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A striking portrait of Buffalo Bill is featured on the left side of the
receiver. The portrait captures the rugged good looks and distinctive beard and flowing
hair that made Cody for years the most famous man in the world. Surrounding him is the
legend, "Buffalo Bill's Wild West," in the style of the colorful posters of the
day. The years "1883" and "1917" are featured, marking the year when
Cody first teamed with Doc Carver to bring the "real" Wild West to audiences who
had never experienced the frontier, and the year of his death, when his "show"
would no longer go on. To the left, two former adversaries stand together as comrades in
this magnificent image of Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill. To the right is, John Y. Nelson, one
of the most colorful characters from the real Western frontier traveled with Buffalo Bill
for approximately 10 years. A driver of the Deadwood Stage, he was an audience favorite.
With his beard and buckskins, he epitomized the image of a rough and tumble Western
frontiersman.
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A favorite feature of the "Wild West" shows for decades, the
Deadwood Mail Coach carried audience members on a wild ride with "hostile"
Indians in hot pursuit. In this image, Buffalo Bill poses with the distinguished members
of the "Wild West" audience who have been selected for one of the most
exhilarating and heart racing trips imaginable, John Nelson is in the driver's seat,
with his trusty rifle, prepared to guide the stagecoach through all dangers and deliver
the passengers safely to their final destination. To the left, Buffalo Bill poses with
Young Chief and American Horse. The two prominent Native American leaders posed with Cody
at Staten Island during an 1886 tour of the "Wild West." To the
right is a
portrait of sharpshooter Annie Oakley wearing a few of the many international championship
medals she won. She once said, "The marksman who hesitates is lost. Just take it for
granted you are going to hit and fire away before you have time to doubt the certainty of
success."
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The highly polished walnut stocks are laser-carved with the
Tribute title, "Buffalo Bill's Wild West."
In addition, the shoulder stock features an American buffalo
framed in an oval cameo.
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Make/Model: Model 1873 Rifle
(Uberti)
Barrel Length: 24 1/4" tapered octagonal
Caliber: .44-40
Stocks: Walnut
Edition Limit: 300
Decoration: Each Tribute rifle is decorated by craftsmen specifically
commissioned by America Remembers. |
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| Since the Buffalo Bill's Wild West Tribute is a working Model 73 Rifle,
we will arrange delivery through a licensed firearms dealer of your choice. |
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