by Steven Crain | Sep 8, 2020 | Fire Arms
Iconic People today seem to love to throw around the term “iconic,” applying it to many things that are hardly iconic. Some things truly are iconic, though, and that includes the Kentucky or Pennsylvania long rifle. If you are old enough to have watched the “Davey...
by Steven Crain | Jun 5, 2020 | Militaria
Every area of life has its own language. I remember when my wife began working as a State Historian, she began using acronyms I had never heard before- and I had to ask for translations. By the way, TCP translates as “Traditional Cultural Property!” I have been...
by Steven Crain | Apr 29, 2020 | Western Americana
Soon after moving to Sacramento, I began exploring Old Town, our historic district in Sacramento, right along the river front. I was intrigued by its combination of old and traditional, and new and touristy. I concluded that it had managed to keep a lot of its charm,...
by Steven Crain | Oct 17, 2018 | Western Americana
I wanted to be a cowboy. In fact, I could claim to already being a part time cowboy. I had the outfit: chaps, boots, rawhide vest, gun belt and six-shooter, hat- I was ready to go. I think I even called my Mom “school marm.” The fact that I was five years old did not...
by Steven Crain | Aug 20, 2018 | Militaria
A Life Long Collection Recently Brian and I had the opportunity to view an amazing life time collection. It had been started when the late owner had been a small child, back in 1927, and added to over the years until his passing, just four years ago. It was clear,...
