The last shot fired at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was the deadliest. Martha Knight pulled the trigger. We boys stood in the playground, pumped...
The Good, the Bad at the O.K. Corral
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Art, Guns and Culture
Wyeth Sets Record with Hickok Oil
The most famous Poker hand of all time, Aces and Eights, might have won the pot, had the gambler not gotten shot in the back of the head. Given the...
Preservation: James-Younger Gang Returns to Northfield
Back in the 1940s, visitors to the men’s room of a Phillips 66 gas station in Northfield, Minnesota, were greeted by an unusual sight—photos of the...
Preservation: James-Younger Gang Returns to Northfield
Back in the 1940s, visitors to the men’s room of a Phillips 66 gas station in Northfield, Minnesota, were greeted by an unusual sight—photos of the...
“Hoppy’s Favorite” Six-Guns
Although created as a fictional cowboy hero, Hopalong Cassidy—as portrayed by actor William Boyd—has become as real to millions of Western fans as...
Audrey Hepburn vs. Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton’s got a costume that frankly beats out pretty much most of what passes for collectible in the Hollywood memorabilia category so...
Preservation: Saving the Sheriff
Saving the Sheriff On February 28, 1908, famed lawman Pat Garrett was gunned down just off a road outside Las Cruces, New Mexico. The killer of...
Preservation: Saving the Sheriff
Saving the Sheriff On February 28, 1908, famed lawman Pat Garrett was gunned down just off a road outside Las Cruces, New Mexico. The killer of...
Music That Ain’t Country (Let Alone Western)
You’re more likely to find me listening to an audiobook or tuning in to National Public Radio than dialing in a Country-Western station, but not too...
Music That Ain’t Country (Let Alone Western)
You’re more likely to find me listening to an audiobook or tuning in to National Public Radio than dialing in a Country-Western station, but not too...
Rock Island’s Rare Rig
Severs is a well-known name in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and a holster rig tied to that family has set a world record. In downtown Muskogee, you can...
Rock Island’s Rare Rig
Severs is a well-known name in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and a holster rig tied to that family has set a world record. In downtown Muskogee, you can...