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One of John Wesley Hardin's pistol's is on loan to the.............

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Kelley (Texas)

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Seguin-Guadalupe County Heritage Museum in Seguin, Texas. This pistol is owned by Charles Eckhardt, a local historian and author of several books. He has posted on this Forum under the name of TexasCharlie. I have read several of his books and I believe that Mike also has one of his books.

The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise newspaper published a story today about the pistol, Mr. Eckhardt, and John Wesley Hardin that I found to be very interesting and figured that I would share it with you folks. I hope that you enjoy it. Kelley (Texas) :)

http://www.seguingazette.com/story.lasso?ewcd=5b65cc0bd7de1176
 
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I did a little looking around and found this picture of his gun and a picture of him. You never know what to believe when reading history books. Most of it is not facts but opinion. Everyone has one. Movies make him out to be a horrible man and some a good man. I suspect he was somewhere in between.



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I love old historical items, especially items owned by famous folks. Next time that I visit Seguin, Texas, I am going to swing by that museum for a visit. Kelley (Texas) :)
 
and he is considered a folk hero in the area. Strange, but you seldom hear anything negative said about him. I have been working on a story about the Sweet Home Community over in Guadalupe County and when it is completed, I am tempted to take pictures of some of the places in Gonzales County that are associated with John Wesley Hardin.

Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to drive over to the old Sweet Home Cemetery and finish up that part of my research for the story. I accidentally discovered that the burial survey is outdated, last surveyed March 1971. Guadalupe County has asked me to provide them with the updated information so I guess I am looking at a full day's work over there. When I sent them some pictures of some of the tombstones, we discovered that some of them were not listed on the cemetery survey. That old cemetery is sorta tucked away off the beaten path and forgotten. You drive down a narrow old road, and turn right onto private property and cross through two gates with cattle guards to reach the old cemetery. Someone driving down that old country road would never know that there was a cemetery located a short distance in an old cow pasture. Kelley (Texas) :)
 
Google Earth, Google Maps or Bing Maps and post a picture of it from the sky. It might show up real well. Give me some crossroads and information and I will look for it.
 
in Guadalupe County, Texas. At the intersection of Sweet Home Road and Single Oak Road, you go west on Single Oak Road approximately one mile or so. You will turn right at a gate just pass where a large Live Oak Tree is enroaching on the road. I could locate it using Google or Bing maps, but you can not tell it is a cemetery unless you have actually been there and know where to look on the internet maps. I could not get a "bird's eye" view of it. It would be great if I could get a good map picture of the old cemetery. Kelley (Texas) :)
 
was a 32 cal rim fire. For the time it might of been the better one to have over the black powder cap and ball for sure..... I don't think the Colt 45 was was out in the public until after the military got them in 1873. To bad.... Sure a nice piece to have though with the history attached to it. Here is a link to a picture of one like it as they were all pretty much the same. http://www.antiquearmsinc.com/smith-wesson-revolver.htm I'm thinking it was his backup gun, especially with the problems with the the old black powder rig.
I've heard of other people finding guns with a lot of history attached to them at gun shows and the like....Pays to research for sure.....
I wonder which weapon took out most of those 40 some odd people? I like old guns, mostly single shots. Especially rifles...

Geo
 
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i have always wondered about the real truth behind the stories of many well known outlaws and even political figures.
Sadly, many writers take liberties with the truth for their own gain. Texas Charlie has certainly been careful and logical when researching the stories.
 
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