What can you tell me about the badges of the Arizona Rangers? Dennis MooreWickenburg, Arizona I wrote to my good friend Bill O’Neal, author of The Arizona Rangers. He says, the “badges were designated captain, lieutenant, sergeant (there were four of those), and then one, two, three, four, etc. (not ‘private’). There were only 20 numbered badges, and I’ve never seen any record of assigned badges. “Once a Ranger resigned or was promoted to sergeant or officer, he turned in his numbere

January 2013
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- Our Favorite Western Reads of 2012
- Was Wyatt Earp the model for the Peace Officer statue?
- What can you tell me about the badges of the Arizona Rangers?
- Did any Old West lawmen also work as preachers?
- Burns’s Biographer
- Lee Anderson
- Tapped Out!
- True West’s Best Art & Collectibles of 2012
- The First 60 Years of True West Magazine
- Trailing Billy
- Heritage Travel of 2012
- Firearms of 2012
- Our Favorite Western Music of 2012
- True Westerner of 2013
- Western Wear of 2012
- True West’s Best Movies, TV Series & DVDs of 2012
- True West’s Best of the West 2013 Winners
- What was the 1862 Dakota War?