Reeder Custom Guns - For Bro. Jim, he didn't spear this one.

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I like his style. Spear, .357, and plan "C" his two buddies. Probably has a sheath knife too. Same guy 40+ yrs. later.

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Being South America you'd figure a .44-40 (although .32,.38 WCF were also possible options) and I know they made a clone even back then (?) the El Tigre. Perhaps the granddaddy of Rossi? I know lots of 92's were converted to .357 and rightfully so. (how did they fix the bolt faces?) The revolver in the other picture is a M27. Makes me wonder about the Trapper Carbine. Alexander "Sasha" Siemel learned his trade from locals and simply refined the technique to suit his needs. Sort of a bounty hunter for problem cats. He lived from 1890 to 1970. What an interesting man, what stories must have passed with him.

That first picture looks like a Mountain Lion but may be only a southern cousin. From the small head I'd speculate a female.

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is his “Registered Magnum”, he had an early one.

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I don't know if it was that actual service gun but it was one he had and they engraved and gold plated it. A truly mythical piece. This was a time when the .357 was the most powerful handgun in the world! The promotion of it was widely known and he may have been given a gun by S&W.

*You know we don't consider it often but someone had to hum and drag a WHOLE lot of crap out into the jungle to photograph that in the 1920-30's. No phone cameras or Istamatics!

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For Bro. Jim, he didn't spear this one.

That's a sweet little 1892 Winny Trapper

I assume the revolver in the 2nd picture

This is out there somewhere, sold