Consider in the 1860s that Wild Bill Hickok earned $150 a month as the marshal of Abilene, KS. Other Kansas lawmen earned $100, and deputies often made $60-75/month.
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A used single-shot, muzzle-loading rifle would cost $8.
The fancy seven-shot Sharps Repeating Rifle cost $50.
A breach-loading shotgun would go for $60.
And the gun that won the west—the Colt .45 “Peacemaker” ran $17 if ordered by mail-order.
If you preferred the upgraded pearl-handled set, which came with holsters, those Peacemakers were $100.
And cartridges for the guns cost $.50/box.
The average school teacher would earn $30/month.
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