A finished Gunman.....ref Elmer Keith...
The man Keith referred to in "Sixguns" was an acquaintance named John Newman. He related that Newman was "as deadly in close range combat as they come. He had been in gun fights, knew the score, and always came out on top."
Keith apparently meant the term "finished gunman" to mean a man who had mastered the technical skills of fighting with a handgun, and proved his ability by surviving multiple gunfights.
I had the privilege of making the acquaintance of a fellow like that in my younger days, an old-time cop named Cal Sehorne. This man had also perused the pachyderm several times and lived to die in bed at a ripe old age.
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Rob Leahy,
2014-09-30, 09:41
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- Good stuff... - Sarge, 2014-09-30, 09:58
- A finished Gunman.....ref Elmer Keith... - Cherokee, 2014-09-30, 15:15
- A finished Gunman.....ref Elmer Keith... -
Creeker,
2014-09-30, 18:37
- A finished Gunman.....ref Elmer Keith... -
Sarge,
2014-10-01, 02:06
- He could hold his own even with a horse -
Creeker,
2014-10-01, 10:43
- He must have had 9 lives!! In reading his book there were -
stonewalrus,
2014-10-01, 18:19
- Dad was born 14 years after Mr. Keith and I wondered much - Creeker, 2014-10-01, 18:46
- He must have had 9 lives!! In reading his book there were -
stonewalrus,
2014-10-01, 18:19
- He could hold his own even with a horse -
Creeker,
2014-10-01, 10:43
- A finished Gunman.....ref Elmer Keith... -
Sarge,
2014-10-01, 02:06
- A finished Gunman.....ref Elmer Keith... - Catoosa, 2014-10-01, 21:13
- I enjoyed that Rob. - Hoot, 2014-10-03, 07:25