U.S. Deputy Marshal Heck Thomas: Cleaning up the Badlands with a Colt and Winchester 2/2
As Deputy U.S. Marshals they were instrumental in bringing law and order to the Indian and Oklahoma territories working out of Ft. Smith,...
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Historical Weapons Editorial FAP Flli Pietta
Welcome to the editorial of the F.A.P. Brothers Pietta. Discover the evocative stories hidden behind the most famous reproductions of historical weapons.
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
The Art of Engraving: with F.lli Pietta you’ll never look at a laser engraved gun the same way! 1of3
by Dennis Adler “Arms engraving and embellishment owes a great debt to thatworld-famed and near-legendary pioneer in repeating firearms...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
The Art of Engraving: with F.lli Pietta you’ll never look at a laser engraved gun the same way! 2of3
F.lli Pietta’s Plan Several years ago Italian armsmaker F.lli Pietta, which has succeeded in building superior out-of-the-box...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
The Art of Engraving: with F.lli Pietta you’ll never look at a laser engraved gun the same way! 3of3
Pietta’s New Factory and the S.E. I. Laser System It began in 1963 when two brothers with a love of gunsmithing established Fratelli...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 4 min
Dixie Gun Works J.H. Dance & Bros. revolver – The Confederacy’s 1851 Navy 1 of 2
By Dennis Adler In May of 1861, after North Carolina became the 11th state to join the Confederacy, the South was already engaged in the...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 5 min
Dixie Gun Works J.H. Dance & Bros. revolver – The Confederacy’s 1851 Navy 2 of 2
By Dennis Adler Gun Details The Dixie Gun Works .44 caliber version of the Dance revolver is manufactured in Italy by F.lli Pietta and...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
Cimarron’s new 7-1/2 inch laser engraved Single Action ArmyStyle at an affordable price 1 of 2
By Dennis Adler Whenever the word “engraving” is mentioned in reference to a Single Action revolver the price generally goes up...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
Cimarron’s new 7-1/2 inch laser engraved Single Action ArmyStyle at an affordable price 2 of 2
By Dennis Adler Roundup I can remember when Pietta started manufacturing Colt-style SAA revolvers back in 2002, and they were not this...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 5 min
An Unusual 1851 NavyOne of the most prolific sidearms of U.S. soldiers and Militias 1 of 2
By Dennis Adler Firearms historians often disagree about which of Samuel Colt’s designs are the most significant. Many consider the most...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
An Unusual 1851 NavyOne of the most prolific sidearms of U.S. soldiers and Militias 2 of 2
The Pietta reproduction The 1851 Navy is perhaps the most important black powder pistol in the history of Colt reproductions, having been...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
F.lli Pietta’s tribute to the other very famous Bat MastersonHero of the B&W television frontier 1/3
By Dennis Adler “Back when the West was very young, Their lived a man named Masterson; He wore a cane and derby hat, They called him Bat,...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
F.lli Pietta’s tribute to the other very famous Bat MastersonHero of the B&W television frontier 3/3
Range Testing the Bat Masterson E.M.F. Great Western II The Bat Masterson E.M.F. Great Western II, built by F.lli Pietta in Italy, is...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
E.M.F. and F.lli Pietta’s new 12 ga. Model 1878 Hartford Double Hammer Gun 1 of 2
By Dennis Adler One might regard the handgun as the easiest and most practical self defense weapon of choice in the Old West, but for a...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
E.M.F. and F.lli Pietta’s new 12 ga. Model 1878 Hartford Double Hammer Gun 2of2
By Dennis Adler In the image of... The Colt’s Model 1878 was the inspiration for the new E.M.F. F.lli Pietta 12 ga. Hartford Model 1878...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
Guns of the Old West Winter 2018BrandedRounding up the latest Singe Action Army from Taylor’s&Co 1/2
By Dennis Adler I have been writing about cattlebrand engraved handguns for years, and the interest in this uniquely American style of...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 4 min
Guns of the OldWest Winter2018 Branded Rounding up the latest Singe Action Army from Taylor’s&Co 1/2
By Dennis Adler A different approach to branding F.lli Pietta has pioneered several different types of engraving styles on their Single...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 5 min
GOW Spring 2018On the trail of the Dalton GangFamily ties that broke the law 1/2
By Dennis Adler A hail of lead shot past Emmett Dalton’s head as his horse spun around like a dog chasing its tail; a rifle slug found...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 4 min
“The Sheriff” and “The Posse”EMF’s new 3-1/2 inch barrel Single Actions shine 1/2
By Dennis Adler Frontier lawmen were plentiful; frontier lawmen with long and heroic careers, not so much, not everyone was Bill...
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Ferdinando Dagostino
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
“The Sheriff” and “The Posse”EMF’s new 3-1/2 inch barrel Single Actions shine 2/2
By Dennis Adler Lead downrange Throughout this issue I have been fighting the weather (the article on the Iron Frame Henry was shot two...
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