2 GUNS OF THE OLD WEST FALL 2019
I
havealwaysthoughtthat
Deadwoodendedtoo
abruptly,eventhough
seriescreatorandexecutive
producerDavidMilchand
hiswritingteamcraftedan
emotionallydrainingthird
seasonfinale,beingalmost
certaintherewouldbeno
fourthseasonoftheHBO
seriestocontinuethestory.
Buttheserieswasrecently
revivedasa feature-length
film,andinthisspecialissue
ofGunsoftheOldWest,
authorPeterSuciutakes
usbehindthescenesfora
closerlook.Deadwood:The
Moviedebutedthispast
May 31 (andshouldbeout
onDVDsoon),andtakes
placea decadelater,bringing
answerstoquestionsabout
whathappenedtothetown
andthepeoplewhomade
Deadwoodoneofthebest
Westernsagasinrecentyears.
TrulyclassicWesterns,
likeJohnWayne’slastfilm,
TheShootist, alsoriseagain
inthisissue—notasa new
film,butrathera new revolv-
erfromEMFCompanyand
Pietta.Thenewsixgunis
basedontheengravedSingle
ActionArmyreplicascarried
byWayneinTheShootist.
Butthisis actuallya more
historicallycorrectgunthan
youmightthink,because
TheDuke’smostfamous
“Colts”wereactuallymade
bytheoriginalGreatWestern
LIVING
LEGENDS
The characters of the OldWest—and their guns—are alive and well today
ByDENNISADLER
• WESTERN WORDS •
(Left) Thanks to Taylor’s
& Company Firearms, the
Smith & Wesson New Model
No. 3 top-break is back as
the Frontier with the same
speed and accuracy. (Below)
Classic Western films like
The Shootist (left) and Open
Range (right) help bring
some of our hands-on gun
reviews into focus this issue.
