Shotgun Willy
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I found a place here in Oklahoma that I wish ya'll could see. My family and I took a little vacation up to Bartlesville Oklahoma to have a good time with the kids. I know 'where?' . The place we visited is called Woolaroc and it's the ranch of Frank Phillips of Phillips petroleum. They've got a little firearms museum with a gatling gun, browning .30 cal mg, some revolving ML shotguns, prototypes for the 1911 and stuff like that. The fun part is on the outside wall where they have a lot of Colt prototypes and antiques. Lots of 1851's, 1860's, a couple of Walkers, several Dragoons (some with shoulder stocks) and even a Dragoon with a creeping loading lever. Apparently they were trying it out on the Dragoon before putting it on the 1860. Most of these pieces have no serial number. They even have the largest caliber revolver ever made at the Patterson plant. Apparently the Army was wanting something that used the same size ball as the long arms so Colt made a 6 shot in .54 caliber. They also had quite a few little pocket pistols and such. There were also a few little pistol kits in .28 caliber. I swear it was the right size for my 6 year old. The funny part was, as small as it was, was that it still had a little 1 inch loading lever on it.
I wouldn't drive across the country to see it but if you're within driving range it's fun to see and the kids loved it too. (not the weapons so much as the rest of it)
Bill
I wouldn't drive across the country to see it but if you're within driving range it's fun to see and the kids loved it too. (not the weapons so much as the rest of it)
Bill