He carried two in holsters and also a Cold General Officers model pocket pistol in his belt.
The belt guns were a Colt .45 model 1873 Army model. Nickle plated and engraved. He killed two Mexicans with it during the Pershing expedition into Mexico. He killed them in a face to face shootout.
He also carried a Smith & Wesson registered .357 magnum. Today the same gun is called a model 27. I think it was done up like the single action.
He said in the movie that no one but a pimp in a cheap New Orleans whorehouse would carry a pearl handled revolver.
Patton was actually wrong about that as some old West gunfighters did actually carry pearl handled revolvers.
Well Great GooglyMoogly!
I really never studied the General that much in depth. I know that he loved his side arms.
I’m going to boost your post and do some more looking into what he thought about such things.
Thanks for the info.
I remember the movie “The Wind and the Lion.” Prez Teddy vs the Grand Muffdie or some such. The most important thing that both men dwelled on, was the preferred firearm of their opponent.
They judged their opponent by the type of weapon they preferred.
Interesting observation.