How to Create a Historically Accurate Lawman in Red Dead Online
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Today we're looking at the historical appearance and clothing of Lawmen in the American West. For this week I used a variety of photo archives from the late-1800s, and the Library of Congress' Newspaper Archives. As for secondary sources, I used Jeremy Agnew's 'The Old West in Fact and Film: History vs Hollywood,' (which I recommend highly), and tables and figures from “Criminologists and Historians of Crime: A Partnership Well Worth Pursuing,” and "Homicide Rates in the American West" by Randolph Roth. URL:
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About Man vs History: Man vs History is a CZcams channel that endeavors to combine both education and entertainment, specifically related to history. While the focus of the channel will expand beyond analyzing the historical accuracy of RDO, for the time being, there's still more quality videos to come on the topic. For the past decade I've been history professor at the college level. The knowledge and skills I acquired through my educational journey and profession are put to work in the creation of these videos, allowing me to locate rare primary source materials, analyze them carefully, and coherently deliver the content in an entertaining and educational manner.
For each one I conduct an immense amount of research, scouring American and British archives, books, and scholarly journal articles. Gratefully, my profession also grants me access to a network of historical experts & specialists including authors, university professors, and museum curators. I hope you enjoy the end result!
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We're humming along, folks! 21k subs! Thank you all for the continued support. When we hit 25k we're doing something special... Perhaps the first ever Mountain Man Rendezvous on RDO? Maybe another cattle drive? Let me know what ideas you have!
The cattle drive was great :)
@@BeeCurious007 I bet it was I was waiting for 2 hours I I wasn't even picked
@@coleforbes6268 Yeah I hear you I only got in about the last hour
We should definitely do another cattle drive, but make getting in easier somehow
@@lukefraas2948 I agree. I'm going to brainstorm how to best accomplish that.
Coolness must be something that history teachers share. Because you remind me of my really cool history teacher.
Nah bro, not mine...
No surprise. Usually cool history teachers impact cool students. There's a kinship of coolness at work there, and the cycle continues. Eat your heart out English majors...
@@CZcamsCZcams-te2ny Ha! Check his credentials. He's probably a geography major.
@Lewis TheOtter *Otter Opens Fortune Cookie... 'Soon you must chose the path of light, or the path of darkness.'
Same
One of my great uncles was a moderately famous lawman/gunslinger and he's the model for my RDO character currently. His name was Ben Thompson if anyone is curious and wants to look him up.
Very cool! I certainly think of Ben Thompson as famous! I even made a video about the Bull's Head Saloon, which he owned with Phil Coe (TotW: Hickok vs. Coe).
@@ManvsHistory Oh man, I'll definitely have to check it out then. Thank you very much!
I'm late but is this him? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Thompson_(lawman)
Im late, maybe youre not gonna see this but... Ben Thompson is surely an important lawman! Thats incredible your an ancestor of him!
That's very interesting. I'm related to kit Carson
YOU: “Bounty Hunters did not wear all Black Leather Outfits.”
ME: “I’m gonna pretend I didn’t hear that.”
Ha! You do you, man!
@@ManvsHistory I mean, my character wears a Leather Trenchcoat and a 10 Gallon Hat, but that's it. I wouldn't ever put him into these overly complex and Heavy outfits that I see in the catalogue for "Bounty Hunters". The newest outfit literally looks like something a Templar would wear.
How many belt buckles should there be around the biceps?
@@Warm_and_loveable hell man, some of this shit is WAY too heavy. I’ll just stick with a Leather Trenchcoat and a 10 Gallon Hat. I don’t need to go all out Templar to hunt down Wanted Fugitives.
I just wear a black leather coat, a hat and boots, the rest is probably red
This dude is one of the coolest history teachers ever
No, he IS the coolest.
My history teacher was a DEA Agent, Navy Submariner, Federal Prison Guard, Private Military contractor, and showed us pictures from the Bahamas and the arctic when he was on a submarine, but this guy is still really cool.
low key I grind money just to make the outfits in these videos
Same
A very noble use of your time in the game.
Same
As opposed to using that money to go to Tahiti.
@@dino_nuggett4079 just one more score,and we got enough money to leave,right?
What?! Bountyhunters aren't look like Van Helsing on steroids back in the old west.
😂🙌
"Aren't look like"
Hear ye! Hear ye! The Raccoon Hatted Smart Historian Man has come back to us to grace us with another wonderful video! Quickly! Ring the Church bells! Let us all congregate at the town square to enjoy this wonderful combination of history, entertainment, and video games!
This guy gets it.
😂🙌 Lemme hie me carcass thither!
Making him sound like a snake oil salesman
A Pinkerton role would be awesome. Imagine solving mysteries in the Wild West (as long as it’s not chasing gold markers)
Hunting down the van der linde gang, imagine lol
@@generalmolotovv imagine if you killed John instead of ross
Pinkertons were notorious for killing strikers who wanted basic rights, so maybe not unless you wanna play a villain character
@@ilikeceral3 believe their known for a lot of bad things but let's just keep it on the detective part as a role
I can finally make my Arizona ranger with the big iron on his hip
almost. in the period "big iron" most commonly referred to the walker, or dragoon revolvers, as they were so big and heavy that they typically were meant to be holstered on a horse and not on a belt.
Big iron on his hiiiiiiippppp
You can finally catch that outlaw by the name of Texas Red.
Name of Texas ReeeEeeeeDddd
In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red.
Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead
I don’t play RDO often, I’m just a fan of the history of the Wild West. It’s insane how much research you put into these videos. This channel is underrated, hope you keep growing!
Thank you, Eddy! Fine compliment!
I love both, so this channel is like heaven for me 😂
@eddyrod you might like a game called hunt showdown not exactly a historically accurate game but a fun one
Imagine this guy working at rockstar, all the good clothes we would get
Yeah that would be cool
Being a lawman myself, I must say I really appreciate you included Bass Reeves in this. Reading his story and his lifestyle really brings to fruition how one man can really have such a set of bells and NOT alert every fugitive within 100 miles...
You bet, man. He was the real deal.
How about a historically accurate soldier/cavalryman during Custers Last Stand to the 1890s? Because finding good info on what soldiers wore is quite difficult to find.
I know they never wore the yellow sashes, neckerchiefs, or hat bands like they are usually seen with. That was created by Hollywood.
@@jamessaibot5681 that's not fully inaccurate however that was purely ceremonial
The soldiers you see in rdr2 are pretty accurate at that time period.
There was a huge amount of change in the US Army uniform between the close of the indian wars and going into the "modern age" Spanish America War (toward the 1890's).
I'd like to see this too
I will never get tired of seeing someone rock the most stylish hat in the game.
And what hat is that?
This guy is why I have such interest in history. He's so enthusiastic about it too
Oh so I actually did a decent job on my lawman outfit I made a while ago
Kali Evelynn damn I would never buy the Dechaux I think it’s called
13:05 I suspect if he wanted to wear a dress back then not many would have said a thing about it within earshot.
Ha! Thanks for the good laugh, Derek.
Man I’ve always resonated with history teachers. You guys were always the most down to earth people in the entire school.
Ha! Honestly, I think a lot of it has to do with how studying the past effects your perspective. You witness both the epic glories and miserable failures of human history, which helps you learn to just take life in stride. I'm 39 and I feel like I've been alive for a thousand years, and seen it all. Not joking btw. Now everything seems like small stuff. The news will mention something about a riot or protest somewhere and without thinking I find myself commenting to my wife something along the lines of 'That's nothing, you should have seen it in Paris in 1789. Now THAT was a riot!' as if I was there. Funny... it feels so much like a memory of mine that I could swear I was there. I suppose it's our collective memory after all... History is a funny thing when you dedicated your life to it.
@@ManvsHistory I think I tend to like history because it connects with psychology. I suppose knowing why historical events happened help you understand human nature. I guess you could say I just like answers it brings me contentment.
I did this just two days ago. I looked up a bunch of images of lawmen from that era, (and I made a historical 1898 mailman for those pesky deliveries) and images of RDR to lawmen. And made my own deputy Marshal, serving in Lemoyne. Great video!
Discovered this channel recently. It's an absolute delight to see content made with such passion for the game and the historical setting done with this level of polish and detail.
Thank you, Bimeo!
Great channel. Exactly the type of content that scratches my itch
Yooo I love your channel! ❤
Can you do the historical accurate ranchers and farmers
*applies outfit to John*
Just do cowboy vid
It's pretty often in video games, especially in Red Dead, that we see lawmen as the bad guys and outlaws as the good guys. I like the beginning of this video the most just because I feel like sometimes it's good to remind ourselves that lawmen, despite how pesky they are in the game and how corrupt they can be in real life, overall they're a force for good. Don't rob trains, kids. Unless you maybe really need muneh that bad.
Damn. There goes my afternoon plans
I loved the history lesson at the beginning, it’s always cool to learn more about the American west.
You remind me of a younger version of my 8th grade American History teacher. He is the greatest man I know, he is smart and he is funny and relatable to 8th graders. I wish I was more like you two.
Awesome man, I appreciate that! Give it time, you'll get there.
Wow, this is very cool stuff! A lot of my coursework in high school & university centered around the criminal justice system and its history and researching its intricacies is one of my hobbies.
This has managed to become one of my favorite channels overnight. Just the amount of in-depth information that you manage to keep easy-to-digest rather than "dense" is crazy.
Awesome, Safton, thank you for that, partner. I'm currently wrapping up editing on a new video as well. Stay tuned. Should be released on Monday (fingers-crossed).
@@ManvsHistory Subscribed and looking forward to it!
Great as always.
My great grand father served as town marshal for Rio Hondo 1880's through 1900. I followed up as a Texas Deputy a hundred years later.
Just wish Rockstar would give up badges. The assits are already in the game.
Very cool, Doc! I'm sure both you and your great grandfather have some good stories. My great grandfather was the chief of police in Albia, Iowa. Likely not nearly as exciting as Rio Hondo, but I've heard some cool tales about him nonetheless. As always, thanks for watching and stopping in!
It should be noted, these videos are also excellent for creating outfits in the real world for cowboy action shooting, costuming, or other such activities
Thanks for mentioning that, my friend!
every single one of these videos makes my day. this is my favorite channel on youtube
Thank you, Gavin!
GAVIN WE HAVE FOUND YOU, WERE WERE YOU
@@lukefraas2948 guarma 😳
My old history teacher is actually a descendent of mr Pinkerton the guy who created the Pinkerton detective agency and they look identical
None of us deserve THIS much quality. 👏
Oh but you do, my friend! The universe is always working in our favor!
For the amount of research needed to craft this video, I can just say that it was worth the wait!!!!
Great job friend!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thank you as always, Bruno!
Would've been better if rockstar added clothing accessories (including adding badges), open - close vests options, open close coats options, pocket watches visible on vests, satchel visibility, new hairstyles, facial hairs, and including some new hats and clothes, especially the different ways in having our gunbelts such as double holsters in the way like Dutch and Hosea has especially left handed holsters
You know its a good day when mvh uploads
Just wanted to say it'd be cool to see historical accuracy of locations. Obviously they're not real locations but what they're based off of and the atmosphere.
Late comment but man what an excellent channel. The amount of research you do is amazing and you deserve every credit you get!
This is literally the best channel ever, it feels like I have to wait a year for another upload
Sorry buddy- quality takes time!
@@ManvsHistory oh I wasn’t complaining lol I know it brother keep it up!
I wasn't sure if you would do just general lawmen attire or the individual clothing for the different types of Lawmen at first. And I was hoping to do a Texas Ranger attire, so thanks for that
Your one of the best channels I've watched I've even made a native character now
Thank you, Shadow!
lol, that's EXACTLY my set of clothes I used before in the campaign and now in RDO. never thought about origins, just liked the black'n'white kind of official look.
You deserve more subscribers your channel is so high quality
Thank you, Tom!
Love your channel! Big hello from Missouri! The heartlands born and raised. Some day you should make a video about historical accuracy of our campsites mainly the different styles of tents and the different breeds of dogs. I would watch that too🤠
I'd like that! Thanks, Jerbear!
@Kali Evelynn Welcome aboard, Kali!
0:12 *Pistol whips a cowering unarmed man in the saloon*
Ah yes, law enforcement has practically stayed the same for all this time.
Hey, you need to look at the full context! You don't know what that guy did before filming started!
@@ManvsHistory that’s true, context is important 😂
Another Great video!! Best RDO channel out here
You need to make a reading list for those who may be interested in learning more about the old west.
This is a superb recommendation. Perhaps I should make a quick video on my favorite resources? You guys be interested in that?
@@ManvsHistory Do it!
I also agree to this!
These videos are absolutely amazing. You put so much effort into the research not just to enhance your and our experience in a video game, but because you have a passion for it and generally have more brain cells than all of rockstar put together
Ha! I love this. Thanks, Bolt. Kind words. And hilarious.
i spend a bloody fortune everytime i watch one of your videos, dam keep it up!
Ha! I apologize, Andy!
I'm assuming at this point the people who dislike these wonderful videos just don't like to be corrected. Catch me take my time in watching everything and looking forward to every new video!
Thank you, Melody!
Keep up the good work I have always been a history buff but I was never really interested in the Wild West until I played rdr2 and found your Channel👍🏻
Thanks, Jonathan! I appreciate that!
I just wanted to say that the thing I like most about your highly informative videos is the way you show off your research and sources while keeping that bit entertaining. Being able to research something is an incredibly important skill, especially in these times, so it's great to see content creators who put so much into their research AND pass that skill on through their content!
Love the compliment. Thanks, LDPC!
Tom Horn sounds like an absolute beast. I’ll be using his outfit for a while 👍
You should do U.S. Army 1898 uniforms. With no like limited time clothing or outlaw pass exclusive, or you could do like 2 versions where one is with limited time clothing but the other one is just regular. Great video 👍
You should do one on a Canadian Mountie
I'm starting to notice a pattern with the people of the old west. Minus the natives, folks LOVED there square toe boots.
I don’t know how you did it but you made me want to revisit red dead online
I swear the wild West has to be one of my favorite things to learn about in history.
I’m a history nerd and college grad and enjoy RDR2 a lot. I appreciate your academic approach to these videos. Keep them coming they’re all very interesting.
Thank you, Parker.
Love seeing how fast this channel is growing already at 20k, hope you start getting sponsors soon
While watching this. Once again I marvel at the amount of time and research you put in, to making the best informative, entertaining videos on the Old West and its comparison, not only to current times but also, the RDR2 frontier that brings us all together. "Well Done'', once again.👍
I always thought Tom Horn got shafted, by the very people who needed him the most. When they needed him.
Until, they didn't need him anymore. But, evidently he did confess to an undercover, in a Bar, up in your neck of the woods, about things he had done including shooting the kid. Cant tell you how much we enjoy your work Professor. Thanks🐎👍
Thanks, Swindell! Yeah, I heard that about Horn as well. Later he retracted it, and continued to do so through the end. Makes you wonder if he was spinning tall tales for the amusement of his listener? I'm sure the alcohol didn't help. Hard to say. He was no doubt a killer of men, but whether he killed the boy.... hard to say.
Man! Talk about a tale that bites you.
I do disagree with you on one point.
Alcohol does help...on occasion.😂👍
@@LowCountryMack Touche!
I'm here for Tom!
Damn right you are, with your early comments and other sorcery!
Tom's onto you now, Cleemz!
@@ManvsHistory I'm glad!! Gotta keep 'em coming back!
been wanting one of these for a while, it’s a shame that i spent most of my money on a realistic cowboy :(
Red dead being my all time favorite game, this is awesome you share history that relates to the game, thank you sir
I don’t know if you remember me, but I was Youngpotato6229 on your cattle drive!
My bounty hunting attire in-game is the same as my usual western attire, faded blue or black denim pants, scuffed black or brown boots, not tucked. Faded red plaid work shirt, although for the occasions when i am tracking a bounty down, i will usually throw on a lighter brown/cream colored cowboy hat, and a brown or black jacket with some kind of fur around the collar.
Edit: Hair is usually worn in a medium-long fashion, slightly messy, with a muttonstache or trimmed beard, very much a woodsman vibe.
12:33 I feel like every other law enforcement officer looks legitimate, while Wild Bill Hickok was the real life version of a red dead online character
Ha! That's hilarious, and oh so true. Guy could have dressed up like a pirate and I'd be like, 'Yeah, that sounds about right.'
@@ManvsHistory The first two photos of him were in a buckskin outfit, and a raccoon-skin hat and a suit. Everyone else spent an hour getting dressed while Wild Bill just pulled a handful of clothes out at a time and accepted whatever it was
I had thought about going for a Rooster Cogburn roleplay style a couple times. Still one of my favorite fictional lawmen to this day.
Appreciate your content man. I can tell you put alot of effort into it. Keep it coming!
I was waiting all day for this. This is awesome!
wow glad i found this channel time to fill up those empty outfits lists in wardrobe. Been empty a looong time since im not good with fashion.
Oh I needed this. Indeed I really needed your channel in my life. Not until I knew that would bill was an “ancestor” of mine, but now that I know that, I’m so unbelievably happy I found this. And not to say I wouldn’t have loved this channel before that, but now I have direction. Dude thanks for making these videos, absolutely incredible and they bring so much fun. Absolute blast watching the videos and learning, makes playing red dead more enjoyable when I know this stuff, and definitely is cool to learn what my ancestors had to put up with haha. Can’t say thank you enough for taking your time to make this channel.
Glad you enjoyed it, Golden.
Also, handle your hat by the brim, so you don't misshapen your crown.
And rest it upside down on its crown, so you don't misshapen the brim.
That's why you don't grab it by the crown and rest it on its brim.
I think that once you hit a certain point in bounty rank you should get a badge
I tried to make a historically accurate Lawman outfit a while ago and it looks almost identical to yours. FeelsGoodMan.
Good job at hitting 21,000 subs man!!!
Thanks, Dog!
I was best friends with my history teacher i love history and he did too we always use to like watching deadliest warrior when it came on spike tv, and we had a love for westerns. No matter what anyone says I still enjoy red dead online even though rockstar forgot about us i still try and make the best outta it i just enjoy being a realist and role playing it.
Nice, man! Your history teacher sounds like a good dude. RD is a beautiful game- still can’t believe they let it gather dust while there was still so much meat on the bone. Love your handle, btw! Not enough bow hunters in this world! I recently finished Endure by Cam Hanes about his bow hunting adventures.
This channel combined with the Old West book series has taught me a lot about the Wild West
Happy to hear that, Bob!
Man he deserves more subs he’s so cool and great content
I always wear the military scout hat because it was the closest i could find to a Stetson as well
I love this video. Especially the introduction. It completely decimates the view we've been spoon fed over these last 30-40 years about gun violence in the modern age. I love your content! Keep it coming!
I appreciate that. Thanks, Nick!
This one is great! I chuckled more than a few times lol
Thanks, Tom!
week two of asking for how to make a accurate military character
Noted. Just have some others further ahead in line, Blake. Thanks for the recommendation, it's on the list.
Oh that’s be cool
Incredibly well made video! You should create a historically accurate outlaw!
You might just get your wish.....
@@ManvsHistoryThank you very much for reading comments and putting time and effort into content people request! Just want to say that your channel makes this game even greater and more fun!
@@alvinfrom4163 No sweat. Thanks, Alvin!
My online character evolved from a Pinkerton style to mercenary with some clothing color swaps and added weapon equipment.
Historically accurate Cavalry Scout!!!
“All the gear, for the modern frontier!” Love it 👍🏼. Definitely going to pick up a shirt.
Thanks, Eddie!
Honestly, why can’t all history teachers be as cool as you?
Ha! Thanks, Tyler!
I figuard it out, how Rockstar can integrate the law man/bandit role.
75 Gold Bars to get the role.
Bandit: low honor, get`s the mission to kill that (deputy)marshal from the story.
(law man): high honer, you get deputiesed by the state marshal to revenge the story marshal.
As a bandit you can rob trains, banks, coaches,npcs. For the first you get a decent amount of money (20-500 $) and GOLD (3-5 Bars). But for doing them you get high bountys (up to 1000 Dollars) and the deputy marshals (other Palyers) can hunt you down. Also they can interfear the robberies.
As deputy marshal you can do the former mentioned tasks (simular to player bountys now) and you have a permanet income (100 Dollar and 0,5 Gold) per hour (real live). Also random encounters( sheriff ask you to help...) in the citys that can depanding on the encounter pays (5.0-45 $)
I made a sherif outfit which I really like it takes inspiration from yours but I added some other things to make it look better
Yes!! I am going to enjoy this video 🍿
Great video mvh, love learning a lot about history while watching this channel.
Thanks for stopping in, Marquise!
@@ManvsHistory No problem mvh
I've stopped playing red dead online but I still love your videos because my favorite part of history is the wild west
Like the intro alot
Thanks, Barber!
A very good and educational video. Always enjoyed your videos and all the good information. I mostly enjoy Red Dead Redemption 2 story mode and these videos allow me to try to dress Arthur accurately.
Keep up the great work.
Thanks, Yamato! I appreciate that!
Love the fact that for Hickok it's just like, eh do what ever you want, you really can't go wrong...
It's true. That guy could do whatever he wanted. And he did. It's like 1980s Mike Tyson wearing whitey-tighties and holding two Bengal tigers on chains (if you haven't seen the pic just google it. Hilarious). When you reach that level of badassery, you simply make your own rules.
A horse breeding business could be interesting. Especially if they give they option to keep a horse you bred and depending could have better stats than horses bought or could sell for a decent profit
Ikr
I really appreciate all the research and work you put into your videos. Who needs the History channel when people can watch your work.
Ha! Thanks, Richard! History channel is all Hitler and Aliens now anyway :)
I loved the Lone Ranger as a kid and to me he always felt like Batman of the old west with a gun and man was it awsome anyone ever heard any of the radio serial I doubt it since it was so long ago I’ve always been curious about it
Ironically I opted for the everyday shirt (or whichever has that collar), a brown vest, suit pants, and tie, and the tuxedo shoes. I joked with my friends that I looked like a bootleg lawman/lawyer, but I’m pleased to hear my choice in attire, aside from color seems to have been at least somewhat accurate.
Absolutely love what youre doing here! If you are ever in need of more ideas for videos, maybe you can do how to portray a railroad engineer? Or some other industrial worker. Great work!!