Two open-top and solid-frame designs reigned supreme in the age of percussion revolvers, and each type had its advantages and drawbacks. ...
Caplock Rivals
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Shooting from the Hip
My Top Ten Favorite Movie Moments
True West’s Firearms Editor applauds authenticity. Western movies are made for entertainment, and we must consider them strictly as such, and not as...
Best of the West 2022: Firearms
Old West Classics Remain Popular Timeless frontier six-guns, rifles and scatterguns lead the list for this year’s top guns. While the...
Best of the West 2022: True Westerner of the Year
Riding - and Writing - for the Brand! Phil Spangenberger If you have ever spoken to Phil Spangenberger about the Old West, historical firearms,...
Arrows: Pointed Death
The Indians’ ammunition grew on trees. An arrow, the deadly projectile propelled from a bow, could arguably be called the Indians’ “bullet.”...
The 1841 “Mississippi” Rifle
This handsomely rugged 1840s muzzleloader was prized by frontiersmen and military riflemen alike and helped phase out the smoothbore musket. ...
Quigley’s Sharps – Cinema’s Most Famous Gun?
Among the most recognizable silver screen firearms, this Shiloh rifle has earned “star” status in its own right. John Wayne’s...
Cowboy Guns for Self Defense?
There’s no reason you can’t use your Old West replica firearm to protect home and family. Replica Old West metallic cartridge firearms are made to...
Guns of Mexico’s Freedom Fighters
During Mexico’s 1910 Revolution, rebel forces fought with muzzle-loaders, lever-action and bolt-action repeaters—even machine guns.
When Cap Guns Were Cool
Back in the 1940s through the 1960s, we kids played outdoors a lot, and we lived our make-believe adventures with the coolest toys ever—cap pistols.
Old Model Russian
Although it wasn’t well received in the American West, it laid the foundation for Smith & Wesson’s more successful future revolvers.
1911 Pistol Goes Western
Used in the West of early 1990s, the classic auto pistol looks right at home in frontier-style gunleather.