Uncategorized Civil War Revolvers: British Wheelguns Used in America’s Fight By Dennis Adler Great Britain’s role in America’s early history has been one of both adversary and ally. From the fight for our... Read more »
Uncategorized How’s it Hanging? By Dennis Adler Old West history has a strange interpretation of guns and holsters. Movies, as far back as the 1930s, and television... Read more »
Uncategorized ONE-OF-A-KIND CARTRIDGE CONVERSIONS By Dennis Adler War is often the mother of invention, or at least the swift kick that inspires change. By the late 1860s, American arms manufacturers... Read more »
Uncategorized Small Guns With Big Holes: The Snub Nose Revolver Evolution By Dennis Adler The very first snub nose revolver was a Colt. And you can erase the image of a Detective Special or... Read more »
Uncategorized Forever Linked: Smith & Wesson & the American Old West By Dennis Adler In the chronicles of the American Frontier, two names have become synonymous with “The Gun That Won the West”: Colt... Read more »
Uncategorized An American Trio: 3 Engraved Colts Span Decades of Gunmaking By Dennis Adler Hand engraving firearms is a centuries-old art, one which in its truest form has not changed in almost half a... Read more »
Uncategorized Great Old West Guns Part 2: Frontier Lawmen By Dennis Adler In part one of Great Old West Guns we looked at Cowboys and Indians, two topics that have been at... Read more »
Uncategorized Great Old West Guns: Buffalo Bill, Geronimo & Tombstone By Dennis Adler Over the past 15 years, Guns of the Old West has featured a variety of handcrafted revolvers and holsters duplicating... Read more »
Uncategorized Pietta Great Western II: Testing the Classic SA Six-Shooter By Dennis Adler The most recognized Old West sixgun was the 7.5-inch Colt Single Action Army. It was the version of the 1873... Read more »
Uncategorized Discontinued Ruger Old Army .44: Still a Black-Powder Favorite By Dennis Adler Next year marks the 55th anniversary of the Ruger Old Army. And even though the gun was discontinued by Ruger... Read more »