Earp was known to have a collection of .45 Peacemakers he'd hand out to people who would seek him out. He'd say it was 'the gun' he used at the OK Corral. They'd leave thinking he'd given them something special and of value. Uh, huh.
The understanding now is that there was, indeed, a Buntline Special that he and others were given by Ned Buntline. It wasn't the real long one that Stuart Lake (Earp's biographer) claimed it was (I want to say 12" barrel), but one with a shorter, 10" barrel. A number of historians now believe that was the gun he carried that day in his overcoat. In fact, Colt records apparently support this.
I only have the two originals and two replicas (the Hawkin and the Earp revolver). I have those because I'm a history buff when it comes to the Civil War and American West. I had a website up at one time giving the story of the Little Big Horn fight, but haven't had it up since going to Comcast. They don't help with pre-established sites.
As I mentioned in another post, all my other guns were given to a young friend of the family (except for a .357 I keep). When he and his family would visit, he'd always ask to see my historical arms. Knowing him, and the family (the dad's a police officer, SWAT member, and avid hunter) he was the natural choice when I decided that, not being able to hunt any longer, I had no need for my collection.
That’s a lucky kid to know you. I don’t think the present generation cares what happened back then.
Check out the picture of my room on my profile page. Look at the artwork on the left side. You might recognize it.