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A Real Western Colt in the Reel West An Arizona Ranger and Pinal County Sheriff’s Colt goes to Hollywood in the hands of cowboy star George Montgomery.
It’s a firearms collector’s dream to find a gun that is well documented to have been owned or used by someone famous, or…
Peaches or Tso-ay After his capture he became a valuable scout for the Army and the whites promptly dubbed him “Peaches.”
Prior to his stint as an Army scout Peaches rode with Chatto, Bonito and Chihuahua on a raid in March 1883, that killed …
How were Cattle Cared for when they were Shipped to Slaughterhouses?
How were cattle cared for when they were shipped to slaughterhouses? Jim Millis Cottonwood, Arizona The first rail car d…
Don’t Mess with the Rangers A robbery target was too much for Thomas Brooks.
Thomas Brooks picked the wrong guy to rob. April 24, 1896, near Dogtown in the Creek Nation. Brooks heard that a retired…
Fort Stanton, New Mexico Fort Stanton was the site of a famous gunfight in 1862 between the popular Captain Paddy Graydon and John Whitlock.
Fort Stanton, was named for a captain of dragoons named Henry W. Stanton, who, in 1855 killed by Mescalero Apaches. The …
Lone Ranger’s Iconic Saddle Another major sale of a collectible Western Americana saddle.
Western Americana saddles are more than just a piece of horse equipment. When coupled with beautiful craftsmanship and o…
One More Killing A post-feud death put a bow on a Texas war.
The Early-Hasley War was already over in the fall of 1869, having racked up a number of killings in Central Texas. But t…
Jim Miller’s Killin’ Kin John Denson tried to help out his in-law.
John Denson was one of the Clements family, cousins to John Wesley Hardin and an in- law of Jim Miller. John built up hi…
An Apache Named Fun Was he? One can only hope.
On the San Carlos Apache Reservation in the 1870s the U.S. Army was charged with writing down the names of each tribal m…