Two-Gun is a common nickname or epithet for
gunslinger
Gunfighters, also called gunslingers (), or in the 19th and early 20th centuries gunmen, were individuals in the American Old West who gained a reputation of being dangerous with a gun and participated in gunfights and shootouts. Today, the t ...
s known to wield two handguns.
People
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Francis Crowley
Francis Crowley (October 31, 1912 – January 21, 1932) was an American murderer. His crime spree lasted nearly three months, ending in a two-hour shootout with the New York City Police Department on May 7, 1931, that was witnessed by 15,000 bys ...
, Two-Gun Crowley, or simply Two-Gun, an American
serial killer
A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more persons,A
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Louis Alterie, or Two-Gun Alterie, an American gangster and hitman
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Richard James Hart, or Two-Gun Hart, an Italian-American prohibition agent
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Two-Gun Cohen
Morris (Moishe) Abraham Cohen (1887–1970), better known by the nickname Two-Gun Cohen and also known by his Chinese name Ma Kun (), was a Polish-born British and Canadian adventurer of Jewish origin who became aide-de-camp to Sun Yat-sen and a ...
, a Polish-British adventurer
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Willie "Two-Knife" Altieri
Willie "Two-Knife" Altieri (dates unknown) also called Willie "two gun" Altieri...
was an American gangster who served as the chief enforcer for Frankie Yale's Italian-American " Black-Hand" gang, one of the most powerful criminal organizations ...
, or Willie Two-Gun Altieri, an American gangster
Arts, entertainment and media
Characters
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Two-Gun Kid
The Two-Gun Kid is the name of two Western fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first, Clay Harder, was introduced in a 1948 comic from Marvel predecessor Timely Comics. The second, Matt Hawk a ...
, a character from Marvel Comics
Films
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The Two-Gun Man
''The Two-Gun Man'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by David Kirkland and starring Fred Thomson, Spottiswoode Aitken and Olive Hasbrouck.
Plot
A returning World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), ofte ...
'', a 1926 western by David Kirkland
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Two-Gun Betty'', a 1918 comedy western by Howard Hickman
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Two-Gun Caballero
''Two-Gun Caballero'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by Jack Nelson and starring Robert Frazer, Consuelo Dawn and Carmen Laroux.Pitts p.182
Cast
* Robert Frazer as Bob Blake - posing as Lopez
* Consuelo Dawn as Sally Thompson
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'', a 1931 western by Jack Nelson
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Two-Gun Gussie
''Two-Gun Gussie'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Plot
Gussie (Harold Lloyd) is a mild-mannered easterner who finds employment as a piano player in a rowdy western saloon. Dagger-Tooth Dan, the toughest characte ...
'', a 1918 short comedy by Hal Roach
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Two Gun Justice'', a 1938 western by Alan James
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Two Gun Law'', a 1937 western by Leon Barsha
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Two Gun Man
''Two Gun Man'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Ken Maynard, Lucille Powers, and Charles King. It was released on May 15, 1931, by Tiffany Productions and was later re=released by Amity Pictures ...
'', a 1931 western by Phil Rosen
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Two Gun Man from Harlem'', a 1938 contemporary western by Richard Kahn
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Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed
''Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by and starring Leo D. Maloney and distributed by Pathé Exchange.
The film is listed as lost on a couple of credible websites; however, it survives and is on an om ...
'', a 1927 western by Leo Maloney
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Two Gun Sheriff
''Two Gun Sheriff'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by George Sherman, written by Doris Schroeder, and starring Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Jay Novello, Lupita Tovar, Milton Kibbee and Fred Kohler Jr. It was released on April ...
'', a 1941 western by Doris Schroeder and George Sherman
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Two Gun Troubador'', a 1939 western by Raymond Johnson
Technology
* an early color television system; see
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Landstad revolver, a two-chambered automatic revolver, occasionally called the "two-gun"
See also
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Two Guns (disambiguation)
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