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Texas
Rangers Company B
The
Texas Rangers were first formed in 1823 to keep law
and order throughout Texas and the Southwest. In the
1870s the Rangers were combating rampant lawlessness,
fighting the raiding Comanche's, struggling against
Mexican border disputes and battling the feuding cattlemen
and desperados that were terrorizing the State of
Texas.
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Texas
Rangers Company D - Frontier Battalion
Few
will argue that the most violent Texan from the Old
West was John Wesley
Hardin. After killing Sheriff Charley Webb in
1874 Wes Hardin was on the run, until on August 23,
1877, Frontier Battalion Lieutenant, John Armstrong,
caught up with him in Pensacola, Florida. Ranger Armstrong
with drawn Colt boarded the train and entered the
car in which Wes Hardin and four companions were sitting.
Upon seeing the Ranger with his drawn six-shooter
and big-brimmed western
hat, Hardin, is reported to have yelled, "Texas
by God!" which prompted the outlaws to go
for their pistols. When the smoke cleared, one of
Hardin's companions was dead, Wes was out cold from
a blow to the head, and Armstrong was staring down
the other three with his smoking six gun.
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Texas
Rangers Company A Peso Badge
The
Texas Rangers were often called cruel - but they were
formed in cruel times and they had to police a cruel
frontier. Often incredibly outnumbered - companies
of Rangers were victorious against Comanche warriors,
Mexican Armies, rustlers, horse thieves, and assorted
other bandits -- including Bonnie and Clyde.
Legendary
Ranger Exploits
Captain Jack Hays and his company took on most of
the Mexican Army to break the trap holding General
Winfield Scott's Army in Central Mexico. The year
was 1847 and Scott had sent word to President Polk
that it would take 50,000 troops to break the army
free. But all he needed and all he got was Captain
Hays and about 40 Rangers.
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early 20th century Ranger badge was actually pressed
out of a silver Peso from Mexico. Badge is stamped
on both sides - notice the Peso imprint on the back.

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Slim Jim Holster - the Classic side-arm
holster of the early west. |
Most
men - including Texas Rangers - who could afford
a holster would have used this style in the
early days of the western frontier. Shown here
with a Remington 36 cal. black powder pistol,
with a 7 1/2" barrel. Holster above is
a left draw and can be worn on the left hip,
on the right for a cross draw or on the right
for a right handed "Twist" or "Cavalry"
or "Hickok" draw. Shown plain - no
adornment - in a deep saddle brown color. Our
Holsters are Top Quality - made for life-long
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Special
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Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers
Association
On
February 15, 1877, in Graham, Texas, the Texas and
Southwest Cattle Raisers Association was formed. The
original name was the Stock-Raisers' Association of
North-West Texas, and Cattlemen in Oklahoma, New Mexico,
and the Indian Territory were invited to join. This
badge came about when the Association decided to take
matters into their own hands and track down outlaws
and protect themselves and their herds from the rampant
rustling of the day.
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San
Juan Colorado Rangers
The
San Juan Rangers were another little known part of
the legend of the old western frontier. Rangers were
brave men who stood out from the crowd. Some were
appointed to office, others volunteered or were deputized.
Their role as lawmen was to corral cattle rustlers,
unruly gamblers and drunk cowboys and keep the peace
in the towns. The pay was minimal and the hours were
long, and often the reward was a bullet in the back.
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Colorado
Rangers
In
1861, the Jefferson Rangers, originally founded in
1859 to keep peace in Colorado, were reorganized as
the Colorado Rangers. On January 29th, 1923 Governor
William Sweet gave an executive order to disband the
Rangers, leaving Colorado without statewide police
protection until 1935. On February 21st, 1941, a Certificate
of Incorporation was issued to the Colorado Mounted
Rangers, organized by Governor Teller Ammons as a
volunteer group with a single troop in Bailey. In
1955, The Colorado Mounted Rangers changed their Constitution
to form a Squadron of several troops throughout the
state.
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California
Ranger
On
May 11, 1853, California Governor John Bigler signed
a legislative act authorizing the organization of
a band of California Rangers under the command of
Captain Harry Love. Their purpose? To capture or kill
the infamous bandito Joaquin Murieta, ringleader of
a gang of men believed to be responsible for much
of the cattle rustling, robberies, and murders taking
place in the Mother Lode region. In July of 1853,
the Rangers came across the group of bandits near
Arroyo Cantúa in San Benito County. After a
confrontation, two of the bandito's were killed by
the Rangers. The Rangers cut off the hand of one and
the head of the other. The Rangers claimed that the
head belonged to the infamous Joaquin Murieta!
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Inspector. Now you can add that final cowboy
flavor to your business, event, or association.
Based on original designs from the Wild West
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Territorial
Rangers
The
Arizona Territorial Rangers were first formed in April
1860 by then Provisional Governor Dr. Lewis S. Owing's
- with James Henry Tevis as their first Captain. The
first Headquarters was in Pinos Altos. When Arizona
joined the Confederacy, the men that formed the Arizona
Rangers joined the Confederate Army, disbanding the
Rangers.
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Arizona
Rangers
The
Rangers were a special police force created to assist
jurisdictional lawmen at a time when outlaws outnumbered
lawmen in the Arizona Territory.
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Arizona Rangers
Only
three men ever wore this badge. Burton C. Mossman
1901-1902, ended large scale cattle rustling in North
America. Thomas H. Running 1902-1907, made more arrests
and convictions than any man in Arizona. Harry Wheeler
1907-1909, "the shootinest ranger of 'em all.
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Custom
Cowboy Hats
from The Last Best West
In today's world of depleting
Ozone and the rise of melanoma and skin
cancer - everyone needs a good hat to
shield their face and neck from the harmful
effects of the sun. What could be more
timeless and useful than a fine fur-felt
Cowboy Hat? It will keep your face and
neck in constant shade - regardless of
the position of the sun, and your eyes
and lips will say thankee-thankee. It'll
be your friend for life and will age just
as gracefully as you!
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Back
in May, 2006 we were rounded up to
work on a re-enactment of the moment
when Jack McCall walked into Tom Nuttal's
#10 Saloon on Aug 2 1876, in Deadwood,
Dakota Territory, and murdered Wild
Bill Hickok.
This
painting by Canadian artist Ken Dewar,
was the end result of the afternoon
of filming in Heritage Park, an authentic
19th century town, in Calgary. 130
years to the day that McCall did his
cowardly deed the painting was unveiled
in front of City Hall in Deadwood,
South Dakota, on August 2, 2006.
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