Is it true that you can fire multiple shots from a percussion cap pistol if you don’t grease the lead when you load it into the cylinder? David...
Both weapons had their problems. Flintlock shooters worried about clogged port holes next to the pan and getting their priming powder wet. If a...
In the film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Bob Dylan played the character Alias. Was he a real person or fictitious? In An Authentic Life of Billy...
Who was John B. Allen, for whom Allen Street in Tombstone is named? Gary Ledoux a.k.a. “Mayor Clum” Via Internet Born in Maine and schooled in...
Do you know the story about a Texas cattle rancher who killed a rustler and tied him to a steer? E. Spradling Via Internet You must be talking about...
Was there ever such a thing as a Buntline Special (12-inch barrel Colt)? If so, do any exist? In this country, they seem to exist only in men’s...
When did the Army go from blue uniforms to O.D. (Olive Drab) uniforms? Jack Lemke Visalia, California The Army made the uniform change in 1904, just...
I’ve wondered how people in the Old West washed their hair. Did they make their own shampoo? Dianne Sullivan Springfield, Georgia Most folks got by...
When Gunsmoke’s Marshal Dillon, Doc or Festus visited Miss Kitty’s to have a beer and a steak, would they have been presented with a choice of cuts?...
Did Sheriff Pat Garrett and Wyatt Earp ever meet or have any professional communication? They lived and became famous in the same year. Their...
Was Buffalo Bill awarded the Medal of Honor? John Edwards Springfield, Missouri Buffalo Bill Cody was awarded the Medal of Honor for a battle fought...
Do you know who made the cross pistols holster rig worn by Curly Bill in the film Tombstone? Patrick Siempre Paradise Valley, Arizona I contacted...