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Old West history is replete with tales of Winchester rifles and Colt revolvers, but there is one gun that seems...

Most gun enthusiasts and shooters have probably heard of SASS (Single Action Shooting Society) and their game of Cowboy Action...

Uncle Sam has always been a cheapskate. The $600 toilet seats get all the press. However, there are actually mechanisms...

Hands down, James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok was the quintessential Old West gunfighter, who displayed his deadly shooting skills with...

If we made a list of obscure percussion revolvers, the Colt 1862 Pocket Navy, or New Model Navy, would be...

Historians lean on precious few events in the year 1873, but if your interests are eclectic enough that year was...

Smith & Wesson (S&W) introduced tip-up barrel, fixed metallic cartridge revolvers in 1858. They were known as the Model 1,...

Although Samuel Colt had disdain for the double-action revolver, by 1873, Colt’s Vice President General William B. Franklin was well on his way to...

The Battle for Rorke’s Drift. Any serious student of military history recognizes the name. However, most of us don’t know...

Throughout history, firearm designs have failed. Some were poor designs. Some were vastly ahead of their time but failed to...