Wild Bill Hickock D6736 – Odd Size – Royal Doulton Character Jug

Royal Doulton Character Jug, Wild Bill Hickock D6736 (black, brown and white coloration). Designed by Michael Abberley. Series: The Wild West Collection, issued 1985 -1989. Size: 5.5″H (odd)

After serving as a Union scout in the American Civil War, James Butler Hickock (1837 – 1876) became a marshal and then sheriff of several western frontier towns. An excellent gunman, he earned his nickname from his trigger-happy method of upholding the law at the many shootouts that erupted from poker games. He toured briefly with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show (1872 – 1873) and was later murdered at Deadwood.