Billy the Kid Photo fetches 2 Million

[Rube Burrows]

Well the auction is completed and the pic sold for 2 million.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_18355319


Just when I was about to put in my bid

[Rusty]

I'm glad somebody has that much money theses days.

[rangerider7]

WOW!! The Colt SAA 7 1/2 that killed Billy the Kid plus Pat Garrett's Sheriff badge I don't think have reached that amount of money yet. It's fun to have lots of money, I'll never know.

P.S. I would rather have the Colt and badge myself. I have seen them both sell at auction years back and they have been auction off several times since then.

[jfg_4]

WHat rifle does Billy have in the pic?

[awp101]

It's fun to have lots of money, I'll never know.

Yeah, it must be a nice problem to have!

[kimwcook]

Wow. But, there's only one known to exist so it's rarity isn't an unknown.

[Booger Bill]

The article says there originaly was 4 photos and one burned. They dont know where the other two are. I wouldnt mind haveing the hat or rifle. Thats 2 million plus $200,000 finders fee. $2,200,000s total! Now let`s see. To end up with $2,200,000s after taxs to to buy the photo, you had to make almost $3,800,000s! Either you want that tin type bad and/or you have so much money that you cant comprehend the meaning of it! Billy probley didnt earn $2,000s in his life. I bet he would have got a kick out of knowing his "pose" brought that! Step aside cindy crawford, you dont need to be pretty!
(Wonder what that colt new frontier I had that belonged to audie murphy that my ex liberated from me would be worth now?)

[rangerider7]

1873 Winchester Carbine.

[J Miller]

I think these are the kind of photos that are normally reversed. So I messed around with this one and flipped it. Looks better, but it's still in crappy condition.

Billy the Kid.jpg

He sure looks like a squirrely dude don't he?

Joe

[rangerider7]

From what I have read he was a little mentally challenged.

[Rube Burrows]

WOW!! The Colt SAA 7 1/2 that killed Billy the Kid plus Pat Garrett's Sheriff badge I don't think have reached that amount of money yet. It's fun to have lots of money, I'll never know.

P.S. I would rather have the Colt and badge myself. I have seen them both sell at auction years back and they have been auction off several times since then.

I think the guy who just bought this picture is the same guy who owns Pat's gun that killed Billy also.

After years and years of looking this picture blown up in my many books....I was shocked to see how small the actual picture is. I know many tin types were small....but never realized this one was so small. Bob Boze Bell had a good article about this picture last month. In True West.

Im just glad the picture did not go to the Saudi Oil guys or the Japs that were bidding on the picture. Thank you sir for outbidding them and keeping it in America.

[Rube Burrows]

I think these are the kind of photos that are normally reversed. So I messed around with this one and flipped it. Looks better, but it's still in crappy condition.

Billy the Kid.jpg

He sure looks like a squirrely dude don't he?

Joe

Yes, they are reversed. It only took the people 100 years to realize the loading gate on the rifle was on the wrong side and for someone to say...."HEY....those tin types were reversed, Duh".

Only after tons of books and even a movie called the Left Handed Gun.

Oh well, better late than never.

Its a Winchester 1873 carbine with the 20" barrel.

[airedaleman]

Bonney may well be the first of the "Pants on the Ground" crowd. Look where the crotch of his trousers is!

[Rube Burrows]

Bonney may well be the first of the "Pants on the Ground" crowd. Look where the crotch of his trousers is!

But they are around his waist.....not around the lower part of his butt. Possibly too big for him.

[olyinaz]

This is another image I've seen frequently used that is supposedly of Bill the Kid.



I'm going to guess that it's either been disproved or there is no way to properly document it. But it sure gets used a lot.

Oly

[J Miller]

Oly,
The face in your picture sure looks like the one in the other picture.

Joe

[Rube Burrows]

This is another image I've seen frequently used that is supposedly of Bill the Kid.



I'm going to guess that it's either been disproved or there is no way to properly document it. But it sure gets used a lot.

Oly

I have been reading about Billy for a long time and have never.....ever seen this pic. What rock was my head under? It sure does look a lot like the authenticated Billy the Kid picture.

Thanks for sharing.