And the accounts of his gun are true mostly.

There was a significant discrepancy that casts doubt on this claim, however.

Either way, Colt ran with it and reissued the Colt Buntline special in the late 1950s.

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Wyatt Earp’s Pistol Used During The O.K.

(viaAZ Central)

Though the shootout at the O.K.

Corral, though whether or not it was a special edition Buntline is less certain.

Tim Fellingham as Wyatt Earp in Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War

Was Wyatt Earp’s Pistol Really Left In Alaska?

Corraland was about a different gun.

According to the legend,Wyatt Earp left one of his guns, a Smith & Wesson No.

Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp in Tombstone

Corral in Tombstone, his legend was already being woven.

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Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp in Tombstone

Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War