Earp had received the weapon as a gift from Tombstone mayor and Tombstone Epitaph newspaper editor John Clum.
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The Colt Buntline Special is a variant of long-barreled Colt Single Action Army revolver that author Stuart N. Lake created while writing his 1931 biography of Wyatt Earp.
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The Buntline Special was further popularized by The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp television series.
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According to Lake's biography, Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal published in 1931, dime novelist Ned Buntline had five Buntline Specials commissioned.
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There is no conclusive proof as to the kind of pistol Earp usually carried, though it is known that on the day of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, October 26, 1881, he carried an 8 inch (200mm) barreled .44
The reporter is eager for information about the legendary "Buntline Special", a Colt six-shooter with a 12-inch barrel.
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