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A coach gun is a modern term, coined by gun collectors, for a double-barreled shotgun, generally with barrels from 18 to 24 inches (460 to 610 mm) in length, placed side-by-side. These weapons were known as "cut-down shotguns" or "messenger's guns" from the use of such shotguns on stagecoaches by shotgun messengers in the American Wild West .
A circa 1904 drawing of an Overland Mail stagecoach under attack—note guard with shotgun sitting to the left of the driver. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a shotgun messenger was a private "express messenger" and guard, especially on a stagecoach but also on a train, in charge of overseeing and guarding a valuable private shipment, such as particularly the contents of a strongbox ...
Abbot-Downing Company was a coach and carriage builder in Concord, New Hampshire, which became known throughout the United States for its products — in particular the Concord coach. The business's roots went back to 1813, and it persisted in some form into the 1930s with the manufacture of motorized trucks and fire engines.
The cowboys had repeatedly threatened the Earps and Holliday. Fearing trouble, Virgil temporarily deputized Holliday and sought backup from his brothers Wyatt and Morgan. Virgil retrieved a short coach gun from the Wells Fargo office and the four men went to find the cowboys. [41]
Wyatt was hired in April or May 1880 by Wells Fargo agent Fred J. Dodge as a shotgun messenger on stagecoaches when they transported Wells Fargo strongboxes. [ 69 ] : 54 [ 73 ] In late July 1880 younger brother Morgan arrived, leaving his wife Lou in Temescal, California (near San Bernardino). [ 74 ]
Hume’s major break occurred on November 3, 1883, when Bart robbed a Wells Fargo coach headed from the town of Sonora to Milton, in Calaveras County. One of the drivers fired a shot at Bart, and forced him to promptly flee. Within the nearby brush, local officers found a cache of rations and correctly assumed that the goods were the bandit's.
Born in Old Town, Maine on March 22, 1829, [2] Ross sailed to California in 1856 to mine for gold at Sutter's Creek, California, and later in Oregon and Idaho.In 1867, he became a stage coach driver and guard for Wells Fargo.
Concord Coach in Wells Fargo livery with leather-covered front and back boots Glen's Falls, Lake George & Chester stagecoach c. 1880. The Concord coach was an American horse-drawn coach, often used as stagecoaches, mailcoaches, and hotel coaches.