October 27, 1873 Rowdy Joe Lowe vs. Big Red Beard “Mollie” Takes One in the Stomach In His Cups & Blue Whistlers Big Red Beard is deep in his...
Double-Barreled Justice
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Gunfight
What Goes Around, Comes Around
A Wichita hardcase learned the hard way about the danger of gunfights. Billy Anderson is best remembered for being permanently—and...
Whats in a Name?
Having a catchy “gunfighter” name was almost a sure way to immortality. Henry McCarty might never have become famous as “Henry the Kid.” Nor would...
Own a Gunfighter’s Favorite!
Thanks to replicas, you can have a spitting-image, working copy of some of the Old West’s most colorful shootists’ famous guns. Talk about...
Revenge Begets Revenge
Or, one good bullet deserves another. Mike Meagher (right in photo, next to twin brother John) was a great lawman in Kansas and the Indian...
Bringing a Bike to a Gunfight?
A hard lesson for a lawman—leave the cyclist alone. Douglas (Arizona Territory) Constable Ed Scarborough must have been in a bad mood. It was March...
Surviving a Shootout
John Blevins lived to tell the tale… John Blevins had a particular distinction—he was a survivor of an 1887 shootout between members of his family...
The West’s First Female Gunfight
When the Legend Becomes the Truth Print the Legend There is a persistent myth that the first gunfight in the West between women occurred in Denver...
LIVE EVENT: Wild Bill Hickok The Skinny on the First Gunfight
If you love Westerns and classic gunfight in the street face offs, you can thank one guy: Wild Bill Hickock, the first gunfighter and the founder of...
Guns of the Gunfighters at OK Corral
Are the guns used by the participants at the Gunfight Near the OK Corral in Museums or in the hands of private collectors? There have been many guns...
What’s The Difference Between A Pistol And A Revolver? Has anyone ever corrected you when you used both pistol and revolver when talking about the same firearm?
Has anyone ever corrected you when you used both pistol and revolver when talking about the same firearm? Benjamin Sobleck in his The...
The Truth Will Out John Behan helped fund the prosecution of the Earps and Holliday.
Mid-November 1881. Sheriff John Behan testifies at the Earp-Holliday hearing into the OK Corral shootout. Under cross-examination, he has a fair...