A Look at 2 Colt Model 1861 Revolvers Owned By Colonel Custer
The Frazier History Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, exhibits a remarkable collection of famous Western firearms. This includes a cased pair ...
Tag: Guns of the Old West
American Tactical Road Agent: A Fast-Handling Scattergun
One of the most useful and versatile guns in the Old West was the side-by-side double-barreled shotgun. It usually had a ...
The Interesting History of Remington Revolvers From the 1850s-1870s
It began with a patent, an unbreakable patent belonging to Samuel Colt since 1835 that kept E. Remington & Sons ...
Cowboy Shotguns: 13 High-Quality Reproductions Fit for the Frontier
Truth be told, the shotgun was the versatile weapon that helped tame the wild West. Countless shotguns were carried by ...
Test-Firing 5 Colt Belly Guns to Measure Their Effectiveness
A lot of Old West mythology surrounds handguns and the speed with which they could be drawn and accurately fired. This ...
8 Henry Silver Series Rifles That’ll Stand Out in a Crowd
Gold watches, gold coins, gold teeth and gold guns are all status symbols to own and show off with pride. ...
Was This Lever-Action Shotgun Actually Used by Oliver Winchester?
If I’ve written it once, I have written it a thousand times: Oliver Winchester was not originally in the gun ...
Turnbull Model 1892: A Incredible Restoration of the Classic Winchester
One of the greatest repeating rifles of all time was introduced to an appreciative market in 1892, when Winchester brought ...
Porter Turret Rifle: The Most Interesting, Flawed Civil War Gun
The first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy, the USS Monitor, proved the effectiveness of a rotating turret. The ...
The Bowie Knife: Why This American Classic Still Has an Edge
In his book "American Knives: The First History and Collector’s Guide," author Harold L. Peterson put it best when he wrote, ...
New Old West: The Wonderful Guns of ‘Westworld’
Since it premiered in October of 2016, HBO’s new series Westworld set its viewers’ imaginations alight with the possibilities of ...
Gun Review: Brass-Framed, Octagon-Barreled Henry 45-70 Lever-Action Rifle
The classic .45-70 Government caliber is one of those golden oldies rooted so deep in both lore and utility that it ...
Annie Oakley’s 16-Gauge to be Sold at Auction
Annie Oakley’s 16-Gauge Parker Brothers shotgun may well bring more than $100,000, as part of Heritage Auctions’ Legends of the ...
Gettysburg Reenactment Marks 150th Anniversary
Sweat soaking their wool uniforms, the Union and Confederate soldiers met near the stone wall to exchange handshakes, pleasantries and ...
BAT MASTERSON’S Colt SAA | Colt .45 LC Revolver
Pietta recreates one of the most famous .45 LC revolvers of the Old West!
Custom Gunmakers to hold expo and offer Turnbull raffle prize.
The American Custom Gunmakers Guild (ACGG) Banquet and Auction is on Friday evening January 4th at the Hyatt Regency hotel ...
UBERTI OLD WEST DEFENSE .38 SPECIAL
Small-frame six-shooter hide-out — perfect for the discreet Pinkerton man!
Randi ‘Holy Terror’ Rogers wins 10th SASS Ladies World Championship Title.
Comp-Tac Victory Gear's Randi Rogers is widely recognized as the top woman shooter in the sport of Cowboy Action Shooting ...
1860 ARMY .44 REVOLVER
Shown are the two 1860 Army versions manufactured, one with the early fully fluted cylinder (top) and later rebated cylinder ...