Billy's spirit & that of one of his friends,forget who.Billy is supposed to have said he didn't die at the hands of Pat Garrett.But lived to old age.I cannot recall any more.Any thoughts?
@noxcube6439
@noxcube6439 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@stevewells954
@stevewells954 2 жыл бұрын
You are a terrific aurator , I have listened to several of your videos and enjoyed them all.
@cliffchilders5820
@cliffchilders5820 2 жыл бұрын
If the gun that killed Billy the Kid, was worth 6 million, then how much would a gun that actually belonged the The Kid be worth?!?!?
@1982MCI
@1982MCI 2 жыл бұрын
Possession does not necessarily drive value tho. It’s the ability to prove that the item was used in a significant, historical event, not necessarily just being owned by a person of significant, historical events, If that makes sense at all. While a pistol that was owned and carried by Billy would be worth considerably more than the same pistol used by a farmer to shoot snakes, but now take that pistol and use it to commit that historically significant event like shooting a President of the US , or committing a major bank robbery that netted the robber a record amount of gold at the time and killed a couple big name sheriff’s on the way out then that gun will be worth far more than the same gun, carried by the same man, but does not have the same historical significance because it stayed in the holster it’s whole life but the biggest issue here is proving it! It’s extremely difficult to prove that that was the exact gun used for the offense. Still a nice artifact and gun without proof, but not worth the same as a highly documented, proven artifact with supporting documentation back to the Occurrence or beyond. All antiques and collectibles have a multi-tier value structure and it just really depends on each item, and whether documentation is available or can be found, etc, etc, etc. it’s not an easy game at all to establish value. And the hardest part at all is when two people in a room want it more than all the others and they get into a bidding war with the other individual and the price goes soaring Hope this makes it clear as mud for ya, it’s really not a cut and dry, easy way to establish value on some of the things other than try and get it in a room of extremely wealthy historical nuts who have the disposable income to invest in such a piece and then you can potentially profit much more
@jaysantos536
@jaysantos536 2 жыл бұрын
@@1982MCI Blah blah blah. The gun is real. You are fake.
@danielblackburn1241
@danielblackburn1241 2 жыл бұрын
@@jaysantos536 what a smart arse
@jb6027
@jb6027 2 жыл бұрын
Most interesting. Thank you!
@t3nosanfran803
@t3nosanfran803 2 жыл бұрын
First and foremost, is the gun authentic? Hard to believe that anyone back in the day would have the presence of mind to get hold of the gun, verified it and kept it all these decades. Very hard to believe !
@wizardofahhhs759
@wizardofahhhs759 2 жыл бұрын
The gun's grips have Billy's name and ss# engraved into them.
@guillermo3564
@guillermo3564 2 жыл бұрын
@@wizardofahhhs759 That's some funny sh*t there. At least 80% of those who see that will believe it to be a fact. Folks online aren't too bright.
@jaysantos536
@jaysantos536 2 жыл бұрын
@@wizardofahhhs759 FAKENEWS
@t3nosanfran803
@t3nosanfran803 2 жыл бұрын
@@wizardofahhhs759 LOL !
@innocentbystander8038
@innocentbystander8038 2 жыл бұрын
Guns have always had serial numbers. Not too hard to track who owned it.
@dolphindan59
@dolphindan59 2 жыл бұрын
Love the Wild West...Love listening to you...
@meetmeonAndor
@meetmeonAndor Жыл бұрын
that last line was gold "well if you don't like, then start your own magazine." 🤣
@wildcolonialman
@wildcolonialman 2 жыл бұрын
Fabulous effort. Remarkable history.
@sloanchampion85
@sloanchampion85 2 жыл бұрын
It would be great to know that someone who cares for these things got it (if that's who really got it) it's also nice to know that a true west collector has it and he's an American and it didn't leave the country
@usmcmustang2972
@usmcmustang2972 2 жыл бұрын
Not yet anyway ... 😒
@frankstigall3585
@frankstigall3585 2 жыл бұрын
Kris Kristofferson played billy the kid
@frankstigall3585
@frankstigall3585 2 жыл бұрын
in 1973
@ReservoirPunk
@ReservoirPunk 2 жыл бұрын
Why does it matter that he's American?
@gearhead682010
@gearhead682010 2 жыл бұрын
@@ReservoirPunk because it is a part of AMERICAN history or are you really that ignorant? For fucks sakes
@scottfeatherstone7156
@scottfeatherstone7156 2 жыл бұрын
Another great story, thanks
@terryderush2657
@terryderush2657 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍 for sharing this with 👍 us.
@steverutherford8189
@steverutherford8189 Жыл бұрын
I'm curious about the make and model and caliber of this revolver . Anyway this is interesting and entertaining . Thanks for the putting this story together and connecting the dots .
@daleslover2771
@daleslover2771 2 жыл бұрын
7:50 Now that's a heck of a way of going to meet your maker🤣
@kowalski363
@kowalski363 2 жыл бұрын
Great video
@cameronmccreary4758
@cameronmccreary4758 2 жыл бұрын
I might be able to "start my own magazine" but, it wouldn't be as good as your's!!!
@themediaman100
@themediaman100 2 жыл бұрын
A fascinating story told by a great storyteller.
@brianbell564
@brianbell564 2 жыл бұрын
These firearms have highly questionable provenance, just like guns supposedly owned by Jesse James. In order for there to be no doubt whatsoever, a factory letter would have to exist. Tom Horn for instance, ordered his guns from the Winchester Custom shop, as the factory can confirm.
@ahhamartin
@ahhamartin 11 ай бұрын
I've lettered several Colts and the info ifrom their ledgers is often incomplete. Besides.Garrett didn't order this from Hartford it was consficated.
@thejakefromstatefarm6768
@thejakefromstatefarm6768 10 ай бұрын
14:59 my screen froze here and it dawned on me how much you resemble the kid lol.
@mikesloan2313
@mikesloan2313 2 жыл бұрын
Good video Bob...ty...question tho...at 5:24 in your video you show a photo of several men and Pres. Teddy Roosevelt...on the far left there appears to be a Marine in dress blues of that period...who is that Marine and his rank? Also center in the photo is another person in what could be a Marine or U S Army field uniform wearing the Campaign cover reshaped as most men did with that headgear of that era...who is that man and his rank and branch of service? Thanks Bob! Mike USMC
@stevemccoy8138
@stevemccoy8138 2 жыл бұрын
This is a amazing story Bob. Do you think that picture that Randy in Fresno found is real? Thanks for Sharing 🇺🇲
@Wookie120
@Wookie120 2 жыл бұрын
That title should be "the gun used to kill Billy the Kid" The weapon, being an INANIMATE object cannot just grow legs and go kill something or someone.
@johnwilliamson467
@johnwilliamson467 2 жыл бұрын
Been to Fort Sumner and stopped at the welcoming center . Say a grass fire patch on the way in was then told that the fire was the biggest thing to happen since WWII . Wonderful and friendly people thou . Enjoyed the head stone for Billy the kid was in a cell to protect it from again being stolen .
@JeffKnoxAZ
@JeffKnoxAZ 2 жыл бұрын
Bob, wasn't there a lost bullet found years later imbedded the underside of a washstand in Pete's bedroom? Isn't that bullet in a museum somewhere? Having an expert compare tooling marks between the gun and that bullet would be interesting.
@barrysegal4964
@barrysegal4964 Жыл бұрын
You're the best,Bob
@petalson
@petalson 2 жыл бұрын
Hi from Australia I was in the USA in Jan 2020, In Toomstone a museum has BTK's trigger finger, Later in our trip, we ended up driving through fort summer and we saw Billys grave, There is also a museum there but it was closed when we got there
@dennydeckerful
@dennydeckerful 2 жыл бұрын
They have BTK finger? Is it in a jar?
@johnnapier1892
@johnnapier1892 2 жыл бұрын
Well that was fun! Thank you, sir
@vehdynam
@vehdynam 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you , very ,very interesting ! Much appreciated .
@BrockNessMonster1991
@BrockNessMonster1991 2 жыл бұрын
Ol’ Bill lol I happen to work at a plant that he owns named Oxbow. I had no idea he was into the old west until recently when I found out he bought the photograph for 11M.
@alexandroslysais1798
@alexandroslysais1798 2 жыл бұрын
I missed this, damn!
@notsofast5495
@notsofast5495 2 жыл бұрын
My dad told me that his father worked at a sawmill as a young man. At the sawmill was an old timer that sharpened the saw blades. My Grandpa told my dad that the old timer was asked by a woman liked to hang around the mill workers if he could engrave a Colt. The old timer said he would have to know what she wanted engraved before he could say if he could do it or not. She told him she wanted only “14 July 1881”. She told him that was the last time it was fired and that it had been used by a man she knew that killed Billy. He gave her the gun to distance himself from it. The old timer engraved it using equipment from the sawmill that was used to engrave the dates the blades were received. He asked her what she was going to do with the gun and she said she was going to sell it on…eBay. True story….
@patsquach4080
@patsquach4080 2 жыл бұрын
Great. Story. Nicely presented……. But. …. A photo of the gun. Would have been nice ….
@scotttilson8876
@scotttilson8876 2 жыл бұрын
Photo of Billy the kid that sold for $2 million. Is not the only photo of Billy the kid. There are several photos out of of Billy the kid. And one just recently sold for $6 million a completely different picture.
@LuisGomez-pg2qk
@LuisGomez-pg2qk Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍 great video bob, straight to the facts not a 2hr video where blah,blah,blah and nothing is said. Keep up the good work.
@aircommando505
@aircommando505 2 жыл бұрын
Looking at the whole story, the lawmen were the real criminals.
@strahaironscale571
@strahaironscale571 2 жыл бұрын
just like today
@jeffreardon3969
@jeffreardon3969 2 жыл бұрын
One of the Koch Brothers!!Wow! Bought that photo!
@chaneymcdonnell5608
@chaneymcdonnell5608 2 жыл бұрын
I have an 18 month old son and I would love to add your stories to his future hom school history lessons. Do you have a dvd series I can purchase and store away for him?
@dennydeckerful
@dennydeckerful 2 жыл бұрын
Use these videos as a lesson. It would have been an improvement to the way I was taught a boring, dry history from a boring, dry teacher.
@susanmccormick6022
@susanmccormick6022 2 жыл бұрын
@@dennydeckerful I'm amazed anyone could make history boring!
@joetallon4968
@joetallon4968 2 жыл бұрын
Nothing said here convinced me that this indeed was the pistol. Heck, it could have been switched 100 times just while hanging over the bar.
@phoradio1277
@phoradio1277 2 жыл бұрын
I'm curious as to with Paulita Maxwell having a son 6 months after marriage that was the spitting image of Billy has any family members ever expressed the possibility of testing DNA?
@susanmccormick6022
@susanmccormick6022 2 жыл бұрын
I thought her name was Paulina,guess it wasn't so.
@VAcreeper
@VAcreeper 2 жыл бұрын
The child was born a few years after.. But look up Chano Silva interview.. It’s amazing!
@MissMarquise
@MissMarquise 2 жыл бұрын
GREAT QUESTION!
@johnzeszut3170
@johnzeszut3170 2 жыл бұрын
Ah no. I bought the weapon at a second hand store back in 1966. It cost me forty dollars.
@drgeoffangel5422
@drgeoffangel5422 2 жыл бұрын
and you probably bought the real one!!
@PresMonroe
@PresMonroe 2 жыл бұрын
Hey is this Wayne Brazel any part of family in Roswell ufo story with Mac Brazel ????
@alexandroslysais1798
@alexandroslysais1798 2 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely fascinating!! Had no idea about the history of this gun. I wonder what Billy would think about all this.
@robertsr.249
@robertsr.249 2 жыл бұрын
Not much …. He’s dead .
@danielblackburn1241
@danielblackburn1241 2 жыл бұрын
@@robertsr.249 I bet he wishes he got a shot off first !
@ericallen4214
@ericallen4214 2 жыл бұрын
In The Movie Young Guns ✌️, It Was Josiah " Doc" Skurlock That Was Killed At Stinking Springs
@shadei6811
@shadei6811 2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Doc and Pat Garrett are both from Alabama. They lived one County apart. Doc was from Tallapoosa County(my home) Garrett was from Chambers county
@normanpearson8753
@normanpearson8753 2 жыл бұрын
And I'd love to know if the stone house is still there .
@susanmccormick6022
@susanmccormick6022 2 жыл бұрын
Keifer wanted to be released for another project,so said he wanted his character killed off.In real life he retired into obscurity.
@dookiehowser1162
@dookiehowser1162 Жыл бұрын
awesome story teller
@jameskelly7782
@jameskelly7782 Жыл бұрын
No death photos of young William always perplexed me.
@elmersmall4699
@elmersmall4699 2 жыл бұрын
l work for one of the owners of gun back in 1976 who bought gun from Jarvis Garrett in Austin Texas.
@earlrutledge5823
@earlrutledge5823 Жыл бұрын
funny you do this but what about your other video of bushy Bill roberts so which is it
@leedouglas7139
@leedouglas7139 2 жыл бұрын
Bill Koch bought the gun. He use to own the coal mine where I was an electrician. Bill also owns from what I heard all of John Wayne's hats!!! Built an old west town out side of Paonia, Colorado.
@ExKUKicker
@ExKUKicker 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha...I'm from/live in Wichita, Kansas...and he REALLY looks familiar.🤠😄👍
@johnnyquest3707
@johnnyquest3707 3 ай бұрын
The BTKid gang had great taste in hardware. This brand new Billy Wilson Colt with Winchester carbine in the same caliber, and Charlie Bowdre’s as seen in that blood stained photo with his wife. His being a ‘76 Winchester carbine and also a long barreled Colt.
@timvillwock7082
@timvillwock7082 2 жыл бұрын
That is William Koch.
@samiam619
@samiam619 2 жыл бұрын
At 11:05 you show newspaper page reporting “Widow gets Pistol”. Below that is a title”Fined for Baseball Riot”. Wonder what THAT was all about!
@tex.45
@tex.45 2 жыл бұрын
Bill Koch. He loves the old west. Had a town moved to Gunnison I believe.
@pmtips4482
@pmtips4482 2 жыл бұрын
"and second of all, who'd have the ponies to buy that".....FYI there are more people in this country that can absolutely squander 6 million dollars than you (or I) can count.
@usmcmustang2972
@usmcmustang2972 2 жыл бұрын
Garrett was not the one who shot Billy. He was shot by one of the two vaqueros that came through the back door through the kitchen. Garrett was still waiting on the west side porch. Billy was shot in the parlor, after he exited the bedroom doorway, which was covered by s blanket... This was what his girlfriend relayed as what actually happened, to all of those of his friends, who were the pall bearers at his burial the next day .... However, knowing that Billy was extremely popular amongst the locals, and that his deputy would be hunted down.... AND that the reward money of 500 dollars would be split between his Mexican deputies ... Garrett took credit ..... I prefer the eye witness account. It makes much more sense than the Legend of Garrett, and movie/book version.
@kristinakaminskas5135
@kristinakaminskas5135 Жыл бұрын
give evidence or you are a liar
@firebirdjone
@firebirdjone 2 жыл бұрын
What are your thoughts on the 1997 interview with Frank (Chano) Silva? Who states his great grandfather, a friend of Billy's, was in the house the night Billy was shot. He goes into pretty good detail and states that Pat Garrett shot Billy with a sawed off shotgun while laying under a cot in the hallway. As Billy walked up on the porch and stood in front of the screen door, Pat unloaded the shotgun on him and Billy fell face down on the front porch. Which also disputes the whole bedroom story. This to me seems more plausible? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l896ertexLLWdYU.html
@menglinqi2283
@menglinqi2283 2 жыл бұрын
I NEVER...EVER let the TRUTH get in the way of a good story.
@stephenclemence5856
@stephenclemence5856 2 жыл бұрын
I have the only other gun, that didn't kill Billy the Kid, here at my house.
@arthurzettel6618
@arthurzettel6618 2 жыл бұрын
"The Gun That Killed Billy The Kid." Here is what it should have said : *The Gun That Was Used To Kill Billy Sold For $6 Million At aution* "The Gun didn't jump up by itself and shoot him."
@rogerbrown1750
@rogerbrown1750 2 жыл бұрын
In 73 years I have never seen a Gun up and shoot someone of its own accord,nothing wrong with firearms,just the fools that abuse them.
@michaelkurz9067
@michaelkurz9067 2 жыл бұрын
Not convinced that the kid was shot by the low down Pat Garret
@bluesky6985
@bluesky6985 2 жыл бұрын
Punk Garret
@KowboyUSA
@KowboyUSA 2 жыл бұрын
Ditto.
@Idahoguy10157
@Idahoguy10157 2 жыл бұрын
Your not the only doubter
@IIVVBlues
@IIVVBlues Жыл бұрын
Great story.
@scottdickie908
@scottdickie908 2 жыл бұрын
As was the norm for time outlaws bodys were often put on display in town.Billys body was never put on display.Garrett and Billy were pals .It was a secret that Garrett took with him to his grave and the government would have you believe.Garrett never killed Billy they were pals.
@rotorheadv8
@rotorheadv8 2 жыл бұрын
My maternal grandmother was a Morman. Her genealogy research showed I am related to Pat Garrett.
@carlnash7200
@carlnash7200 Жыл бұрын
Great story
@grifce
@grifce 2 жыл бұрын
What a wasted spent of 6 million dollars. First to believe Pat Garrett's account. Pat made alot money off of that lie.
@sasquatch907
@sasquatch907 4 ай бұрын
If I had the money…..history has no value….only worth!
@travispreston7814
@travispreston7814 2 жыл бұрын
Love history but sad the gun that killed him sold for that much money I feel bad the kid was turned in to an outlaw by the corrupt railroad and his family love guns but would never pay that for a murder weapon
@james8156
@james8156 2 жыл бұрын
That pistol belongs in a museum!!!
@184876ela
@184876ela 2 жыл бұрын
AWESOME 100 %
@rodstarcke5423
@rodstarcke5423 2 жыл бұрын
Was Wayne Brazel any relation to Max Brazel of the 1947 Roswell, NM UFO incident?
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