Comments for OldWest https://www.oldwest.org/ American West History & Wild West Legends Sat, 26 Jul 2025 01:18:38 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on 7 Tantalizing Stories of Lost Treasure in Oregon by Shawn https://www.oldwest.org/lost-treasures-oregon/#comment-3874 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:39:32 +0000 https://www.oldwest.org/?p=4766#comment-3874 Can you share the source of the lost forest mine?

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Comment on “I’m Your Huckleberry:” The Meaning of Doc Holliday’s Iconic Line by JuiceEFruit https://www.oldwest.org/im-your-huckleberry-meaning/#comment-3865 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 06:26:42 +0000 https://www.oldwest.org/?p=4219#comment-3865 The farthest back anyone has ever found the made-up term “huckle bearer” was in 1997 in some guy’s sig line, on an old google groups message board. On a Tombstone topic, of course.
It did not exist prior to that. How he came up with it, we can only speculate.

What we do know is that it did not exist in print or any other media from before that point. And since it makes absolutely zero sense, as it’s been described, that’s further proof it’s made up. Even if a casket handle was a huckle, as has been claimed, it’s also still a handle, right?
And you wouldn’t call anyone a “handle bearer”, would you? That’s exactly what it would mean.

You bear a load or a weight, not the handle of the load/weight.

So that whole thing was invented on the internet, and exists nowhere else.

Oh, and one more source for “I’m your huckleberry”: The old 1950’s TV show “Yancy Derringer.” First episode (its on youtube), near the end, Yancy tells a man “I guess I’m your huckleberry” after confirming what the man wanted him to do.

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Comment on “I’m Your Huckleberry:” The Meaning of Doc Holliday’s Iconic Line by JuiceEFruit https://www.oldwest.org/im-your-huckleberry-meaning/#comment-3864 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 06:21:16 +0000 https://www.oldwest.org/?p=4219#comment-3864 In reply to Alex.

It really wasn’t, though. The idiom I’m your huckleberry existed in print well before Mark Twain published his books.
It’s been speculated that Huckleberry Finn’s name came from that old saying…which makes sense, since if anyone was ever your huckleberry, it was Huck Finn.

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Comment on 10 Famous Guns of the Wild West, from Revolvers to Rifles by Norman D. Landings https://www.oldwest.org/guns-old-west/#comment-3862 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:50:42 +0000 https://www.oldwest.org/?p=672#comment-3862 The 1877 Colt wasn’t the first double-action revolver to see service in the Old West. That honour went to European-manufactered arms. George Custer carried a matched pair of double-action Webley ‘Royal Irish Constabulary’ model .44’s at Little Big Horn. Various other Webley double-action army & police models were marketed in the US. Lefaucheux & Manufrance double-action revolvers were available, but they were chambered in small calibres and only really useful as a ‘belly gun’.
I think – I could be wrong on this one – Hopkins & Allen’s double action design predated Colts. However the H&A was hamstrung by terrible build quality. Their double-action design was bought and incorporated into the splendid Merwin Hulbert revolvers, but that was after 1877.

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Comment on The Reality of Dying of Consumption in the Old West by Phil https://www.oldwest.org/dying-of-consumption-old-west/#comment-3861 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:21:18 +0000 https://www.oldwest.org/?p=6890#comment-3861 In reply to M. Fisher.

They didn’t have anti perspirant. No one had anti perspirant. Imagine an entire town of hard working people who had no anti perspirant. You’d not even notice it after a year, but that first year for us, in this day and age. Overpowering stench of body odor. Not everything is racial. Get out of whatever information silo you are in if you come to this conclusion. You need new sources of data.

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Comment on 13 Best Western Movies & Series to Stream on Netflix Right Now by Travis Graham https://www.oldwest.org/best-western-movies-series-netflix/#comment-3851 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 02:28:01 +0000 https://www.oldwest.org/?p=6619#comment-3851 In reply to William.

While I do understand everyone’s sentiment, I must point out that the title says: “13 Best Western Movies & Series to Stream on Netflix Right Now”. With that being said, y’all know as well as I do that often enough these movie and series options change rather frequently on Netflix, Hulu and the such. This is still quiet a place to find what you are looking for as far as the Old West is concerned. Maybe, just maybe, you should try and get out of your “feelings” and enjoy the list that was provided.

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Comment on 9 Things You May Not Know About Clayton Moore, The Lone Ranger by Sherrie Sawyer Daniel https://www.oldwest.org/clayton-moore/#comment-3836 Mon, 19 May 2025 18:51:22 +0000 https://www.oldwest.org/?p=7406#comment-3836 I grew up watching The Lone Ranger. I am 76 years old and still watch it . It is still the best thing on T V . to bad there are not more people like him now. we sure could use him now , the way our country is now.

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Comment on Lost Treasure in California: True Stories of the Golden State’s Hidden Riches by Luis https://www.oldwest.org/lost-treasures-california/#comment-3825 Tue, 06 May 2025 13:18:43 +0000 https://www.oldwest.org/?p=397#comment-3825 In reply to Billy Jack.

I know too where it is and the place is called banner CA. And I own property right there

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Comment on 29 Most Iconic Movie Quotes from ‘Tombstone’ by 51 Game Original https://www.oldwest.org/tombstone-quotes/#comment-3778 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:36:27 +0000 https://www.oldwest.org/?p=2347#comment-3778 What a fantastic roundup of quotes from ‘Tombstone’! Each line brings back such vivid memories of the film. “I’m your huckleberry” always gives me chills. Thanks for highlighting these iconic moments!

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Comment on “I’m Your Huckleberry:” The Meaning of Doc Holliday’s Iconic Line by Alex https://www.oldwest.org/im-your-huckleberry-meaning/#comment-3715 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:15:17 +0000 https://www.oldwest.org/?p=4219#comment-3715 I always took it as a reference to the Mark Twain book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The character Huck Finn who had a strong sense of common sense and could adapt to various situations through deception and cleverness. Huck is unrefined and unburdened by societal expectations, allowing him to see the world with a fresh, and often insightful, perspective. And he was loyal to Jim and was down for whatever lol. Hence my thoughts on “I’m your huckleberry” being related to him. Like “let’s get it ole boy, I’m down.”

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Comment on 20 Old West Towns Where You Can Still Experience the Wild Frontier by Terry https://www.oldwest.org/wild-west-towns/#comment-3560 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:57:38 +0000 https://www.oldwest.org/?p=3263#comment-3560 Если интересна тематика про “Печать”, то рекомендуем посмотреть раздел – все про Печать.- With regards, Terry

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Comment on 20 Old West Towns Where You Can Still Experience the Wild Frontier by Erica https://www.oldwest.org/wild-west-towns/#comment-3559 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:45:54 +0000 https://www.oldwest.org/?p=3263#comment-3559 Если интересна тематика про “Компрессоров”, то рекомендуем посмотреть раздел – все про Компрессоров.- With regards, Erica

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