Wyatt Earp Peacemaker Brass Plaque

SIGN OR PLAQUE, a solid brass with "Wyatt Earp Peacemaker" and "From The Grateful People of Dodge City April 1878". It is flat with four mounting holes and an antique finish. It measures 2 inches long and 1 3/4 inches wide. Certain myths have grown up around Wyatt's time as a Dodge City lawman. One is the story of the special-order Colt "Peacemaker" revolvers with extra-long barrels presented in 1876 to Earp, Masterson, and three other Dodge City personalities by the flamboyant "Ned Buntline" (Edward Judson), a wealthy writer of dime novels who lived in Stamford, New York.