The 1873 .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield was issued to troopers just before the Battle of Little Bighorn, and its success and failure that fateful June day in 1876 is still highly debated.
Battle Tested, Battle Scarred
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When Whiskey Ruled The West
From Lewis and Clark until Prohibition, the golden elixir was as good as gold.
Satin, Lace and Cherry Pie
The true story of how a small-town Texas girl became legendary madam, Big Bertha.
Cimarron’s Old Model 1894 Rifle
Known as America’s Deer Rifle, this 126-year-old lever-action is back again in its original 1890s configuration.
Locked and Loaded!
Pearl Hart and a posse of sharpshooting Western women shaped the West from the barroom to the courthouse.
Sharlot Hall’s Name is Writ Large in Arizona History
But few know the depth of her legacy.
Homesteaders, Heroines and Hell-Raisers
It was a century ago that American women were granted suffrage, but they had been proving their equality in the settlement of the West long before.
A Plague Hits Close to Home
A lost family connection is reclaimed.
What History Has Taught Me: Paul Hedren
Sioux War Historian.
Well-Heeled, Bedraggled and Badged
Ask The Marshall.
Deadwood, South Dakota
The Black Hills boomtown celebrates the Old West every day of the year.
Gunpowder to Oysters
A miner, a cook and a housewife all walked into a store to get groceries and supplies.