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Full name: Bass Reeves ( First name came from his grandfather Basse Washington, while his surname name is from the Arkansas Legislator William Steele Reeves; Who was his former owner.)

Nicknames: Indomitable Marshall, Black badge

Appearance: 6'2 0r 188 CM tall 200lbs. Sporting a baller handle bar mustache, black Steton hat, and dark polished boots.

Birth time and place: 16th of July 1838 in Crawford County, Arkansas

Day and place of death: January of 1910, in Muskogee, Oklahoma

Occupations: ( Formerly a slave and Confederate soldier ) A Marshall cowboy, bounty hunter, gunman, and later on a police chief

Interesting Trivia: After becoming a farmer in Van Buren, Kansas with the Ratification of the 13th amendment Bass Reeves married Nellie Jennie of Texas and had ten children, five boys and five girls....Men back then were mad VIRILE!

Manged well even through the Jim Crow laws and the Ku Klux Klan roaming around the areas.

He was Illiterate due to his master considering knowledge to be more powerful then guns.

The US Marshall's he joined were first created in 1789 by the first American congress, their function was to support the Federal courts in their Judicial districts and carry out all lawful orders issued by the judges, congress, or the president. Putting them normally on the front lines in the war against injustice!

" If we look at the real Western Frontier you also found blacks who were in law enforcement, across the West, in Montana, Colorado, and New Mexico. 20% of the military in the Western Frontier, were African Americans. The majority of workers for Fort Smith court, Arkansas, in 1878, were African American, ".

" Bass Reeves accedientedly committed manslaughter on his cook Willian Leech, the initial inquest ruled it was an accident so no charges were filed, but 2 years later a former Confederate took over the local US Attorneys office, overruled the sentence tried Bass for murder, stripped his badge and left him in jail for 3 months. Reeves and others testified that the shooting was indeed an accident as he tried to remove a faulty cartridge from his rifle with a knife. He was set free but the expenses caused him to sell his house. Accorind to Judge Jim Spears the charges were politically and racially charged. "

  >However Reeve's had such a strength of character that he continued his career after his acquittal, riding out again to become the legend we know him as today!

By the early 20th century when the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma became states in the Union, and the Indian territory dispute had ecome just a memory, Bass Reeves was now 68 as he left the Marshalls, yet stayed in the newly formed Muskogee Police department for 2 years!

  Due to his extensive career and accomplishments he is considered to be one of the most outstanding frontier heroes in United States History. He is interred in the old Union Agency Cemetery in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Astride a horse 19 hands high is a proud Bass Reeves, Winchester in hand, Colt on hip and double-barrel shotgun in saddle scabbard — as immovably resolute in bronze as he was in life!

Feats:
Became his master Reevee's favorite slave, earning him the right to own firearmsWas a close man servant of George Reeves; A house speaker, Texas legislator, and war colonel; Who he followed into many Confederate battles in the Civil war   > Such battles include the Pea Ridge in 1862, Chicamauaga in Sep. 1863, and Missionary Ridge in 1863
Eventually escaped slavery via punching out Colo. Reeves over a card game dispute...Yes, that's how he resigned Avoids death for his escape via hiding out in Indian territory which is now Oklahoma: There he lived among Cherokee, Seminole, and Creek Indians   > This allowed him to become fluent in many Indian languages, such as Muskogee
Historian Dr. Art Burton, theorizes Bass may have become a Unionist sergeant after joining up with other former slaves and Native Americans fighting off tribes allied to the ConfederateThe US Marshall chief in charge of the region Fegan made him one of them then placed Reeves in charge of the surrounding Indian territory full of Desperadoes due to having been among friend with the Native tribes for years near Van Buren
> It was said to be so expansive and lawless that Historian Art Burton relayed it to Afghanistan Post-Insurgency: " You could lose your life over your, your hat, your gun, your woman,your horse, any damn thing, "!
>> Another fact, more then 130 of the 200 Marshalls had been killed on duty there; Including Indian police, Town municipal police; It had to be the greatest war between crime and law in the United States history.
Going off the trivia and the two italic points made, Bass was made prominent due to not his race, but the fact he is the world's BEST LAWMAN in history!...Why, well...
Over the course of his career 1875-1907 he carried out 3,000 ARRESTS; 94 PER YEAR, AND ONLY KILLED 14 CONVICTS! Oh, and he only got his hat shot off on most of these ventures, not a single mortal wound in sight!
When he died he was remembered as - " A universally respected Deputy Marshall who was absolutely fearless, and had no known master but duty, "!

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Physicality:
Strength/Striking power:Due to his time as a Blacksmith and a Farmer had a very impressive physical build; He was as famous in his jurisdiction for his physical strength as for his marksmanship.
>  According to a biography put together by the National Park Service , Reeves was said to have superhuman strength
Can casually knock out or kill men of similar statue with just a single pistol butt to the face
>Reeves smashed his Colt .45 into the man’s head, ending the fight. By all accounts, Reeves’ bullets proved fatal to the two men he shot that day. Historians differ as to the fate of the third brother. In Judge Brady’s account of the incident, it appears the two who were shot died immediately, but the third is not said to have died. Describing the same incident, however, Burton writes, “Reeves proceeded to hit this outlaw in the head with his pistol and killed him instantly.”
When confronted by 3 armed men grabbed the closet ones gun by the muzzle twisted it then shoot the other two behind him
Smacked a gun out of a bandit's hand then controlled his neck with a single arm while the other held a gun to his gut

Speed/Reactions:As a pre-teen was stated to have a good eye and quick hands when it came to shooting
> One of Reeves’ most famous gunfights was the 1889 killing of outlaw Tom Story, who went for his own revolver while the marshal’s Colts were still holstered. Bass Reeves drew and killed him before he could fire.
Shot a man on top of a wagon twice in the chest before he could get his rifle turned around to him
Is reported to have never been seriously shot in the line of fire before, possibly granting him bullet time reflexes
While holding the gun of John Burner in his hands turned around to shoot down Frank Buck from behind his back
Ended an ambush as soon as it began
>Grabbing the barrel of the nearest man’s gun in a vise-like grip and holding the muzzle away from himself, Reeves drew one of his Colts with his other hand and opened fire, quickly dropping the other two brothers. By now, the first man had desperately launched three harmless shots from the diverted barrel of his revolver.

Endurance/Durability/Stamina:Walks for over 23 miles and still has enough energy to fake a disguise
Used to working on a farm and in a blacksmiths shop all day, both as a slave and on his own terms
Should scale to his strength of easily killing a man with a pistol butt and is said to have superhuman strength
Endures falling off his horse at full throttle
Has fought through entire battle fields during the civil war, and trained to endure extreme conditions

Equipment and gear: First, the big deputy marshal normally carried .38-40, .44-40 or .45 Colt sixguns, and the .32-20 would have been light for his tastes. But, second, the revolver in question has six notches on the handle … and Dunn’s research has determined Bass Reeves never “notched” any of his own firearms.
The Colt Single Action Army revolver was Reeves’ preferred sidearm. In his book Black, Red and Deadly, historian Art Burton points out, “Reeves was an expert with the old cap and ball guns, but favored the Colt .45 and .38-40 pistols with his Winchester rifle chambered for the same cartridge. Reeves was also known to sometimes carry a double-barreled shotgun in his arsenal. He wore two pistols, handle butts forward for a quick draw.”



Colt army revolvers! He carried two of these; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Sin…



Double barreled shotgun! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-b…

Winchester rifles! www.winchesterguns.com/


A huge bowie knife for cutting them up!...The animal meat to eat I mean
  He usually rode a large red stallion with a white blazed face.

Skills and abilities:
Extensive Military training:

Was a well accompliced solider and sergeant in the Civil war, participating in a number of different battles along the way!
Thanks to this he had exceptional skills in marksmanship, horseback riding, hunting, bayonet drilling, and army H2H combat!

Master Marksmanship:

" Deputy Marshall Reeves was ambidextrous and known to be deadly, quick and accurate with a pistol. He was also a skilled rifleman though he was very humble when it came to describing his skills with his rifle. He often stated that he was only “fair” with one, however, he was repeatedly banned from participating in Turkey shoots because of his skill.

" Brady writes, “The peddler immediately raised his hands, but the gunman began cursing. ‘A Black badge don’t mean a damned thing to me!’ He swung the rifle towards Bass; in mid-swing, Bass fired two bullets into his chest. He was dead before he fell from the driver’s seat. Bass never forgot that first killing.”

" The Colt Single Action Army revolver was Reeves’ preferred sidearm. In his book Black, Red and Deadly, historian Art Burton points out, “Reeves was an expert with the old cap and ball guns, but favored the Colt .45 and .38-40 pistols with his Winchester rifle chambered for the same cartridge. Reeves was also known to sometimes carry a double-barreled shotgun in his arsenal. He wore two pistols, handle butts forward for a quick draw.”

" Reeves had a reputation of being one of the best marksmen on the frontier, and his path to becoming so was an unusual one. He was taught to shoot by the same master, Stewart, who didn’t allow him to read. Judge Brady observed, “Demonstrating the contradictions of the times and his indulgence, Stewart did, however, allow his trusted slave the use of his guns for hunting. To Stewart, knowledge was a far more powerful and dangerous thing than a firearm. Stewart’s decision regarding reading had a profound effect on Bass’ life. He never learned to read or write, but the use of his master’s guns would prove to be closely tied to his destiny… It was soon apparent the young slave had a good eye and quick hands.  “This talent gave Bass a sense of self-confidence. He became an excellent marksman, easily surpassing his master who was himself a poor shot. Stewart was not concerned or intimidated with Bass’ prowess with a gun. On the contrary, the amused master took pride in Bass’ growing reputation as a marksman, and entered him in turkey shoots and other trials by firearms.”
" Bass Reeves’ biographers are unanimous in stating he quickly became so unbeatable in these matches he was banned from competing. Skill in such events was something he had in common with a contemporary he probably never met, Wyatt Earp, and such famous lawman/gunfighters of later periods as Jelly Bryce, Col. Charles Askins and multiple members of the NYPD Stakeout Squad. "
" Having mastered the long gun in his teens, he did not reach the same level with handguns until he carried one for a living, tutored by a marshal named Arch Landon. According to Brady, “Though Bass was a crack shot with a rifle and shotgun, he was limited with a handgun. Landon offered to help his new friend hone his handgun skills. Bass readily accepted. Landon taught Bass the key to handling a gun was to quickly get it into action and fire accurately.

“True to form, Bass spent almost every day practicing. His diligence again paid off. His prowess with a handgun soon rivaled his ability with the long guns. D.C. Gideon later noted, ‘Bass handled a revolver with the ease and grace acquired only after years of practice.’”
This practice would save Reeves’ life on more than one occasion during his long career. Some of his shootings would sound like scriptwriter fiction from a cowboy movie — if they weren’t firmly lodged as historical fact."

" Smith died en route from Reeves’ bullet; Reeves turned Webb over to the proper authorities and went on his way. Time passed — in that time the Dozier shooting occurred — and Reeves learned Webb had posted bail after he had been in jail for many months. Reeves went on the man’s trail again. The trail ended in a rifle duel, with Webb firing the first four shots at Reeves, who was on horseback. Those bullets reportedly clipped the brim of the deputy marshal’s hat, grazed his saddle horn, cut a button off his coat and shot the reins out of his hands. His horse shied, and Reeves dove to the ground with his rifle and returned fire. Jim Webb fell to the ground. According to biographer Brady, “It was later discovered all three bullets had hit Webb’s body within a hand’s width of each other.”

" The deputy approached the downed outlaw, as did eyewitnesses John Cantrell and Jim Bywaters. The latter wrote down the dying gunman’s last words on the back of a freight receipt. He said Webb called Reeves “a brave, brave man” and he wanted Reeves to have his revolver and holster. His last words, according to Bywaters, were “I have killed 11 men, four of them in Indian territory, and I expected you to make the 12th.”      Brady, perhaps significantly, doesn’t mention the distances involved in the Webb killing. However, historian Art Burton reveals Reeves’ account, “(I) shot twice. He dropped and when I picked him up, I found my two bullets had struck within a 1/2″ of each other. He shot four times, and every shot he kept running up closer to me. He was 500 yards away from me when I killed him.”      Braggadocio? Maybe. It’s “a far piece” for a pistol-caliber Winchester with iron sights. However, Burton also records another of Bass Reeves’ shootings in which he supposedly killed a fleeing felon from a quarter-mile away with a single shot from his Winchester.

" At least two of Bass Reeves’ fatal shootings were fast draw contests right out of the cowboy movies. Dr. Jesse Mooney reported treating him for a gunshot wound of the left thigh, a few feet away from a corpse on the floor — still holding a gun in its hand. He said Reeves told him the other man had drawn on him, and “He was real fast, but like a lot of them, they couldn’t shoot both fast and straight.”

Excellent tracker, adept stealth user, and great detective:
Was able to track convicts for several hundred miles in the untamed Indian territory.
Likely got some training for the Indian tribes he lived in for several years in their ways of tracking, hunting, stealth, and traps.

Skilled H2H combatant:
" Jim Webb was a Texas ranch foreman gone bad, a bully who accelerated to arson and murder. The big deputy went after him with posse-man Floyd Wilson and caught up with him in a ranch house in their jurisdiction. Confronted by a loaded revolver in Webb’s hand, Reeves smacked the gun away and grabbed him in a chokehold with his left hand, while drawing with his right and shoving his gun into the man’s face.
Gasping for breath, the fugitive surrendered. But Webb’s partner Frank Smith fired two shots at Reeves, both missing. Judge Brady writes, “With Webb completely controlled by his left hand, Bass fired one shot. Smith fell to the ground, the fight burned out of him by a .45 slug in his abdomen. Still gripping Webb’s throat, Bass instructed Wilson to handcuff Webb, then mapped plans to return his prisoners to the court in Paris, Texas.”

Cunning and personality:

  Remembered for killing 14 men in gunfights, those who knew him said Bass Reeves was most proud of the thousands he had arrested without having to harm them. Famous for clever subterfuge, he used more disguises than Sherlock Holmes to successfully serve his warrants. Ashamed of his own illiteracy, he made sure his children were well educated, and he memorized Bible passages he had learned from his devout mother to preach to his prisoners on the long ride to Judge Parker’s court.   Reeves believed in justice so strongly he arrested his own son. He left a legacy to the future showing how well-armed, well-prepared good people could develop the skill and alertness which allowed him to survive extreme criminal violence — which surely would have killed lesser men — and how good people could victoriously survive mindless prejudice.
Fearlessly dedicated to his job as Marshall. even taking the racial tensions in stride
While a skilled Marksman he preferred guile to guns, often out witting his foes to achieve victory
> Even being quite adapt at subterfuge and misdirection; " “This eliminated one of the men but his two shots had given away his position to a second man who immediately opened fire. Bass jerked upright, took a reeling step away from the protective shield of the trees, and fell full length to the ground facing his attacker. He waited with his gun cocked and ready in his hand.
“For several minutes the ravine was relatively quiet, only the rain and the crack of lightning could be heard. Bass lay waiting in the mud and rain, fully exposed. Finally, a man stepped from behind a tree laughing aloud, convinced Bass was dead and his posse had run away. Bass smiled to himself as the lighting lit up the man’s face. The long trail was over. He was facing Bob Dozier.
“Bass waited until Dozier was only a few yards away before he raised up and ordered him to stop and drop his gun. Dozier stopped laughing, his eyes wide with surprise. He hesitated for a moment, then dropped into a crouch and attempted to shoot once again as Bass lay stretched out ready and waiting in the mud before him. Before he could level his gun, Bass shot first, hitting him in the neck and killing him instantly.”

>> When pursing two outlaws in the Red River Valley with his posse and finding out they were hiding at their mother's house he dirtied up his clothes shot his own hat 3 times and walked 28 miles to the house by himself, tricking her that he was an outlaw on the run, she of course took sympathy let him in, and the criminals were handcuffed by the morning peacefully in their sleep! ..Sound like something out of a movie don't it?!
He was known to be courteous and mannerly and to always be immaculately dressed with boots polished to a gleaming shine.
He was appointed by James F. Fagan primarily due to his ability to speak several Native American languages and his familiarity with Native American territories.
Is said to have had a prodigious memory, remembering all his warrants and court orders by heart
Possesses such a strong sense of justice he demanded to catch his own son the mother of his cheating wife
Was a good detective and tracker, often times finding people scattered around the vast Oklahoma landscapes
>According to his daughter Alice Reeves Spahn, Bass Reeves felt the high point of his career came in bringing to justice one Bob Dozier. Dozier was a skillful professional robber — and a serial killer and torturer. Reeves caught up with him in 1891, while leading his posse down a steep, thickly wooded ravine during a raging thunderstorm. Historian Art Burton tells the story in his biography of Reeves, Black Gun, Silver Star.
When ambushed by the famous Brunter brothers, he only calmly asked the date so that he could write off their arrest warrants, then while they mockingly laughed, killed two of them while he either arrested or pistol whipped the other dead!
Thwarted a deception from Frank Buck and John Bruner who had disguised as his guides, spotting one about to draw his weapon.

Senses of justice were so strong he arrested his Minister for illegal liquor charges and even HIS OWN SON BENNIE for murdering his allegedly adulterous wife! HE WATCHED HIM CORUT GET AS HE SAW A JURY TRY, CONVICT HIM, AND SENTENCE HIM TO LIFE IN PRISON!...That's gonna e mighty hard family reunion

Here's a hint of how strong his intimidation was; A drunk Jerry Mcintosh had dragged his wife out of bed and set her on fire with oil leaving her in critical condition, he left town quickly but while on the run he had this here nightmare: July 16, 1903 - The Daily Ardmorette " Mcintosh said he dreamed last night that Deputy Marshall Reeves came upon him in the brush, and when he jumped out to run the deputy shot and killed him. When he awoke and realized it was only a dream, he decided to come to town and give up immediately,".........His was so feared, respected, and big no lawbreakers were safe, EVEN IN THEIR DREAMS!
" As feared as he was fearless, Reeves earned the nickname the “Invincible Marshal” thanks to stories of dramatic close calls where a bullet knocked the hat off his head, or cut the reins to his horse. He also had a habit of dressing up in disguises to get close to his targets. His illiteracy even became part of his legend. One of the most evocative tales of Reeves’ exploits was the time he used a “letter trick” to save his life, and get his man (well, men).

As recounted in Art Burton’s biography Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves, one day Reeves was running down a pair of Texan murderers when they got the drop on him (or so it seemed). Reeves encountered the two men on the road, and they asked him if he was Bass Reeves. Reeves said that he was not, and the outlaws pulled their guns on him, forcing him to ride with them until they encountered someone who knew him.  After continuing along for some time, the Texans got tired of holding Reeves hostage, and they ordered him off of his horse so that they could kill him. Like something out of a Western movie, they asked Reeve if he had any last words, to which he replied that he had a letter from his wife that he wanted the killers to read to him. All off of their horses, Reeves handed them the letter with shaking hands. It was a great act.

As the men took their eyes off of Reeves, the marshal drew his gun on the outlaw holding the letter, and the other killer dropped his gun in surprise. Reeves brought them both in. A cunning trick, Reeves is said to have made use of this same letter ruse a number of times through the years. His career was marked with more such tales of dramatic daring, shootouts, and near-death escapades, where he brought down entire gangs, and in one particularly tragic instance, even had to bring in his own son. In 1901, Reeves claimed that he had arrested 3,000 fugitives, and that was five years before he retired. "

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" PUT THEM GUNS DOWN! - ( Outlaw yells for him to shoot them ) - Nah, I ain't gonna kill ya, just cause ya can don't mean ya should - ( Outlaw begins to insult him in a torrid of ways....Causing Bass to deftly knock him out with a single punch ) - But sometimes, ya should, ".

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Full name: Bass Reeves ( First name came from his grandfather Basse Washington, while his surname name is from the Arkansas Legislator William Steele Reeves; Who was his former owner.)

Nicknames: Indomitable Marshall, Black badge

Appearance: 6'2 0r 188 CM tall 200lbs. Sporting a baller handle bar mustache, black Steton hat, and dark polished boots.

Birth time and place: 16th of July 1838 in Crawford County, Arkansas

Day and place of death: January of 1910, in Muskogee, Oklahoma

Occupations: ( Formerly a slave and Confederate soldier ) A Marshall cowboy, bounty hunter, gunman, and later on a police chief

Interesting Trivia: After becoming a farmer in Van Buren, Kansas with the Ratification of the 13th amendment Bass Reeves married Nellie Jennie of Texas and had ten children, five boys and five girls....Men back then were mad VIRILE!

Manged well even through the Jim Crow laws and the Ku Klux Klan roaming around the areas.

He was Illiterate due to his master considering knowledge to be more powerful then guns.

The US Marshall's he joined were first created in 1789 by the first American congress, their function was to support the Federal courts in their Judicial districts and carry out all lawful orders issued by the judges, congress, or the president. Putting them normally on the front lines in the war against injustice!

" If we look at the real Western Frontier you also found blacks who were in law enforcement, across the West, in Montana, Colorado, and New Mexico. 20% of the military in the Western Frontier, were African Americans. The majority of workers for Fort Smith court, Arkansas, in 1878, were African American, ".

" Bass Reeves accedientedly committed manslaughter on his cook Willian Leech, the initial inquest ruled it was an accident so no charges were filed, but 2 years later a former Confederate took over the local US Attorneys office, overruled the sentence tried Bass for murder, stripped his badge and left him in jail for 3 months. Reeves and others testified that the shooting was indeed an accident as he tried to remove a faulty cartridge from his rifle with a knife. He was set free but the expenses caused him to sell his house. Accorind to Judge Jim Spears the charges were politically and racially charged. "

  >However Reeve's had such a strength of character that he continued his career after his acquittal, riding out again to become the legend we know him as today!

By the early 20th century when the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma became states in the Union, and the Indian territory dispute had ecome just a memory, Bass Reeves was now 68 as he left the Marshalls, yet stayed in the newly formed Muskogee Police department for 2 years!

  Due to his extensive career and accomplishments he is considered to be one of the most outstanding frontier heroes in United States History. He is interred in the old Union Agency Cemetery in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Astride a horse 19 hands high is a proud Bass Reeves, Winchester in hand, Colt on hip and double-barrel shotgun in saddle scabbard — as immovably resolute in bronze as he was in life!

Feats:
Became his master Reevee's favorite slave, earning him the right to own firearmsWas a close man servant of George Reeves; A house speaker, Texas legislator, and war colonel; Who he followed into many Confederate battles in the Civil war   > Such battles include the Pea Ridge in 1862, Chicamauaga in Sep. 1863, and Missionary Ridge in 1863
Eventually escaped slavery via punching out Colo. Reeves over a card game dispute...Yes, that's how he resigned Avoids death for his escape via hiding out in Indian territory which is now Oklahoma: There he lived among Cherokee, Seminole, and Creek Indians   > This allowed him to become fluent in many Indian languages, such as Muskogee
Historian Dr. Art Burton, theorizes Bass may have become a Unionist sergeant after joining up with other former slaves and Native Americans fighting off tribes allied to the ConfederateThe US Marshall chief in charge of the region Fegan made him one of them then placed Reeves in charge of the surrounding Indian territory full of Desperadoes due to having been among friend with the Native tribes for years near Van Buren
> It was said to be so expansive and lawless that Historian Art Burton relayed it to Afghanistan Post-Insurgency: " You could lose your life over your, your hat, your gun, your woman,your horse, any damn thing, "!
>> Another fact, more then 130 of the 200 Marshalls had been killed on duty there; Including Indian police, Town municipal police; It had to be the greatest war between crime and law in the United States history.
Going off the trivia and the two italic points made, Bass was made prominent due to not his race, but the fact he is the world's BEST LAWMAN in history!...Why, well...
Over the course of his career 1875-1907 he carried out 3,000 ARRESTS; 94 PER YEAR, AND ONLY KILLED 14 CONVICTS! Oh, and he only got his hat shot off on most of these ventures, not a single mortal wound in sight!
When he died he was remembered as - " A universally respected Deputy Marshall who was absolutely fearless, and had no known master but duty, "!

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Physicality:
Strength/Striking power:Due to his time as a Blacksmith and a Farmer had a very impressive physical build; He was as famous in his jurisdiction for his physical strength as for his marksmanship.
>  According to a biography put together by the National Park Service , Reeves was said to have superhuman strength
Can casually knock out or kill men of similar statue with just a single pistol butt to the face
>Reeves smashed his Colt .45 into the man’s head, ending the fight. By all accounts, Reeves’ bullets proved fatal to the two men he shot that day. Historians differ as to the fate of the third brother. In Judge Brady’s account of the incident, it appears the two who were shot died immediately, but the third is not said to have died. Describing the same incident, however, Burton writes, “Reeves proceeded to hit this outlaw in the head with his pistol and killed him instantly.”
When confronted by 3 armed men grabbed the closet ones gun by the muzzle twisted it then shoot the other two behind him
Smacked a gun out of a bandit's hand then controlled his neck with a single arm while the other held a gun to his gut

Speed/Reactions:As a pre-teen was stated to have a good eye and quick hands when it came to shooting
> One of Reeves’ most famous gunfights was the 1889 killing of outlaw Tom Story, who went for his own revolver while the marshal’s Colts were still holstered. Bass Reeves drew and killed him before he could fire.
Shot a man on top of a wagon twice in the chest before he could get his rifle turned around to him
Is reported to have never been seriously shot in the line of fire before, possibly granting him bullet time reflexes
While holding the gun of John Burner in his hands turned around to shoot down Frank Buck from behind his back
Ended an ambush as soon as it began
>Grabbing the barrel of the nearest man’s gun in a vise-like grip and holding the muzzle away from himself, Reeves drew one of his Colts with his other hand and opened fire, quickly dropping the other two brothers. By now, the first man had desperately launched three harmless shots from the diverted barrel of his revolver.

Endurance/Durability/Stamina:Walks for over 23 miles and still has enough energy to fake a disguise
Used to working on a farm and in a blacksmiths shop all day, both as a slave and on his own terms
Should scale to his strength of easily killing a man with a pistol butt and is said to have superhuman strength
Endures falling off his horse at full throttle
Has fought through entire battle fields during the civil war, and trained to endure extreme conditions

Equipment and gear: First, the big deputy marshal normally carried .38-40, .44-40 or .45 Colt sixguns, and the .32-20 would have been light for his tastes. But, second, the revolver in question has six notches on the handle … and Dunn’s research has determined Bass Reeves never “notched” any of his own firearms.
The Colt Single Action Army revolver was Reeves’ preferred sidearm. In his book Black, Red and Deadly, historian Art Burton points out, “Reeves was an expert with the old cap and ball guns, but favored the Colt .45 and .38-40 pistols with his Winchester rifle chambered for the same cartridge. Reeves was also known to sometimes carry a double-barreled shotgun in his arsenal. He wore two pistols, handle butts forward for a quick draw.”



Colt army revolvers! He carried two of these; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Sin…



Double barreled shotgun! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-b…

Winchester rifles! www.winchesterguns.com/


A huge bowie knife for cutting them up!...The animal meat to eat I mean
  He usually rode a large red stallion with a white blazed face.

Skills and abilities:
Extensive Military training:

Was a well accompliced solider and sergeant in the Civil war, participating in a number of different battles along the way!
Thanks to this he had exceptional skills in marksmanship, horseback riding, hunting, bayonet drilling, and army H2H combat!

Master Marksmanship:

" Deputy Marshall Reeves was ambidextrous and known to be deadly, quick and accurate with a pistol. He was also a skilled rifleman though he was very humble when it came to describing his skills with his rifle. He often stated that he was only “fair” with one, however, he was repeatedly banned from participating in Turkey shoots because of his skill.

" Brady writes, “The peddler immediately raised his hands, but the gunman began cursing. ‘A Black badge don’t mean a damned thing to me!’ He swung the rifle towards Bass; in mid-swing, Bass fired two bullets into his chest. He was dead before he fell from the driver’s seat. Bass never forgot that first killing.”

" The Colt Single Action Army revolver was Reeves’ preferred sidearm. In his book Black, Red and Deadly, historian Art Burton points out, “Reeves was an expert with the old cap and ball guns, but favored the Colt .45 and .38-40 pistols with his Winchester rifle chambered for the same cartridge. Reeves was also known to sometimes carry a double-barreled shotgun in his arsenal. He wore two pistols, handle butts forward for a quick draw.”

" Reeves had a reputation of being one of the best marksmen on the frontier, and his path to becoming so was an unusual one. He was taught to shoot by the same master, Stewart, who didn’t allow him to read. Judge Brady observed, “Demonstrating the contradictions of the times and his indulgence, Stewart did, however, allow his trusted slave the use of his guns for hunting. To Stewart, knowledge was a far more powerful and dangerous thing than a firearm. Stewart’s decision regarding reading had a profound effect on Bass’ life. He never learned to read or write, but the use of his master’s guns would prove to be closely tied to his destiny… It was soon apparent the young slave had a good eye and quick hands.  “This talent gave Bass a sense of self-confidence. He became an excellent marksman, easily surpassing his master who was himself a poor shot. Stewart was not concerned or intimidated with Bass’ prowess with a gun. On the contrary, the amused master took pride in Bass’ growing reputation as a marksman, and entered him in turkey shoots and other trials by firearms.”
" Bass Reeves’ biographers are unanimous in stating he quickly became so unbeatable in these matches he was banned from competing. Skill in such events was something he had in common with a contemporary he probably never met, Wyatt Earp, and such famous lawman/gunfighters of later periods as Jelly Bryce, Col. Charles Askins and multiple members of the NYPD Stakeout Squad. "
" Having mastered the long gun in his teens, he did not reach the same level with handguns until he carried one for a living, tutored by a marshal named Arch Landon. According to Brady, “Though Bass was a crack shot with a rifle and shotgun, he was limited with a handgun. Landon offered to help his new friend hone his handgun skills. Bass readily accepted. Landon taught Bass the key to handling a gun was to quickly get it into action and fire accurately.

“True to form, Bass spent almost every day practicing. His diligence again paid off. His prowess with a handgun soon rivaled his ability with the long guns. D.C. Gideon later noted, ‘Bass handled a revolver with the ease and grace acquired only after years of practice.’”
This practice would save Reeves’ life on more than one occasion during his long career. Some of his shootings would sound like scriptwriter fiction from a cowboy movie — if they weren’t firmly lodged as historical fact."

" Smith died en route from Reeves’ bullet; Reeves turned Webb over to the proper authorities and went on his way. Time passed — in that time the Dozier shooting occurred — and Reeves learned Webb had posted bail after he had been in jail for many months. Reeves went on the man’s trail again. The trail ended in a rifle duel, with Webb firing the first four shots at Reeves, who was on horseback. Those bullets reportedly clipped the brim of the deputy marshal’s hat, grazed his saddle horn, cut a button off his coat and shot the reins out of his hands. His horse shied, and Reeves dove to the ground with his rifle and returned fire. Jim Webb fell to the ground. According to biographer Brady, “It was later discovered all three bullets had hit Webb’s body within a hand’s width of each other.”

" The deputy approached the downed outlaw, as did eyewitnesses John Cantrell and Jim Bywaters. The latter wrote down the dying gunman’s last words on the back of a freight receipt. He said Webb called Reeves “a brave, brave man” and he wanted Reeves to have his revolver and holster. His last words, according to Bywaters, were “I have killed 11 men, four of them in Indian territory, and I expected you to make the 12th.”      Brady, perhaps significantly, doesn’t mention the distances involved in the Webb killing. However, historian Art Burton reveals Reeves’ account, “(I) shot twice. He dropped and when I picked him up, I found my two bullets had struck within a 1/2″ of each other. He shot four times, and every shot he kept running up closer to me. He was 500 yards away from me when I killed him.”      Braggadocio? Maybe. It’s “a far piece” for a pistol-caliber Winchester with iron sights. However, Burton also records another of Bass Reeves’ shootings in which he supposedly killed a fleeing felon from a quarter-mile away with a single shot from his Winchester.

" At least two of Bass Reeves’ fatal shootings were fast draw contests right out of the cowboy movies. Dr. Jesse Mooney reported treating him for a gunshot wound of the left thigh, a few feet away from a corpse on the floor — still holding a gun in its hand. He said Reeves told him the other man had drawn on him, and “He was real fast, but like a lot of them, they couldn’t shoot both fast and straight.”

Excellent tracker, adept stealth user, and great detective:
Was able to track convicts for several hundred miles in the untamed Indian territory.
Likely got some training for the Indian tribes he lived in for several years in their ways of tracking, hunting, stealth, and traps.

Skilled H2H combatant:
" Jim Webb was a Texas ranch foreman gone bad, a bully who accelerated to arson and murder. The big deputy went after him with posse-man Floyd Wilson and caught up with him in a ranch house in their jurisdiction. Confronted by a loaded revolver in Webb’s hand, Reeves smacked the gun away and grabbed him in a chokehold with his left hand, while drawing with his right and shoving his gun into the man’s face.
Gasping for breath, the fugitive surrendered. But Webb’s partner Frank Smith fired two shots at Reeves, both missing. Judge Brady writes, “With Webb completely controlled by his left hand, Bass fired one shot. Smith fell to the ground, the fight burned out of him by a .45 slug in his abdomen. Still gripping Webb’s throat, Bass instructed Wilson to handcuff Webb, then mapped plans to return his prisoners to the court in Paris, Texas.”

Cunning and personality:

  Remembered for killing 14 men in gunfights, those who knew him said Bass Reeves was most proud of the thousands he had arrested without having to harm them. Famous for clever subterfuge, he used more disguises than Sherlock Holmes to successfully serve his warrants. Ashamed of his own illiteracy, he made sure his children were well educated, and he memorized Bible passages he had learned from his devout mother to preach to his prisoners on the long ride to Judge Parker’s court.   Reeves believed in justice so strongly he arrested his own son. He left a legacy to the future showing how well-armed, well-prepared good people could develop the skill and alertness which allowed him to survive extreme criminal violence — which surely would have killed lesser men — and how good people could victoriously survive mindless prejudice.
Fearlessly dedicated to his job as Marshall. even taking the racial tensions in stride
While a skilled Marksman he preferred guile to guns, often out witting his foes to achieve victory
> Even being quite adapt at subterfuge and misdirection; " “This eliminated one of the men but his two shots had given away his position to a second man who immediately opened fire. Bass jerked upright, took a reeling step away from the protective shield of the trees, and fell full length to the ground facing his attacker. He waited with his gun cocked and ready in his hand.
“For several minutes the ravine was relatively quiet, only the rain and the crack of lightning could be heard. Bass lay waiting in the mud and rain, fully exposed. Finally, a man stepped from behind a tree laughing aloud, convinced Bass was dead and his posse had run away. Bass smiled to himself as the lighting lit up the man’s face. The long trail was over. He was facing Bob Dozier.
“Bass waited until Dozier was only a few yards away before he raised up and ordered him to stop and drop his gun. Dozier stopped laughing, his eyes wide with surprise. He hesitated for a moment, then dropped into a crouch and attempted to shoot once again as Bass lay stretched out ready and waiting in the mud before him. Before he could level his gun, Bass shot first, hitting him in the neck and killing him instantly.”

>> When pursing two outlaws in the Red River Valley with his posse and finding out they were hiding at their mother's house he dirtied up his clothes shot his own hat 3 times and walked 28 miles to the house by himself, tricking her that he was an outlaw on the run, she of course took sympathy let him in, and the criminals were handcuffed by the morning peacefully in their sleep! ..Sound like something out of a movie don't it?!
He was known to be courteous and mannerly and to always be immaculately dressed with boots polished to a gleaming shine.
He was appointed by James F. Fagan primarily due to his ability to speak several Native American languages and his familiarity with Native American territories.
Is said to have had a prodigious memory, remembering all his warrants and court orders by heart
Possesses such a strong sense of justice he demanded to catch his own son the mother of his cheating wife
Was a good detective and tracker, often times finding people scattered around the vast Oklahoma landscapes
>According to his daughter Alice Reeves Spahn, Bass Reeves felt the high point of his career came in bringing to justice one Bob Dozier. Dozier was a skillful professional robber — and a serial killer and torturer. Reeves caught up with him in 1891, while leading his posse down a steep, thickly wooded ravine during a raging thunderstorm. Historian Art Burton tells the story in his biography of Reeves, Black Gun, Silver Star.
When ambushed by the famous Brunter brothers, he only calmly asked the date so that he could write off their arrest warrants, then while they mockingly laughed, killed two of them while he either arrested or pistol whipped the other dead!
Thwarted a deception from Frank Buck and John Bruner who had disguised as his guides, spotting one about to draw his weapon.

Senses of justice were so strong he arrested his Minister for illegal liquor charges and even HIS OWN SON BENNIE for murdering his allegedly adulterous wife! HE WATCHED HIM CORUT GET AS HE SAW A JURY TRY, CONVICT HIM, AND SENTENCE HIM TO LIFE IN PRISON!...That's gonna e mighty hard family reunion

Here's a hint of how strong his intimidation was; A drunk Jerry Mcintosh had dragged his wife out of bed and set her on fire with oil leaving her in critical condition, he left town quickly but while on the run he had this here nightmare: July 16, 1903 - The Daily Ardmorette " Mcintosh said he dreamed last night that Deputy Marshall Reeves came upon him in the brush, and when he jumped out to run the deputy shot and killed him. When he awoke and realized it was only a dream, he decided to come to town and give up immediately,".........His was so feared, respected, and big no lawbreakers were safe, EVEN IN THEIR DREAMS!
" As feared as he was fearless, Reeves earned the nickname the “Invincible Marshal” thanks to stories of dramatic close calls where a bullet knocked the hat off his head, or cut the reins to his horse. He also had a habit of dressing up in disguises to get close to his targets. His illiteracy even became part of his legend. One of the most evocative tales of Reeves’ exploits was the time he used a “letter trick” to save his life, and get his man (well, men).

As recounted in Art Burton’s biography Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves, one day Reeves was running down a pair of Texan murderers when they got the drop on him (or so it seemed). Reeves encountered the two men on the road, and they asked him if he was Bass Reeves. Reeves said that he was not, and the outlaws pulled their guns on him, forcing him to ride with them until they encountered someone who knew him.  After continuing along for some time, the Texans got tired of holding Reeves hostage, and they ordered him off of his horse so that they could kill him. Like something out of a Western movie, they asked Reeve if he had any last words, to which he replied that he had a letter from his wife that he wanted the killers to read to him. All off of their horses, Reeves handed them the letter with shaking hands. It was a great act.

As the men took their eyes off of Reeves, the marshal drew his gun on the outlaw holding the letter, and the other killer dropped his gun in surprise. Reeves brought them both in. A cunning trick, Reeves is said to have made use of this same letter ruse a number of times through the years. His career was marked with more such tales of dramatic daring, shootouts, and near-death escapades, where he brought down entire gangs, and in one particularly tragic instance, even had to bring in his own son. In 1901, Reeves claimed that he had arrested 3,000 fugitives, and that was five years before he retired. "

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" PUT THEM GUNS DOWN! - ( Outlaw yells for him to shoot them ) - Nah, I ain't gonna kill ya, just cause ya can don't mean ya should - ( Outlaw begins to insult him in a torrid of ways....Causing Bass to deftly knock him out with a single punch ) - But sometimes, ya should, ".