Thank you for responding David!! and especially for the great story!! It is so amazing to share these memories of our youth, and realize how much our number were so much alike before our pursuit of arms became lifelong fascinations.
That old shotgun you saw there truly brings the question, 'did Liege' create shotguns FOR the famed Wells Fargo? or had they reached the same kind of renown as the 'Bowie' knife (virtually most in the US were made in Sheffield) and marketed in the UK accordingly?
According to what I have found through the years, the 'street howitzer' (as called by Wyatt) used by Doc, was picked up by him at the Wells Fargo office on the way to the shootout. These were typically 12 guage and had shorter barrels than the average, and measured 18-24". As far as I have known, none of these ever had altered stock, nor would have had a lanyard.......this article sounds as if they are suggesting it was Docs personal weapon. He had two revolvers in his coat pockets, the standard manner of carry in town in those days.
The strapped 'cowboy' rig holsters were only worn on the range. Even lawmen packed revolvers in reinforced pockets, as did Wyatt.
Good note on Orrin Porter Rockwell, Brigham Youngs 'Angel of Death' is indeed worth a look. He was the 'enforcer' and body guard for the famed Mormon prophet. While not sure if he had a shotgun, he did have a most unusually modified Colt revolver with short, sawed off barrel........one of the original 'stub nose' specials.
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