Old Wrist-Breaker
The U.S. Cavalry’s first official-issue saber—the Model 1833, although graceful and handsome, was disliked by the troops. Considered altogether too light, difficult to thrust properly, and prone to breakage of the blade, U.S. Ordnance wanted a more substantial saber....
The Reckless Frolics of Curly Bill Brocius
The outlaws of Cochise County during the 1880s were a reckless breed and the fact that Curly Bill was one of their leaders says something of his toughness. No known photos of him exist but Billy Breakenridge described him as “fully six feet tall, with black curly...
Crook Fails Custer at the Rosebud
On a blisteringly hot Saturday in mid-June 1876, Brig. Gen. George Crook fought to the draw Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors led spiritually by Sitting Bull and passionately by Crazy Horse. It was a big fight on a sprawling field. Heroics scored action on both...
The Searchers
A question came in recently from a True West reader about the premise of Alan Le May’s great novel, The Searchers, the story of a middle-aged Civil War Veteran who spends five years searching for his young niece, who was kidnapped by Comanche Indians. She asked would...
True West January/February 2025
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