who is this famous person and what are the guns?

[deerstalkert]

wife found this picture while doing her genealogy stuff. not a relative. just cool!
found a reversed? copy .

 

[64Springer]

At first I thought it was a modern staged picture.

But the priming cutout is on the left of the pistol frame.

Like Billy the Kids rifle.

The loading port appeared on the left side of the receiver.

 

[deerstalkert]

not modern. picture is of a young famous person. appears to be a reverse image?

 

[64Springer]

I'm going with William F. Cody.

After 1858...

 

[deerstalkert]

born in 1846 so by looks it appears to just after the wna. maybe 1866 or so.

 

[mhb]

Looks more like 'Texas Jack' Omohundro, also born in 1846.

mhb - MIke

 

[springfield art]

wife found this picture while doing her genealogy stuff. not a relative. just cool!
found a reversed? copy .
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Those two revolvers at first quick glance look just like Ruger Old Armys!

 

[Juice Jaws]

A wantabe mountain man or army scout

 

[Loyalist Dave]

I'm going with William F. Cody.

After 1858...

THAT IS a young William "Bill" F. Cody, you are correct

LD

 

[deerstalkert]

yep. not sure i'd class him as a wanna-be anything.
had never seen a picture of him so young.

 

[Kansas Jake]

The two upper revolvers appear to be percussion 58 Remingtons the lower appears to be a Colt and maybe another Remington.

 

[Sam squanch]

Lower rifle is a Wesson 2 trigger, I think. One trigger opens it , the other fires it.

 

[deerstalkert]

Lower rifle is a Wesson 2 trigger, I think. One trigger opens it , the other fires it.

that was my thought also Sam. the Wesson that was brother to Daniel Bard.

 

[ppg1949]

I agree the bottom rifle is a Wesson. IMO, the revolvers are Remington New Midel Army’s.

 

[deerstalkert]

now we need to figure out the top rifle. intriguing trigger guard.

 

[rmark]

Bottom left revolver may have a round barrel, maybe Confederate production such as Griswold & Gunnison?

The shape of the top rifles trigger guard reminds me of the PS Justice civil war muskets, but I don't know if he used that guard shape on sporting rifles.

 

[Flint Striker]

Lower rifle is a Wesson 2 trigger, I think. One trigger opens it , the other fires it.

Yeah, I had to look it up but I knew I had seen a 2 trigger rifle before. Wesson is the only one I know of who made them. The open top on the right (Colt?) may be missing its loading lever. It’s my understanding that some photos of this era included props that were owned by photographers. It’s possible that Cody owned only a couple of these guns, or maybe none of them at all.

 

[ppg1949]

I have seen a trigger guard like that on another rifle but can’t place it. The top rifle isn’t very long compared to the Wesson. I’m adding I agree there are one or two Colts in the photo.

 

[Texas Jack Omohundro]

That is Buffalo Bill Cody, probably in 1871 at Fort McPherson, Nebraska.

 

[Paul Nelson]

Those two revolvers at first quick glance look just like Ruger Old Armys!

I was thinking Remington New Army