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Well,
Elmer Keith was an old school cowboy and he packed a four inch model 29...
Patton was an old school Cavalryman and he packed a 3.5 inch model 27 along with his peacemaker.
Technically speaking, since the big N frame Smiths were popular with cowboys, wouldn't that make them cowboy guns too?
Texas rangers were very fond of 1911 pistols back in the day too.
They were also fond of Remington automatic rifles.
One odd configuration I read of was in the "Doc Savage' pulps. Doc's cousin Pat was raised on a ranch and in the first story she is in, she shows up packing a peacemaker revolver "still one of the most reliable guns of all" and a big game automatic rifle....
Remember the story of Tom Horn and the deputies luger?
When I was a young man, I used to view "Cowboy guns" as anything from about 1840-1900....
But considering many old timers lived on after that and sometimes looked fondly on newer things, now it is harder to make up my mind...
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