John Moses Browning designed more successful firearms than any other person in history. The M1911, the Browning Automatic Rifle, the Browning machine guns, the Auto-5 shotgun, the Winchester lever-actions -- his catalog reads like a history of 20th-century small arms. But the last handgun design he worked on may be the most consequential of all:...
Judge Roy Bean: The Law West of the Pecos
If you wanted law and order in the desolate stretch of West Texas along the Rio Grande in the 1880s, you got Judge Roy Bean. You also got his saloon, his pet bear, and whatever brand of justice he felt like dispensing that afternoon. Bean was a saloon-keeper, a justice of the peace, and one...
Montrose March 14 Live Firearms Auction Preview
Montrose Auction was founded in 1977. Since 1992, it has been owned and operated by company president Trey Cottle. Conducting approximately 24 auctions per year, Montrose has positioned itself as Georgia's leading auction house for the most-desired antique, vintage and modern firearms, edged weapons and sporting-related items. In addition to its popular gallery and online...
The Lincoln County War: Blood, Power, and Guns
The Lincoln County War wasn't a war in any traditional sense. It was a vicious, drawn-out power struggle in southeastern New Mexico Territory that ran from 1878 to 1881, driven by greed, political corruption, and personal vendettas. It turned ranchers into gunmen, merchants into targets, and a teenage drifter named Henry McCarty into the legend...