One hundred and eighty years ago, Samuel Colt’s revolutionary handgun broke trail for the Lone Star State and has been associated with Texas ever...
Texas and the Paterson Colt
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A Firearm Bonanza
The Rock Island Premier Auction lived up to its reputation for buyers and sellers. Decorated by Winchester’s famed engraver John Ulrich, Zane...
Jerry C. Crandall – Artist and Friend
Jerry C. Crandall Artist and Friend April 1, 1935-June 12, 2022 Jerry C. Crandall died at 87 years old on June 12, 2022, after contracting Covid....
The Oldest West Savior
It wasn’t even called The West—was still the ‘New World’—when the foundation was laid. By all rights, there shouldn’t be a San Xavier del Bac...
Clum in the Cold
John Clum’s great adventure in Alaska is still legendary. John Clum is best known for his two years in Tombstone, serving as mayor,...
Shooting Back
The Historic and Notorious Ox I have been thumbing through your July/August 23 Kit Carson issue and enjoying it. I see your Saloons feature...
O.K. Boomers
Wyatt Earp was a Boomer. As are most of the writers and historians arguing about him in this issue. Granted, the term Boomer has slightly different...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Sayings “He who does not expect to win is already defeated.” Quotes “Study the things that interest you, that awaken your...
Opening Shot
Stampede! In the tradition of his artistic predecessor George Catlin, Charles M. Russell’s oil on canvas The Buffalo Hunt (1900) exemplifies the...
Western Art Museums of the Year
Visionary museums from coast to coast showcase the West’s best artists and artwork. Emerging from a depressing run of pandemic, war and overall...
Discover the West
Museums from coast to coast celebrate our Western heritage for all generations. Museums across the country are expanding their collections and...
Aliases, Flintlocks and Cowboy Vests
Were there are any instances of small-time outlaws using the name of more famous outlaws as an alias? Jeffery Stafford Hyde, Cheshire, UK We do know...