On Sep 8, 11:00=A0pm, william wrote:
> On Sep 8, 10:10=A0pm, Dave in Toronto wrote:
>
> > I've heard of that fanning business. =A0Did some gunfighters in the old
> > west ever actually do it or is it a product of the Wild West shows?
> > I've tried to do it with a colt and it's extremely hard to
> > manipulate let alone strive for accuracy.
>
> And that "fanning rage" produced a Mattell toy that was all the rage
> when I was a kid.
>
> http://users.rcn.com/ed.ma.ultranet/toyguns.html
>
> Williamwww.williamahearn.com
I had a "Fanner 50" as a kid, with leather belt & holster, bullets,
and a "Rifleman" style rifle. The rifle took roll caps, but IIRC, the
Fanner 50 took "greenie stick 'ems" - little round caps you stuck on
the base of the bullet. The bullets were the first things to get lost
- no surprise.
And yes, I was the fastest draw in the neighborhood. That's my story,
and I'm sticking to it!
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