Bat Masterson: The Tenderfoot's Turn

It says if your dealer doesn't have it, you can order directly from the factory.
I miss the good old days, mail order pistols FTW!
Also, the .32 is powerful.
Light, short, fits flat in a pocket.
Revolutionary and modern, over a century ago.

Very cool, thanks Chute.

I’ve always thought those old Savage autos were really cool

Good gawd, that's another semi-auto Beto would ban! :wow:

No 'collector' exemptions this time around. :whistling:

ChuteTheMall said:

https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/32-acp-is-pretty-good-too/

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I really enjoyed his vid with Claude Werner on "I could be Mistaken About Pocket Pistols."
Explaines very well the difference between the need for a service pistol, but also why snubbies and 380's work so well for pedestrians.

I’ve always been partial to a Savage Manlicker. I think I spelled that right.

I guess I missed this entirely first time around. Interesting article - thanks for resurrecting an old post.

I also missed this thread when it was first started. Thanks for bringing it back so I could see it.

FWIW, as a youngster I was always a fan of the Gene Barry TV Western portrayal of Bat Masterson. Now being able to go back and see them on cable, I was interested how they ended the first episode by showing 2 endings, with the actor explaining at the end of the episode how historians weren't in agreement and why they'd filmed an alternate ending that was possibly more accurate according to other historical records.

I also liked the way the TV show portrayed his use of a cane (reportedly gifted to the real Bat Masterson in Dodge City Kansas).

I've considered adding the reproduction cane to my collection of canes, sticks and staffs. I won't replace my collection of fedoras with a bowler hat, though.

Fastbolt
I had the "official" Bat Masterson reproduction cane back in the late 1950's or early 1960's. I remember unscrewing the cap and putting pennies in the top. Was a big fan of the Gene Barry series. The Westerns channel ran the series not too long ago, and I see it has returned on Saturdays as part of their westerns lineup.

norton said:

Fastbolt
I had the "official" Bat Masterson reproduction cane back in the late 1950's or early 1960's. I remember unscrewing the cap and putting pennies in the top. Was a big fan of the Gene Barry series. The Westerns channel ran the series not too long ago, and I see it has returned on Saturdays as part of their westerns lineup.

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Considering the way you phrased it, I'm guessing you let the cane slip away at some point?