Pony Express Rides On Back on April 3, 1860, a rider headed out of St. Joseph, Missouri, carrying saddlebags of mail to Sacramento, California. The...
Preservation: Pony Express Rides On
read more
Art, Guns and Culture
Cowboy Mounted Shooting
During the past 13 years, an exciting new form of cowboy action shooting has grown under the guidance of the originating organization, the CMSA....
Does Your Colt Pedigree?
A sure-shot way to prove the pedigree of your Colt firearm is to have factory documentation. A Colt Historical Letter has been universally...
Collecting the West Roundup
Hidden among Picassos, Duchamps and Matisses collected by Earl Horter is a fire-hardened buffalo hide shield with an antelope hide strap sling. At...
Stories Behind the Song
The English language may not have enough words of praise to adequately describe a man of Roy Rogers’ character. His movie, TV and musical...
Weapons as Art
On the raw American frontier, vestiges of the settled, more civilized societies could be seen in the hands of good and bad men alike through their...
Preservation: Splish Splash Bath
From an old bathtub used for comical souvenir photos to naturally-heated springs, folks in Hot Springs, Arkansas, sure knew how to bathe. After the...
Not a Leg to Stand On
Before the Wild West Show, heck before showman William F. Cody was even born, the Victorian taste for the grotesque was satisfied by circus sideshow...
Collecting the West Roundup
Hidden among Picassos, Duchamps and Matisses collected by Earl Horter is a fire-hardened buffalo hide shield with an antelope hide strap sling. At...
Ugly Ducklings of Frontier Six-shooters
The few surviving factory records reveal that Merwin, Hulbert & Co. was organized in 1874, when New England inventive genius and savvy...
Preservation: Roll Along, Wagon Train
Roll Along, Wagon Train “Gotta keep ’em on the run. Time to go! And follow the sun. Roll along, Wagon Train.” Ward Bond played the wagonmaster on...
Ugly Ducklings of Frontier Six-shooters
The few surviving factory records reveal that Merwin, Hulbert & Co. was organized in 1874, when New England inventive genius and savvy...