pants or vest or chap pocket for folders. a great story of
by Rob Leahy 
, Prescott, Arizona, Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 10:24 (2875 days ago) @ Hoot
cowboys roping a grizzly in eastern AZ, the rope was tight against his thigh, blocking his access to his pocket knife . he related that it was nerve wracking as the bear was reeling him & his pony in closer as he tried to cut the lariat.
Looking at old pictures is not always reliable, as many of the folks would add photo studio props for these photos.
In the frontier days, certainly camp or Bowie knives were carried in ways that suited the individual. After the frontier was more or less tamed, a working cowboy wouldn't want anything on his waist at all.
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- OT: but I expect some will know. How did cowboys carry... -
Hoot,
2017-01-11, 08:15
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- OT: but I expect some will know. How did cowboys carry... -
Slow Hand,
2017-01-11, 08:35
- OT: but I expect some will know. How did cowboys carry... - uncowboy, 2017-01-11, 10:08
- pants or vest or chap pocket for folders. a great story of -
Rob Leahy,
2017-01-11, 10:24
- Consider too, that older styles of pants had no pockets. -
Caz,
2017-01-11, 13:02
- yessir that was one of the reasons vests were so poular -
Rob Leahy,
2017-01-11, 15:10
- Rob, you are somewhat the cause of this question. - Hoot, 2017-01-12, 05:11
- yessir that was one of the reasons vests were so poular -
Rob Leahy,
2017-01-11, 15:10
- Consider too, that older styles of pants had no pockets. -
Caz,
2017-01-11, 13:02
- OT: but I expect some will know. How did cowboys carry... -
Slow Hand,
2017-01-11, 08:35