Davy Crockett King Frontier

[oldschoolhunter55]

BB gun wars, those were the days. No aiming for the face but I did take a few pot shots at the back of my cousins head. Forget who but someone shot my cousins left front tooth out, ( that ended the fun and games for (awhile) , my older brother shot me in the arm with his arrow, we learn to swim along the river bottom, yes how did we get to be old men.

Oh yes. We had bb gun fights too.We were very lucky that no one lost an eye.

 

[Eutycus]

I haven't seen it but read about it.After the Davy Crockett series was over Fess Parker made a movie about the Great
Locomotive Chase. Parker played the part of James Andrews, the leader of the Yankee raiders who stole the locomotive known as the General. I find it hard to believe Fess Parker played a Yankee what with his Texas accent and all.

 

[Colonial Boy]

Looking back it's a wonder we're still alive. We used to hunt each other in the woods with our BB guns, among other things probably just as stupid.

Looking back it's a wonder we're still alive. We used to hunt each other in the woods with our BB guns, among other things probably just as stupid.

 

[Colonial Boy]

Looking back it's a wonder we're still alive. We used to hunt each other in the woods with our BB guns, among other things probably just as stupid.

A wonder indeed but we continued into adulthood, having mock battles with muzzle loaders, until the inevitable happened.
One of the ‘’enemy’’ had a .44-40 case as a ramrod tip and it came off in ramming a blank, the case hit the late Peter Leggett in the upper right arm and passed through, but made a nasty wound.
I remember the incident very well as I was a few feet from Peter when he was hit.
That was the end of mock battles.