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Rifling: Shooting Farther and Straighter The rifle's improvements from its invention to today.

Marshall Trimble

A Gun that Won the West

Review of Sharps Firearms, The Percussion Era, 1848-1865, Volume I by Roy Marcot, Edward W. Marron, Jr. and Ron Paxton.

Phil Spangenberger

Was the Civil War Vintage LeMat Revolver Ever Modified to take Brass Cartridges?

Marshall Trimble

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1911 Pistol Goes Western Used in the West of the early 1900s, this classic auto pistol looks right at home in frontier-style gunleather.

Phil Spangenberger

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Wyatt’s Smith & Wesson? An Alaska bar claims it has an Earp gun, but…

Mark Boardman

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The Deadly Escape Billy the Kid vs. Olinger & Bell

Bob Boze Bell

Did Old West Lawmen Carry their own Weapons?

Marshall Trimble

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The Reckless Frolics of Curly Bill Brocius Several of the ruthless outlaw's escapades

Marshall Trimble

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Guns of the Gunfighters at the O.K. Corral Where are the guns used in the O.K. Corral today?

Marshall Trimble

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Guns That Won the West Recent firearms auctions proved profitable for sellers and buyers alike.

John Langellier

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The Cross Draw A True West reader asks if Old West gunmen and cavalrymen using the cross draw were as fast as using a normal draw.

Marshall Trimble

Did Ballistics Forensics Ever Come into Play in Solving Crimes in the Old West?

Marshall Trimble