HEAVY Cast Iron "PLEASE CHECK YOUR GUNS AT THE DOOR" Old West Saloon Plaque

Description

Heavy Weight Cast Iron Decorator Item
PLEASE CHECK YOUR GUNS AT THE DOOR
Sign/Plaque
Black with White Raised Letters
Approximately 7.5" x 3.5" x .25"
You will receive a wonderful piece of heavy, cast iron made to look like the ones of yesteryear just right for your door entry, Bar/Saloon, Cowboy Country, or Farmhouse decor.  As with the true antique ones, this reproduction will last for years and at a fraction of the cost of an original.
Each sign/plaque has a hole/holes for attaching to the wall, door or object of your choice (screws are not included).
A Little Bit of History:
From Tombstone Arizona to East Las Vegas, New Mexico, many an old west gunslinger lost his life because he didn’t follow the rules of the town or the local saloon.
If only the four rowdy cowboys had heeded the warning of the East Las Vegas town rules as recited by Marshal Joe Carson and his deputy Dave Mather back in 1880. The Marshal would not have lost his life, and two of those cowboys  would not have been gunned down (killing one at the time) and the other two being captured and imprisoned. The three cowboys who lived through the shoot-out were later hanged by an angry mob who was wanted to lynch the three responsible for their beloved Marshal’s killing!
Just a year the East Las Vegas shootout, the lead up to the famous O.K. Corral Gunfight, happened when Marshal Virgil Earp arrested Ike Clanton and Tom McLaury for carrying firearms in the city limits. The Clanton Gang aka the “Cowboys” were suspected of rustling cattle on a large scale and the marshal had set out to stop this group of ruffians.
“After a number of run-ins between the two factions, it came to a head on October 26, 1881 when Virgil arrested Ike Clanton and Tom McLaury for carrying firearms in the city limits. After the pair were released, they joined up with Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury, who had just arrived in town. Gathered near the OK Corral on Fremont Street, Virgil then decided to disarm Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury, as well. Marshal Virgil Earp recruited his brothers Wyatt and Morgan to help him in this dangerous task. Doc Holliday also insisted upon joining them. When the four men approached the “Cowboys,” demanding their guns, all hell broke loose.
In what has since forever been known as the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton made the mistake of cocking their pistols when approached by the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday. It is not really known who fired the first shot, but Doc’s bullet was the first to hit home, tearing through Frank McLaury’s belly and sending McLaury’s own shot wild through Wyatt’s coat-tail. The 30-second shootout left three Billy Clanton, Frank McLaury and Tom McLaury dead. Virgil Earp took a shot to the leg and Morgan suffered a shoulder wound. Sheriff John Behan arrested Virgil, Wyatt, and Morgan Earp, as well as Doc Holliday for the murder of Billy Clanton and Tom and Frank McLaury. However, Judge Wells Spicer, who was related to the Earps, decided that the defendants had been justified in their actions.
Over the next few months, while the Earps struggled to retain control over Tombstone, Virgil Earp was seriously wounded by an assassination attempt and Morgan Earp was killed when he was playing pool on March 18, 1882. Eyewitnesses claimed that Frank Stilwell was seen running from the scene of the crime and three days later Stilwell’s was found dead. A Mexican who was also implicated in the crime was also found murdered in a lumber camp. It is believed that Wyatt Earp was responsible for killing both men.”
From the website of Legends of America
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