Stetson Hat

Invented by John Batterson Stetson who was a hat maker born in New Jersey. He also established the John B. Stretson Manufacturing Company of Philedelphia which made the famous ten gallon hat worn by cowboys. The hat was also known as ‘John B’ but eventually came to be famously known as Stetson.   Bowie Knife It is one of the weapons of cowboys which is supposedly believed to be invented by Colonel James Bowie who was a Texan adventurer and a slave trader who died during the siege of Alamo fortress by Mexican soldiers alongwith his friend Davy Crockett. In fact, it is also believed that his older brother, Rezin Pleasant Bowie my have invented this lethal weapon which had a blade of 25-38 cm with a guard between the blade and the handle. This ‘lethal’ weapon is also jokingly known as the ‘Arkansas Toothpick’.   Colt Revolver This weapon was invented by Samuel Colt. It is believed that he actually whittled the orignial design in wood and later made the working weapon which got patented in England and France in the year 1835 and in US in 1836. Warriors of American Civil War utilized Colts as their weapons. Samuel Colt became a successful and wealthy man by introducing the classic six-gun, the six-shot, single action .45-calibre Peacemaker model introduced in 1873.   So that is what it takes to be a cowboy. The four essentials described above. You won’t find a cowboy without these four ‘inventions’, well, atleast in books, novels and movies to say.