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  2. List of Old West gunfighters - Wikipedia

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    The majority of outlaws in the Old West preyed on banks, trains, and stagecoaches. Some crimes were carried out by Mexicans and Native Americans against white citizens who were targets of opportunity along the U.S.–Mexico border, particularly in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

  3. Category:Gunslingers of the American Old West - Wikipedia

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    B. Cullen Baker; Richard H. Barter; Tom Bell (outlaw) Billy the Kid; Legend of Billy the Kid; Black Bart (outlaw) William Blake (outlaw) Thomas Hamilton Blanck

  4. Gunfighter - Wikipedia

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    The most famous and well-recorded duel occurred on 21 July 1865, in Springfield, Missouri. [21] [25] Wild Bill Hickok and Davis Tutt quarreled over cards and decided to have a gunfight. They arranged to walk toward each other at 6 pm. Wild Bill's armed presence caused the crowd to immediately scatter to the safety of nearby buildings, leaving ...

  5. Ben Thompson (lawman) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. List of Old West gunfights - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Dan Tucker (lawman) - Wikipedia

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    Although little known today, Tucker is considered by some historians to have been one of the most dangerous, albeit underestimated, gunmen in the history of the Old West. Author Bob Alexander, who wrote the biography Dangerous Dan" Tucker, New Mexico's Deadly Lawman , proclaimed Tucker was more dangerous and more effective than better-known ...

  8. Jim Leavy - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Mysterious Dave Mather - Wikipedia

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    David Allen Mather (August 10, 1851 – unknown), also known by the nickname "Mysterious Dave," was an American lawman, gunfighter, and occasional criminal in the Old West. His taciturn personality may have earned him the nickname "Mysterious Dave". Mather served as a lawman in Dodge City, Kansas, and East Las Vegas, New Mexico Territory. He ...