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• General George Smith Patton, Jr. (11 November 1885 21 December 1945), is a legend in US military history. In his 60-years of life, he spent the majority of it wearing one uniform or another and died on active service. Forever the warrior, he is fittingly buried in a military cemetery in Europe, not far from where he died. As a soldier, he carried many guns, but one of these is almost as famous as he was. Free download natyageet mp3. The Single Action Army Colt's Model of 1873, better known as the Single Action Army and sometimes as 'the Peacemaker', was the sidearm of the late 19th century US Army. A six-shooter that was chambered in more than 30 different calibers including.45 Colt,.44-40 WCF, and others, it was Colt's first popular revolver that used cartridges and not cap and ball.
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He had spent a good bit of his active service overseas. He competed in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics in the modern pentathlon, studied sword fighting in France, and even designed the last cavalry saber the US Army ever issued. The standard sidearm at the time in the Army was the brand new Colt 1911 longslide, which augmented a series of.38 caliber revolvers. Patton however wanted something with just a little bit more character.
Based at Fort Bliss, he ordered from the Shelton-Payne Arms Company in El Paso for $50 a specially engraved Colt 1873 in.45 LC, serial number 332088. With a 4.75-inch barrel giving the six-shooter an overall length of 10.25-inches and a weight of 38-ounces, the gun was hefty. Patton requested a highly engraved silver finish along the frame and barrel. Custom Helfricht engraved ivory grips, with 'GSP' in black enamel on the right panel and a volant eagle on the left, set the gun off. At the time, Patton's pay as a Second Lieutenant was just $155 a month, so the revolver was a large investment. He picked up the revolver from Shelton-Payne on March 5, 1916, just in time for war. A famous 1915 picture of Pancho Villa (center in suit) visiting El Paso.
To the right is General Pershing. Over Pershing's shoulder is a tall, slim, and young, George S Patton. 
The shootout Just days after his new purchase, Patton was transferred from his position as a young 31-year old second Lieutenant with the 8th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Bliss, to the staff of Brigadier General John Blackjack Pershing, who was marching south into Mexico. The reason Pershing was moving south was to chase, with the Mexican government's permission, the bandit horsemen of Pancho Vila who had just raided the town of Columbus New Mexico.