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George Goodfellow, who treated the wounded Earp brothers after the famous Gunfight at the O.

Buy one today and it would ne indistinguishable from the one Wyatt Earp wore when he was the Master of Dodge City.

Brian Earp is a good explanation of the confusion around this common claim.

Wyatt Earp was alive to see himself portrayed in the film Wild Bill Hickok, and he was best friends with the actor who played Hickok.

Brian Earp is excellent resource on this topic.

I also know that there is no direct quote of someone saying Doc Holiday said this, but Burns interviewed Earp as well as a lot of the residents of Cochise County.

To state my perspective by way of personal anecdote: I find it shitty that I have neighbors who like to run their errands with pistols strapped to their waists like they want to be Wyatt Earp when they grow up, but my acceptance or non-acceptance of the situation is irrelevant.

Wyatt Earp knew a bit about gunfighting so here is his take: When I say that I learned to take my time in a gunfight, I do not wish to be misunderstood, for the time to be taken was only that split fraction of a second that means the difference between deadly accuracy with a sixgun and a miss.

As Wyatt Earp said, "Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything".

"They say you're the gamest man in the Earp crowd, Doc," Ringo said.

One need only look at the story of Billy the Kid and the regulators or Wyatt Earp's arc for evidence.

I have also been enjoying Wynonna Earp, which is kind of like Justified meets Ash vs Evil Dead.

Another American equivalent might be Paul Bunyan or Johnny Appleseed, or any of the Wild West cowboys; Billy the Kid or Wyatt Earp.