Lego Wild West

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Lego Wild West (or Western) is a Lego theme based on the settling of the Western United States ("Frontier"). Various minifigures were introduced, including wranglers, sheriffs, US Cavalry, bandits and Indians. The Wild West sets were also the first to include revolvers and rifles, which were later used in the Adventurers sets. These sets also marked the first instance where the perpetual smile on the minifig heads was replaced with various other facial expressions. The Wild West sets were introduced in the late summer of 1996. It was released August 1996 in Europe and September 1996 in North America. The Indians sets came out in 1997. After that, the Wild West sets were discontinued. But in late 2001, three Wild West sets were rereleased under popular demand. They were: Sheriff's Lock-up, Fort Legoredo, and Rapid River Village.


[edit] 1996 Sets

Reference Name Released Minifigures Notes
6712 Sheriff's Showdown 1996 Sheriff, Bandit 1997 in North America
6716 Weapons Wagon 1996 Soldier 1997 in North America
6755/6764 Sheriff's Lock-up 1996 Wrangler, Sheriff, Bandits (Two) Re-released in 2001
6761 Bandits' Secret Hideout 1996 Bandits (Three), Soldiers (Two)
6762/6769 Fort Legoredo 1996 Soldiers (Six), Bandits (Three), Wrangler Re-released in 2001
6765 Gold City Junction 1996 Banker, Soldier, Bandit, Wrangler, Sheriff, Saloon Chief

[edit] 1997 Sets

Reference Name Released Minifigures Notes
6706 Frontier Patrol 1997 Soldiers (Three)
6790/6791 Bandit's Wheel Gun 1997 Bandit
6799 Showdown Canyon 1997 Wrangler, Sheriff, Bandits (Two)
2845 Indian Chief 1997 Indian Mystic
2846 Indian Kayak 1997 Inidian Warrior
6709 Tribal Chief 1997 Indian Chief
6718 Rain Dance Ridge 1997 Indian Mistic, Indian Warrior
6746 Chief's Tepee 1997 Indian Warriors (Two), Indian Chief
6748 Boulder Cliff Canyon 1997 Indian Warriors (Five), Indian Mystic
6763/6766 Rapid River Village 1997 Indian Warrior (Five), Indian Chief, Wrangler Re-released in 2001
5317 Wild West Accessories 1997 None
5392 Wild West Accessories 1998 None