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At age 25, Klapper built his first bit while working on the Y Ranch. The long wait times for custom-made equipment from established craftsmen such as his future mentor, Adolph Bayers, inspired Klapper to start making bits. [5] In 1968, Klapper became a full-time bit and spur maker due to the high demand for his work.
Klapper began making spurs way back in 1966 having been trained by fellow famed spur maker Adolph Bayers while working as a ranch hand. His craftsmanship and items soon became sought after and he ...
The obit adds, "Billy’s bits and spurs are now collected worldwide. He made 682 different spur patterns and 816 different bit patterns. His patterns have been used by bit and spur makers but ...
Season 5, episode 9 of Yellowstone concludes with a card that reads "In Loving Memory of Billy Klapper." Klapper, who appeared as himself in a cameo earlier in the episode, died on September 10 ...
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Kevin Costner as John Dutton III (seasons 1–5A), a widowed sixth-generation patriarch of the Dutton family who owned and operated the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch, the largest contiguous ranch in the United States, and also served as Montana Livestock Commissioner. As the series progressed, he was continually challenged by those seeking to take ...
That real-life loriner was Billy Klapper, well known in cowboying and ranching circles for his craftsmanship and handiwork. The real-life Klapper died at age 87 on Sept. 10, after he had filmed ...
Klapper is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bonnie S. Klapper (born 1957), an American lawyer; David Klapper, co-founder of Finish Line, Inc. Gilbert Klapper, a paleontologist; Ilse von Klapper, wife of William S. Burroughs from 1937 to 1946; Leora Klapper, an economist; Melissa Klapper, American historian