Weapons of the Wild West Winter 2018 Branded Rounding up the latest Single Action from Taylor & Co. 1/2
I have been writing about guns engraved with cattlemarks for years, and interest in this uniquely American style of engraving [cattlebrand] never seems to fade. Branding cattle and horses (sometimes even saddles and other leather objects so that they could be identified) in the American Wild West was not only a common practice, but many […]
Weapons of the Wild West Winter 2018Branded Rounding up the latest Single Action from Taylor & Co. 2/2
A different approach to branding F.lli Pietta have pioneered many different types of engraving styles on their single actions using traditional hand engraving (on truly limited editions), their deep laser engraving process on more affordable limited editions, and traditional computer-controlled laser engraving. Their very first model with cattle brands from Taylor & Co. is made […]
GOW Spring 2018 – On the trail of the Dalton gang. Family ties that have broken the law 1/2
A hail of lead went over Emmett Dalton’s head as his horse spun around like a dog chasing its tail: a rifle bullet found marked him by ricocheting off his right hip, another hit his groin; he was also hit in the right arm, and moments later a shotgun blast made him leap out of […]
“The Sheriff” and “The Patrol” The new EMF Single Action with 3-1/2 inch barrel 1/2
The representatives of frontier law were many: frontiersmen with long and heroic careers, not so many, not all were Bill Tilghman, Bat Masterson or Wyatt Earp. But one small advantage that some loyalists benefited from was the short-barreled revolver because of the ease of carrying it, particularly in cities where deadly clashes were occasional at […]
“The Sheriff “and “The Patrol “The new Single Action EMFs with 3-1/2-inch barrels 2/2
Low shot lead Throughout this article I had to battle the weather (the Iron Frame Henry article had been done two weeks earlier during a blizzard, and this article in atypical 26-degree early spring weather), and you have to be pragmatic with this kind of thing. Since “The Sheriff” has a .45 Colt and “The […]