We’ve seen it dozens of times in movies and TV shows and maybe even played one out in a video game, but the first western quick draw showdown went down in Missouri, July 21 1865. 160 years ago.
Springfield Missouri
The modified duel went down in the Springfield town square between “Wild Bill” Hickok and Davis Tutt. The two were at odds over a gambling debt and a specific pocket watch that Hickok claimed Tutt took from him as collateral. Tutt was spotted wearing Hickok’s pocket watch which was viewed as over the line antagonism.
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