One of the many pleasant surprises of the 2024 Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup was my first brush with a unique piece of U.S. Air Force (USAF) history—a destroyed Smith & Wesson M13 Aircrewman revolver. Continue reading “The M13 Aircrewman Revolver, Part I”
Category: Revolver History
Smith & Wesson Model 1 – Their First Firearm
My dad started taking me to gun shows when I was around ten years old. I fondly remember ogling the endless tables at eye level displaying Lugers, Broomhandle Mausers, Walther PPK pistols, Colt Single Action Army revolvers, and Smith & Wesson double actions in gold-colored boxes. Those were indeed the good old days, circa 1975. Before the dark times, before the empire of black polymer. Continue reading “Smith & Wesson Model 1 – Their First Firearm”
My LAPD Revolver Journey
. . . From Colt to S&W, and from Inspector to Cop
In 1961, New York Hardware Store, at 5th and Hill Streets, was a short two block walk from my part-time Saturday job parking cars in downtown Los Angeles. New York Hardware had a nice gun section with rifles, shotguns, and handguns. Continue reading “My LAPD Revolver Journey”
The Long and the Short of It: A Fort Worth Gunfight
Like many Old West characters, real and imagined, the two men soon to be involved in the deadly fracas had pursued a variety of occupations, some questionable and others outright crooked. Continue reading “The Long and the Short of It: A Fort Worth Gunfight”
The Day that Two Men, Who Traveled Life’s Road on Both Sides of Good and Bad, Collided with Fatal Results
As folks travel down the road of life, it is an interesting journey with many experiences and emotions. It also has many issues in the journey that force us to choose between right and wrong. No one can claim a 100% journey on the side of good. There is only one man who lived a perfect life.
In the early days of law enforcement in this country there were many examples of individuals who had both worn a badge and committed crimes. Our two principal fellows in this story illustrate the old saying that sometimes it takes one, to catch one. Continue reading “The Day that Two Men, Who Traveled Life’s Road on Both Sides of Good and Bad, Collided with Fatal Results”
Wild Bill’s Revolvers
August 2, 1876, Nuttal & Mann’s Saloon No. 10, Deadwood, Dakota Territory. A tall, long-haired, well-dressed man lay dead on the floor next to a blood-splattered gambling table. Only a moment before he and his companions had been playing poker. Continue reading “Wild Bill’s Revolvers”
The Day Politics Started a Gunfight Between the Police and Sheriff’s Departments in Hot Springs
Members of the Police Department and the Sheriff’s Department shot and killed each other on the main drag of this resort town, in this crazy episode from the late -19th Century. Continue reading “The Day Politics Started a Gunfight Between the Police and Sheriff’s Departments in Hot Springs”
The Last Voice I Hear
EDITOR’S NOTE:
RevolverGuy is exceptionally proud to present Mr. Mike Hipple, and his firsthand account of the first Leatherslap contest. Continue reading “The Last Voice I Hear”
Frontier Serial Killers
At the turn of the Eighteenth Century, America, as a nation, was in its infancy and still largely unexplored, though the Lewis and Clark Expedition would soon shed much light on what lay out there across the wide continent. Continue reading “Frontier Serial Killers”
The Taylor’s & Company 1875 Outlaw 9mm Revolver
I was enamored with the Taylor’s & Company 1875 Outlaw single action revolver from the moment I first handled it. Continue reading “The Taylor’s & Company 1875 Outlaw 9mm Revolver”