Purveyors of the Old West
Bear Valley Records

Bear Valley Records

Bear Valley Records When your mailing address hasn’t changed for 100 years, your throwing game involves dried-up meadow muffins and your childhood...

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Arena Brands

Arena Brands

Some of the biggest names in Western Wear, including companies that were once archrivals, are tied to Arena Brands of Garland, Texas. One would be...

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Old Cowtown Museum

Old Cowtown Museum

Being a Kansas Gas and Electric man, Phil Hoch wasn’t sure he could be quick enough on his feet to dance in the Entre Nous, a Victorian dance group...

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Broken bit & Spur

Broken bit & Spur

In his work on more than 100 films, Bud Cardos has done it all: stuntman, actor, unit production manager, line producer and director. Even though...

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The Wagon Master

The Wagon Master

Only one man could be connected with such a tale, and he’s wagon master L.G. McDonald of Waleska, Georgia. The vehicle was the first L.G. restored...

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Maze Creek Studio

Maze Creek Studio

At least that’s how Joseph Rosa critiqued Andy Thomas’ painting of the July 21, 1865, gunfight between Wild Bill Hickok and Dave Tutt. Rosa...

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Cobra Pistols

Cobra Pistols

The small pocket pistol, known as a derringer, is one of Cobra Pistols most unique offerings. “No one else makes a close replica of the old...

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Cowboy Toys & More

Cowboy Toys & More

“Some toys make noise, some toys waste time, then there are the toys which provide engines for the imagination,” says Armando Roggio, owner of...

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Flint Custom Hatters

Flint Custom Hatters

David is now the happy owner of Flint Custom Hatters (www.flinthat.com) in Lubbock, Texas, but before he took up the trade, he was an Agricultural...

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The Early West

The Early West

Elizabeth Blodgett knows how to make a good fight an even better read. When she graduated with a Bachelor of English degree from Texas A&M...

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