Feb. 9, 1957: Days of Old West came to life as Officers Ken Melbie, on left, and Morrie Henkin call at Tarzana home of Al Jennings, 93, the “last of the badmen.” Jennings was showing Hugh O’Brian, TV’s Wyatt Earp, how Colts were handled in the old days when neighbors became alarmed, called police. (Original published caption) Credit: Los Angeles Times
Did this old man do everything with his eyes closed? Guess it helped when drawing with the sun in your eyes, seems he is fortunate to have lived so long.
Hugh O’Brien later became famous because he is the father of twin brothers Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.
Fanning the hammer of a SAA was mostly an invention of Hollywood. Folks shouldn’t do it to a stock SAA - it is very hard on the lockwork.
Elmer Keith did, however, write briefly about “slip shooting,” where the trigger is held back and the hammer is drawn to the rear with a thumb and then the thumb is “slipped” off the hammer to fire the gun rather than pulling the trigger.
can you imagine how the cops would have acted in many places today?
Fascinating story, thanks.
Not really into gun safety, this lot.
That's not a cop, it's Bill O'Reilly.
Hugh O’Brian is still alive at age 86. I have never seen “Wyatt Earp” but remember him in the 1970’s series “Search.”
Tarzana is the childhood home of Edgar Rice Burroughs - and named after his most famous character.