Reading the pulp westerns one would conclude that the Colt revolver was the only pistol used in the Old West. Remington built a fine six-shooter and...
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The Metallic Cartridge
Linen or paper wrapped cartridges had been around for a long time and had obvious problems. The percussion ignition system didn’t place the primer...
Christmas at Old Fort Concho Sponsored by San Angelo
Come celebrate the return of Christmas at Old Fort Concho for its 40th Anniversary on December 3-5 on the grounds of Fort Concho National Historic...
Smoking – Good for his Health?
A guard owed his life to giving cigarettes to a prisoner. Gene Middleton owned a stage service in Arizona. In 1889, he did a favor for a friend,...
Not So Hunkydory
William Holmes’ songs may not have soothed the Apache prisoners. William Holmes was a true Arizona pioneer. He helped found the town of Safford,...
The Last Watch
A timepiece stolen—and then returned. Gila County (AZ) Sheriff Glenn Reynolds had a strong reputation. He’d been involved in putting down the...
The Rollaway Saloon
The folks living along the Arizona-Utah border are known far and wide as a resourceful bunch who resent authorities who interfere with their...
Little-Known Effects of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
When Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 its purpose was to repeal the Missouri Compromise and create two new territories and allow for...
Flags Over the Alamo
There has been a lot of misinformation over which flag or flags flew during the siege over the Alamo in 1836? Article by Robert Mayberry Jr. from...
The Aftermath of the Gunfight Behind the OK Corral?
Most of the older films about the “Gunfight Near the OK Corral” would have you believe the feud, like the movie, was over. The 1993 film Tombstone...
Not-So Shining Store
Tom Starr led a criminal clan in Oklahoma. Tom Starr’s Cherokee father signed the treaty that forced the tribe to move to the Indian Territory. For...
Belle Starr’s First Husband
Jim Reed blazed his own criminal trail. Jim Reed is best known as Belle Starr’s first husband. But he had his own claim to infamy. After the pair...