Despite the prominence of repeating rifles of the late 19th century, the U.S. Cavalry largely relied on this single-shot carbine to bring an end to...
The 1873 Trapdoor Springfield—One Model, Many Changes
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Art, Guns and Culture
The Earth Abides
Twentieth-century Western landscapes dominated Heritage Auctions’ Art of the West sale. Art of the American West is often nostalgic,...
Will This Bell Toll Again?
Tombstone’s first Episcopal Church says “Yes!” On January 21, 1882, a 24-year-old divinity student wrote in his diary, “So begins my journey West....
Kit Lit & Fit
I am proud and excited to report we are publishing a very cool original article based on a chapter in Paul Andrew Hutton’s next book (page 24). As...
Look’s Market
After 140 years, a legendary South Dakota butcher shop is still in business. It was 1883 when Carl Look, an apprenticed German butcher, and his...
Remington’s New Model Army Revolver
Rugged and accurate, this six-shooter was a mainstay of the Civil War and the American Frontier during the cap-and-ball era. What today’s firearms...
Carved in Wood
Western folk art gems were the highlight of Bonhams Skinner’s “American History in Wood.” All Images Courtesy Bonhams Skinner ...
He Plucked One Paragraph Out of History
Kenneth Thomasma built an entire career telling stories we almost missed. Lifetime passions can start simply: like when a 30-something...
Action Jackson
The day I met a living legend On February 25, 2006, I got to have breakfast with a living legend. Joaquin Jackson, Texas Ranger and...
Alchemists of the Vine
California’s grape growers discovered a gold mine in distilling aged brandy. Until the mid-1800s mission grapes were the primary wine-making grape...
Print the Legend
Mass media dominates Brian Lebel’s Old West Auction in Mesa, Arizona. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend,” a newspaperman famously said...
A Proud Heritage Saved, Texas Style
Nobody’s surprised it’s so big and so bold. It started during a visit to a Norway museum in the 1960s, when Texas Tech University President...