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UBERTI OLD WEST DEFENSE .38 SPECIAL

Randi ‘Holy Terror’ Rogers wins 10th SASS Ladies World Championship Title.

1860 ARMY .44 REVOLVER

Custom Ranch Hand .45 Colt

.44-40 DYNAMIC DUO

James Dunham, Gunfighter

A younger Dunham performing the drop trick at a chuck wagon dinner show. In the mid-1950s, I became fascinated with the Colt SA revolver while watching many of the then…

A Pair of Sixes to Draw To

Note the unique pattern formed by the hand grinder cuts executed by Joe Bowman. This is a story about two special Colt SAAs I salvaged for use in CAS and…

EMF GREAT WESTERN II .45LC

There’s nothing like a fine casehardened finish, the kind you find on Period First Generation 1873 Single Action Army Colts or on the guns finished and refinished by Doug Turnbull.…

Cimarron Frontier .45 LC

“Available in black powder or smokeless frame, from loading gate to muzzle, the Turnbull-finished Cimarron is a thing of beauty.” I love single action army (SAA) revolvers. As a Colt…

The Man With No Name

The coiled rattlesnake is cast in detail from sterling silver. Note the excellent fit of the one-piece walnut grips. A fan of the TV western Rawhide, which starred Eric Fleming…

HOLLYWOOD SHOOTIN’

The Mare’s Laig Winchester 1892 carbine was the ultimate gimmick gun during the heyday of the so-called “Adult” TV Western series. This 1892 carbine was chopped off at both ends,…

EAA BIG BORE BOUNTY HUNTER .45 COLT

The nickel-plated Big Bore Bounty Hunter is a rugged sixgun that can stand up to heavy loads. I am a fan of the European American Armory’s Big Bore Bounty Hunter…

Arms and armor auction at Bonhams sells $1.36 million worth of early American militaria.

An historic Confederate uniform grouping of Lt. Col. Richard Snowden Andrews, founder of the Maryland Light Artillery. Sold for $64,350; Est. $40,000-60,000 Highlighting the auction was a historic, Paris-made Confederate…

CONTEMPORARY CARBINES: HI-POINT .45 ACP & JR CARBINE 9MM Handguns

Self-defense experts say that the purpose of a handgun is to allow you to fight your way to a long gun. Those are wise words. Almost anyone can shoot a…

EMF Buntline .45 LC Special

In Tombstone Wyatt Earp worked briefly as a Well Fargo guard as well as serving as a deputy US Marshal. He was reputed to carry a Buntline Special like the…

EMF’s .45 COLT BONANZA

EMF’s Great Western II and 1892 Hartford Rifle are true to the originals in size and design, but crafted in stainless steel. While traditionalists may balk at the idea, they’re…

EMF Hartford Model 1892

The Hartford ’92 was tested with both Winchester and Black Hills smokeless factory ammunition. The rifle showed a definite preference for lighter bullets and higher velocity. WHEN I WAS A…

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