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This is a list of Old West gunfighters, referring to outlaws or lawmen, of the American frontier who gained fame or notoriety during the American Wild West or Old West. Some listed were never gunfighters. The term gunslinger is a modern, 20th-century invention, often used in cinema or other media to refer to men in the American Old West who had ...
Pages in category "Gunslingers of the American Old West" The following 143 pages are in this category, out of 143 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of Old West gunfights. Gunfights have left a lasting impression on American frontier history; many were retold and embellished by dime novels and magazines like Harper's Weekly during the late 19th and early 20th century. The most notable shootouts took place in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Gunfighters, also called gunslingers (/ ˈ ɡ ʌ n s l ɪ ŋ ər /) or in the late 19th and early 20th century gunmen, were individuals in the American Old West who gained a reputation of being dangerous with a gun and participated in shootouts.
Luke Lamar Short (January 22, 1854 – September 8, 1893) was an American Old West gunfighter, cowboy, U.S. Army scout, dispatch rider, gambler, boxing promoter, and saloon owner. He survived numerous gunfights, the most famous of which were against Charlie Storms in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, and against Jim Courtright in Fort Worth, Texas.
Lawman and gunfighter of the old West Ben Thompson (November 2, 1843 – March 11, 1884) was a gunman , gambler , and sometimes lawman of the Old West . He was a contemporary of "Buffalo" Bill Cody , Bat Masterson , John Wesley Hardin , and "Wild Bill" Hickok , some of whom considered him a friend, others an enemy.
James H. Leavy (c. 1842 – June 5, 1882) was an Irish gunfighter in the Old West. He is remembered today by Western historians for participating in at least two instances of a quick draw duel. In his time, Leavy was one of the most notorious gunmen in the Old West known for challenging other gunmen to a duel.
John Joshua Webb (February 14, 1847 – April 12, 1882) was a noted lawman turned gunfighter and outlaw of the American Old West. Early life