Phil Spangenberger
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Phil Spangenberger has written for Guns & Ammo for nearly 30 years, and he is best known for his "Gun Smoke" column and articles on Old West firearms. He's appeared on the History Channel's Tales of the Gun and Wild West Tech series and A&E's The Story of the Gun. He is also a Hollywood gun coach, with Mel Gibson, Charlton Heston and Will Smith among his past students. |
Stories by Phil Spangenberger
The Fontiersman's Mexican Loop Holster
Before leaving the train, I had prudently strapped to my waist a new Colt's six-shooter, that looked and felt a yard long...
Here Comes the Cavalry
Did you know that several firearms companies are producing replicas of the 1873 cavalry Peacemaker?
Robber's Roost (Fiction)
Big Bend Mystery Under the Sands
Discovering a frontier-era dragoon, while out riding fence.
NRA's Cowboy Celebration
Mythical guns are just as exciting as those tied to the real Old West.
Clearing the Smoke
Many Peacemaker fans seem to misunderstand the terms "black powder" frame and "smokeless" frame, so let's clear the smoke.
Clean Shots
The most successful gunfighters in the Old West were firm believers in maintaining their firearms.
The First Western Holster
Sleek scabbards housed frontiersmen's six-guns from the days of the California Gold Rush through the closing of the frontier.
John Wayne's Silver Screen Shootin' Irons
In True Grit, Rooster Cogburn says "a gun that's unloaded and cocked ain't good for nothin'," yet that's not the case when it comes to motion picture firearms.
A Gambler's Fifth Ace
"You gonna pull those pistols or whistle 'Dixie?'"