Guns of Jess Sweeten, a Texas Lawman and Gunfighter
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- Опубліковано 5 лис 2023
- A law enforcement legend, Jess Sweeten was elected to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office in 1932, the youngest sheriff Texas has seen to that point. Sweeten served in this role for 22 years, developing a reputation as a dogged investigator and a fearless gunfighter.
As sheriff, Sweeten solved two mass murder cases and over 2,000 felonies, regularly risking his own life in the line of duty. Jess Sweeten was involved in over 150 fist fights, three car wrecks, and eleven shootouts throughout his career, including a lethal encounter with Gerald Johnson, the “Dallas Kid”, a hardened killer with dozens of hijacking charges in the Dallas-Fort Worth area alone. Sweeten went on to serve as mayor of Athens, Texas leaving behind one of the finest records of achievement in the history of law enforcement.
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0:18 - Intro to lawman Jess Sweeten
2:16 - Jess Sweeten’s Winchester Model 94 Carbine with scabbard (Lot 1186)
2:34 - Winchester Model 1897 slide action riot style shotgun (Lot 1187)
3:06 - Remington Model 760 rifle (Lot 1187)
3:24 - Jess Sweeten’s Antique Colt Single Action Army revolver (Lot 1183)
4:28 - Jess Sweeten’s Exhibition Colt Officer’s Model Target Revolver (Lot 1184)
5:08 - Jess Sweeten’s Smith & Wesson Third Model .44 Ejector revolvers (Lots 1181 & 1182)
7:21 - Jess Sweeten’s Colt Government Model National Match pistol (Lot 1179 & 1180) - Розваги
Cant believe i missed this when it came out. Thank you for sharing these with us.
That was the "Dallas Kid", not the "Texas Kid." Read the newspaper article at 6:48.
Good eye. We also saw both names mentioned in sources, but ultimately went with "Texas Kid" because that's how Sweeten wrote about him in the included first-hand writings.
Fistfights, Gun fights, Hell, This was one badass dude!🤠
Excellent collection, I’ve read stories about this sheriff.
Those .44 Hand Ejectors are sweet!
Excellent presentation. A true character to study.
Gotta love those cool old guns!
Fabulous.
Back when justice carried a gun, and used it.
Trinidad Texas made him.
He must have been a Freemason as well! Those two Colt 1911 NM pistols have custom grips with Shriner and Scottish Rite masonic symbols on them!
Thank you guys for moving to God's promised land 🙏
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It only takes a few years of being around some of these Texas guys to be able to smell the Texas sized load of bs that strongly resembles these stories. Texas men sure can tell some whoppers 😂😂
It’s not BS when it’s documented though.
I have seen these pistols many times, they were on display in the lobby of the Palestine Texas PD station for years. He didn't mention the muzzle of one of the .44s is damaged from him enlarging a windshield bullet hole with it to shoot the Dallas Kid through.