The May 2012 issue of American Rifleman had a pretty good article about Fiz revolvers. It didn't mention much about Fitz's shooting, but it did include a photo of him executing his "upside down draw" using his right hand drawing from a left-hand crossdraw holster. In "Hell I Was There", Elmer Keith describes some of Fitz's Camp Perry exhibition shooting. He apparently stood about 90 degrees to the target (left side forward), and with his left arm raised & held it out of the way against his body he used his right hand to draw from a crossdraw holster and shot as soon as the gun cleared the holster. Keith indicated he was both fast & accurate.
I was wondering if anyone has a photo of Fitz's crossdraw holster(s) or maybe has a link to one on the internet. I've attached the photo from the Rifleman article - it's not very good but you can kind of see what the holster looks like.
I was wondering if anyone has a photo of Fitz's crossdraw holster(s) or maybe has a link to one on the internet. I've attached the photo from the Rifleman article - it's not very good but you can kind of see what the holster looks like.
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