Great Movie (and TV) Hats

Great Movie (and TV) Hats

Despite the television show’s invitation to return to “those thrilling days of yesteryear,” The Lone Ranger of the 1950s depicted times, places and things as they never were. The mask alone would have earned the Texas Ranger, John Reid, a necktie party by one...
Gunfighter Graves

Gunfighter Graves

“Doc Holliday…He Died in Bed.” Wow, who knew this deathbed twist would jolt True West’s Facebook fans to generate the first major top-rated feed in the magazine’s social media history? It is shocking that tuberculosis turned out to be the loaded gun that claimed...
Colt’s Cavalry Pistol to the Rescue

Colt’s Cavalry Pistol to the Rescue

Colt Peacemaker. Just the sound of these words conjures up images of the Wild West. They bring to life scenes of bustling smoke-filled saloons and dusty frontier streets, of thundering cavalry pistol charges across wide-open prairies and of great cattle herds and the...
Pistol Pete

Pistol Pete

Today, Pistol Pete, his six-shooters popping the air, is the iconic symbol for three Western universities: Oklahoma State University, the University of Wyoming and New Mexico State University. But on the American frontier, the real-life Pistol Pete, named Frank Eaton,...
June 2013 Events

June 2013 Events

Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. ART SHOWS PRIX DE WEST Oklahoma City, OK, June 7-8: An invitational contemporary Western art exhibition and sale, plus Western art seminars and demonstrations. 405-478-2250 • NationalCowboyMuseum.org...