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Both of the available resources are not written by experts in the Old West. One reference from 1959(!) refers to movie-making, stating, "As he handed it to his enemy, butt first, he slipped his forefinger through the trigger-guard, at the last minute spun the butt back into his palm and started chucking lead." The other cites the episode in which Curly Bill shoots Town Marshal Fred White, which is ruled an accident. The article says Curly Bill did not use this manuever. The book "And Die in the West" cites a report by one "A.F. Franklin" who says he observed Curly Bill twirl a pistol, but I cannot find any corroboration of who A.F. Franklin is, his presence in Tombstone, or of his veracity. I believe the use of so-called "road agent's spin" in the Old West is not supported by any reliable source. It is a modern Hollywood invention. — btphelps(talk) (contribs) 08:45, 1 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
