Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
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Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
I WAS WONDERING IF THAT IS A TRUE TRAPPER OR A CUSTOM JOB? THE LEVER ON THE RIGHT LOOKS A LITTLE SHORT TOO.
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Re: Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
that is a awsome old photo
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Re: Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
Second Ranger to the left has a Thompson. Going after Capone?
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Re: Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
ANOTHER GREAT PHOTO
THE ONE ON THE LEFT LOOKS SHORTER
THAN THE ONE ON THE RIGHT....
THEY LOOK LIKE PRETTY GOOD SIZE MEN...
MAKING THE GUNS LOOK SMALL
KEEP THEM PHOTOS COMIN'
THE ONE ON THE LEFT LOOKS SHORTER
THAN THE ONE ON THE RIGHT....
THEY LOOK LIKE PRETTY GOOD SIZE MEN...
MAKING THE GUNS LOOK SMALL
KEEP THEM PHOTOS COMIN'
LETS GO SHOOT'N BOYS
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Re: Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
I don't understand the pantlegs inside the boots. They're not outfitted for riding (horses). At least that's what it looks like to me, they're wearing too nice a clothes.
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Re: Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
1933...
Before NFA 1934... which created the fuss about short short-barrelled rifles to begin with.
But they're cops. The law doesn't apply to their guns anyway.
Those old Rangers were a breed apart. I believe that they draw the current stock from the ranks of the DPS (State Police), I wonder how the old fellas came up through the ranks to become Rangers?
Great photo!
Before NFA 1934... which created the fuss about short short-barrelled rifles to begin with.
But they're cops. The law doesn't apply to their guns anyway.
Those old Rangers were a breed apart. I believe that they draw the current stock from the ranks of the DPS (State Police), I wonder how the old fellas came up through the ranks to become Rangers?
Great photo!
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History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
Re: Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
I was always told that was how you could tell a cattle rancher from a hog farmer; hog farmers tuck their pant legs into their boots.kimwcook wrote:I don't understand the pantlegs inside the boots. They're not outfitted for riding (horses).
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Re: Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
Great picture, thanks
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Re: Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
Looks like the second man from the left has an 1895 Winchester.
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Re: Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
Great picture, I wouldn't want those guys on my trail if I was a bandit!!
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Re: Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
Sure is!Warhawk wrote:Looks like the second man from the left has an 1895 Winchester.
Another good one!
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Re: Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
The old boys I knew back in the 60's told me that they where appointed directly by the Governor at the time. Believe thats why and maybe read it that Hamer moved on when he did just before the Bonnie and Clyde thing, I think its in one of the books on the Rangers that it mentions once the Troopers where established most Rangers came from them. Grand dad told me the boots where worn like that to keep the grass seeds and burrs out and off
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Re: Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
Dave James, you are on target. Burrs, seeds, & goat-head stickers would get in the cuffs of their pants and be tracked into different places plus tear up the khaki pants. Todays jeans are left not turned up so unless your walking in a corral or working around snakes the none working cowboy leaves their pants leg out most of the time. Just my two cents.
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Re: Texas Rangers with Trapper and Thompson. Old Photo
There are two '95 carbines in that photo. The rangers on the ends have short barreled '94s.
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