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In following The Toughest Ranger Arizona Rangers, Sergeant Jeff Kidder, November 15, 1875 - April 5, 1908, considered one of the twelve most underrated gunmen of the Old West. In 1901, Kidders family moved to California, but he stayed in Vermillion. That same year, the Arizona Rangers were formed, and Kidder ventured southwest to join them. He was not hired until 1903, and he took many odd jobs in between, including working as a cowboy, a miner, and as a lawman in Nogales, Arizona. Kidder quickly became known within the Rangers as the second best marksman, second only to Captain Harry C. Wheeler. He bought his pearl-handled Colt Single Action Army .45 in 1905. He practice fired it so many times, he had to send it back to the factory two years later for repairs and re-plating. He’s shown below, holding his horse’s reins, in 1907 with his pearl-handled Colt strapped on his hip.The two men on the far left are also believed to be Rangers. (courtesy of the Arizona Historical Society arizonahistoricalsociety.org/)
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000

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