If any single gun had an impact on the history of the West, it was the palm-sized Deringer pistol that John Wilkes Booth used in 1865 to assassinate...
The Mouse that Roared
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Phil Spangenberger
Great Guns in the Panhandle
What was once the vast, empty, grassy plains country of West Texas is now the quiet little town of Canyon and the home to the Panhandle-Plains...
John Wayne’s Six-Gun Clone
Arguably, the most iconic firearm of the silver screen West is the Peacemaker Colt, with the mellow ivory-looking stocks, so often carried by John...
The Sharpshooter’s Choice
“Aim at a high mark” was the motto adopted (even copyrighted) by the legendary female sharpshooter Annie Oakley, reflecting her lifelong quest for...
Got Gold … In Your Closet?
Many people have items at home, often tucked away or somehow otherwise forgotten, that could be worth more than gold. Anyone who has watched...
Aged Beauties
Handling an antique, iron gray firearm stimulates thoughts and images of a long lost time. One can visualize hard use and wild days on the American...
Famed Forty-Fours Shoot Again
Until 1900, one out of every four Colt’s Single Action Army (SAA) revolvers was produced in .44-40 caliber. The .44 WCF (.44 Winchester Central...
Vaquero Firepower
During Mexico’s Revolution of 1910, the rebel forces fought for their freedom with a vast variety of firearms that ran the gamut from blackpowder...
The Non-British “English” Sharps
Often referred to as the “English Model,” the 1877 Sharps was the last of the company’s sidehammer rifles and is considered by many as perhaps the...
Movie Magic Muzzleloaders
In the heat of battle, the buckskin-clad Alamo defender raises his flintlock muzzleloading musket, takes quick aim at the oncoming Mexican soldados...
Good As Gold
Back in 1873, when Colt first introduced the Peacemaker, it sold for a whopping $17.50! That was nearly a month’s wages for a laborer. You could...
The Rifleman’s Rifle Returns
Armed only with a Winchester rifle, a lone, lanky figure walks resolutely down a dusty frontier street. Suddenly, with almost machine gun-like...