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Best of the West 2019: Firearms Old West Firearms: gunsmiths, manufacturers and gunbelt and holster artisans are dedicated to keeping the Western spirit on target for the most discernible customer.
Throughout the year, our Firearms Editor Phil Spangenberger brings you the latest and most interesting firearm stories a…
The Meticulous Rebirth of Old West Guns The greatest Old West firearms are kept alive by a new breed of gunmakers.
No two firearms in Old West history stand out more than the Colt Single Action Army and the Winchester lever action rifl…
Old West Reproductions — the Devil is in the Detail For four decades Rick Bachman has crafted museum-quality, frontier-era gunleather that looks and feels like the real thing.
Among the very best companies offering replicas of mid-to late-19th-century assorted cowboy gear is Old West Reproductio…
Low Slung Guns: A Hollywood Invention? As with the case of the buscadero rig, Hollywood sometimes captured the outfit more accurately than we thought.
A popular misconception among some Old West re-enactors and wardrobe experts is that everyone wore their gunbelts high o…
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…
Remington’s Last Six-guns Remington revolvers weren’t serious rivals to Colt, but were the original favorites of fictional shootist J.B. Books.
In John Wayne’s last movie, The Shootist (1976), based on the novel by Glendon Swarthout, the Duke’s character, J.B. Boo…
Hollywood’s Flintlock Fakery For decades, moviemakers used centerfire, metallic-cased cartridge guns with dummy flintlocks to emulate the real thing.
Movie making is all imagery, or as Hollywood calls it, “movie magic,” or the “suspension of belief.” After all, you don’…
Did Old West Shooters have Problems with Overheated Gun Barrels?
Did Old West shooters have problems with overheated gun barrels? James White Goliad, Texas “If you are having to resort …
A Texas Dance For Johnny Reb This Southern arms-maker produced quality revolvers for the Texas Cavalry.
Of all of the Confederate-made revolvers, perhaps none stirs the imagination like those six-shooters manufactured by the…