The others were all over the map Jesse had only one gun Jesse had a Colt and a Smith & Wesson. I can understand why Yeatman and Stiles avoided naming specific revolvers. How many of Zeralda Samuels fake firearms are in the hands of collectors today? She even sold some that were made after Jesse’s death. Jesse’s mother Zeralda was not above purchasing pistols, authenticating them as Jesse’s personal pistol and selling them. The day of Jesse’s death five handguns were found in the house including a Colt 1851 Navy. This edition was published in 1970.ĭuring this time, it is known Jesse carried cap and ball Colts and Remington’s and the occasional cartridge Smith & Wesson, and an occasional Colt Single Action Army. He relied heavily on Jesse’s wife and his mother. 45 caliber revolvers, one a Smith and Wesson and the other a Colt, and laid them on the bed with his coat and vest.” Frank Triplett edited by Joseph Snell, The Life, Times and Treacherous death of Jesse James, …” he continued to wear his belt containing one pistol, not two has been asserted.” Triplett’s book was originally published a month after Jesse’s murder in 1882. Robertus Love, The Rise and Fall of Jesse James, “ He unbuckled his belt in which he carried two. Both Sikes and Yeatman both quote Jesse, “ I guess I will take off my pistols,” but no mention of the make and model.
In my opinion the best books on Jesse and neither mentioned the make of his gun or guns that day. Sikes, Jesse James: The Last Rebel of the Civil War Ted Yeatman, Frank and Jesse James: The Story Behind the Legend. I find this hard to believe since Jesse’s choice of weapon was the ’73 Peacemaker.” One unverifiable source stated that Jesse was wearing a pair of S&W Schofields uap to the time of his murder.
“Can tell me about the guns that Jesse had on him just prior to his assassination by the Ford brothers? All of my readings tell me that Jesse took off his gun belt containing two guns (Type?) and laying it on a bed (couch?) to adjust a picture on a wall while standing on a chair. This question came in the other day from a True West reader. There are conflicting stories among his biographers about how many and what model revolvers Jesse was packing that day. Joseph Missouri by two members of his gang, Bob and Charlie Ford. Jesse James was assassinated on April 3 rd, 1882 at his home in St.
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