Tom Payne 13115 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 I cannot remember why the late Joe Bowman wore only one spur. Can anyone here please get me the info?? I met a fellow Classic Cowboy at EOT a few years back and he also wore one spur in honor of Joe Bowman but I cannot remember his alias. All help is appreciated!! Tom Payne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying W Ramrod Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 53 minutes ago, Tom Payne 13115 said: I cannot remember why the late Joe Bowman wore only one spur. Can anyone here please get me the info?? I met a fellow Classic Cowboy at EOT a few years back and he also wore one spur in honor of Joe Bowman but I cannot remember his alias. All help is appreciated!! Tom Payne Don't know if this is germane or not but, Calvary days saw riders wearing one spur to commemorate a fallen brother. Could be this reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 1 hour ago, Tom Payne 13115 said: I cannot remember why the late Joe Bowman wore only one spur. Can anyone here please get me the info?? I met a fellow Classic Cowboy at EOT a few years back and he also wore one spur in honor of Joe Bowman but I cannot remember his alias. All help is appreciated!! Tom Payne That would have been Texas Ghost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Quinton, SASS #4818 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Joe always told me "Where one side of the horse goes, the other will too." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grass Range Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Gun show in Bozeman a vendor had a good- looking (single) spur. Could not produce the other one. Tried to tell me ( I am an old native of the range) that a long time ago the riders could only afford one spur so that is what they bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Spur Jake SASS #7728 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 El Lazo, at Winter Range one year, told me a lot of rodeo calf ropers wore only one spur on their left boot. This way when they jumped off their horse it eliminated the possibility of a spur on their right boot catching on anything. In the 1950 movie "The Gunfighter" starring Gregory Peck, his friend Marshal Mark only wore one very shiny spur. First time I ever saw that in a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhills Slim, SASS #22998 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Joe Bowman interesting read: https://1withabullet.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/rest-in-peace-joe-bowman/ My wife, Ms. Jewel, shoots a pair of stainless steel Ruger .32 single sixes that were once owned by Joe Bowman. We acquired them from a gentleman who inherited them from an uncle who was a good friend of Joe Bowman. She has always felt that this pair of guns are special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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