The Best of the West: Firearms
Four replica firearms companies stand out for keeping the spirit of the Old West alive and well.
Phil Spangenberger
U.S. Small Arms of 1855
Review ofJohn Willyard’s U.S. Model 1855 Series of Small Arms.
When Cap Guns Were Cool
Back in the 1940s through the 1960s, we kids played outdoors a lot, and we lived our make-believe adventures with the coolest toys ever—cap pistols.
Old Model Russian
Although it wasn’t well received in the American West, it laid the foundation for Smith & Wesson’s more successful future revolvers.
Brigham Young, Not Revealed
Review of Thomas G. Alexander’s Brigham Young and the Expansion of the Mormon Faith.
A Gun that Won the West
Review of Sharps Firearms, The Percussion Era, 1848-1865, Volume I by Roy Marcot, Edward W. Marron, Jr. and Ron Paxton.
1911 Pistol Goes Western
Used in the West of early 1990s, the classic auto pistol looks right at home in frontier-style gunleather.
