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Ask the Marshall
Where did the idea for a star-shaped lawman’s badge originate?
- Published April 16, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
Who is California Joe?
- Published April 16, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
Did Arizona ever list train robbery as a capital offense?
- Published March 13, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
I watched a Western showing entire wagons sunk in quicksand. Did that really happen in the Old West?
- Published April 16, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
Is it true that the posse that gunned down Joaquin Murrieta and Three Finger Jack put Murrieta’s head and Jack’s hand in pickled jars to collect the reward, and that these “proofs” were later put on display?
- Published January 10, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
What is the Bisbee Massacre?
- Published April 16, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
What is the meaning of “I’m your huckleberry,” said by Doc Holliday in the 1993 movie Tombstone?
- Published January 10, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
What is the purpose of a saddle ring?
- Published April 16, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
In the opening scene of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, the title character says, “Stand and deliver!“ That phrase seems appropriate for the previous century, not an 1800s stagecoach robber. What do you think?
- Published January 10, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
The May 1975 Real West magazine published a photo, submitted by George Hart, featuring numerous Old West icons. Is it authentic?
- Published April 16, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
What can you tell me about the LeMat revolver?
- Published January 10, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
In the Nov/Dec. 2011 issue, I told readers a possible reason why Geronimo was holding two sticks was so he could steady the gun while firing. Reader David West has shared another explanation:
- Published March 13, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
On the frontier, did people break as much glass as we see in Western films?
- Published January 10, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
Who was the man Wild Bill Hickok shot and killed in Abilene, Kansas?
- Published March 13, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
A fair amount is known about Doc Holliday’s girlfriend, Big Nose Kate, yet is anything known about her younger sister?
- Published January 10, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
Why did some vaquero saddles have dinner plate-type saddle horns?
- Published March 13, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
In one C.S. Fly photograph, Geronimo holds two long sticks in his left hand. Would these be tamping rods for the rifle he’s holding?
- Published November 08, 2011
- Written by Marshall Trimble
How successful were traveling entertainers in the Old West?
- Published March 13, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
I own an Old West poker chip with the imprint of a crescent and star. Is it true that was the mark for the Acme Saloon in El Paso, where John Wesley Hardin was killed?
- Published November 08, 2011
- Written by Marshall Trimble
The John Wayne Memorabilia exhibit in Los Angeles featured his costume trousers with sewed-on belt loops. Aren’t belt loops an early 20th-century development?
- Published March 13, 2012
- Written by Marshall Trimble
Why is Arizona’s Zane Grey Highway also called the General Crook Trail?
- Published November 08, 2011
- Written by Marshall Trimble
