Wild West

Wild West Magazine presents the great American frontier from its beginnings to today. America’s western frontier has been a vital part of the country’s myths and reality, from the earliest exploration beyond the territory of the first colonies, to the wide expanses of the western prairies and deserts. Experience the old west and cowboys and Indians from top historical writers. Wild West brings to life the fascinating history, lore and culture of the great American frontier.

Had Gun—Did Travel

Did Tom Horn Really Kill Willie Nickell? • Can the infamous assassin’s preference in Winchester rifles tell us whether he was innocent of the crime that sent him to his death on the gallows in 1903?

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Cavalry Legacy

8 Handy Firearms to Have out West

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Well Armed With History • AT ANY GIVEN TIME DANNY MICHAEL, CURATOR OF THE CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM, IN CODY, WYO., HAS MORE THAN 4,000 FIREARMS ON DISPLAY

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Out Rigging Fences

How to Rob a Stage • PERHAPS THE INCOMPARABLE BLACK BART SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN A HANDBOOK, AS MANY AN OUTLAW TRIED HIS HAND AT HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND FAILED

‘Bonanza Queen of Yogo City’ • FORMER SLAVE MILLIE RINGOLD JOINED THE RUSH TO THE MONTANA TERRITORY GOLD CAMP AND BECAME ONE OF ITS MOST MEMORABLE CITIZENS

The Legend on Canvas • MONTANA PAINTER CYRUS WALKER DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM COMIC BOOKS AND OLD WEST MYTHOLOGY

Little Left for the Crows • FEDERAL SPENDING BY THE CROW AGENCY IN MONTANA TERRITORY CERTAINLY BENEFITED CONTRACTORS IN BOZEMAN, BUT AT WHAT COST TO RESERVATION INDIANS?

The Guns That Won the West • A SESQUICENTENNIAL LOOK AT THE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 RIFLE AND THE COLT M1873 SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER

The Gun That Won the 1580s West • VENTURING INTO THE SOUTHWEST FRONTIER, SPANISH SOLDIERS USED THE HARQUEBUS TO AWE UNWELCOMING INDIANS AND BRING DOWN BUFFALO

Bulletproof Elfego Baca • IN OCTOBER 1884 THE SELF-MADE DEPUTY OF SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO TERRITORY, STOOD OFF ANGRY COWBOYS IN THE LONGEST AND LARGEST CIVILIAN GUNFIGHT IN AMERICAN HISTORY

Dueling Knights of the Road • INSPIRATION FROM BLACK BART, BUT DID HE OUTDO BART’S RECORD AS A STAGECOACH ROBBER?

A Forgotten ‘Trail of Tears’ • THE 1842 CHEROKEE SLAVE REVOLT WAS NOT ONE OF INDIANS AGAINST THEIR OPPRESSORS, BUT OF ENSLAVED BLACKS AGAINST THEIR TRIBAL MASTERS

Working Both Sides of the Badge • A SURPRISING ROSTER OF FAMED WESTERN LAWMEN PROVED NO ‘MARSHAL DILLONS,’ ALTERNATELY ENFORCING THE LAW AND USING IT TO SUIT THEMSELVES

That Time Colt Made a Lever-Action Rifle • THE STORIED MANUFACTURER OF THE BURGESS REPEATER POSED A REAL, ALBEIT PASSING, THREAT TO WINCHESTER

Copper City, Montana • THESE ORE-RICH ROLLING HILLS EAST OF BUTTE NEVER QUITE GOT OFF THE GROUND BUT TODAY ARE GROUND CENTRAL FOR MOUNTAIN BIKERS

Must See, Must Read • LOU GARAVAGLIA’S BEST BOOKS & FILMS FEATURING OLD WEST FIREARMS

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