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TX: Guns Linked to Pancho Villa Auctioned
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Three guns linked to Pancho Villa were auctioned for nearly $29,000, apparently less than what organizers expected the firearms tied to the Mexican revolutionary to fetch. "That's the fun of auctions _ sometimes you get bargains," said Amy McMurrough, a spokeswoman for the auction, which was held Saturday near San Antonio. The prize of the auction _ Villa's Remington single action revolver with his real name, "Doreteo Arango," engraved on the barrel _ sold for $18,000. |
| Comment by:
farmer@sou.edu
(11/11/2007)
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The revolver pictured is a Remington Model 1875
Army revolver. Only about 25,000 of these were
produced from 1875 to 1889. The Model 1890
Remington revolver followed it. Only about 2000
were produced. There was never enough quantity
of either Remington model produced to really be
of much competetition to Colt's famous Model 1873
Army revolver or "Peacmaker." Caliber of Pancho
Villa's sixshooter isn't mentioned either. |
| Comment by:
Defender
(11/12/2007)
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"Along with Emiliano Zapata and Francisco I. Madero, Villa led peasant armies to a swift victory over the corrupt and repressive regime of the aging dictator, Porfirio Diaz, only to see Madero betrayed by reactionary plotters. Undaunted, the rebel generals led their armies in another uprising against the usurpers, routing them at every stage and ultimately driving them into exile."
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| Comment by:
Defender
(11/12/2007)
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"Peasant armies."
That would be... the unorganized militia, rallying to a popular cause. |
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