The South African historian and historical reenactor MC Heunis recently posted on social media a shot of himself with an antelope taken with a replica of a Dutch flintlock. He noted that the weapon would have been common among Boer frontiersmen in the period 1835-45. That got me to pondering upon the long reign of the flintlock on the frontiers … [Read more...] about The Long Reign Of The Frontier Flintlock
Ah, Poor Billy…
Mi compadre Lynn Woodward has insisted that we break out my original Song of the .44 this summer. The song recounts the short life and violent death of Billy the Kid. I wrote it years ago, late one night after watching The Godfather for the umpteenth time. I’d been reading Robert Utley’s Kid bio, and realized that the Lincoln County War was just a … [Read more...] about Ah, Poor Billy…
The Essence Of Perfection
Tom Jeff Eley scouted up a piece from the John Rigby & Co. Campfire that he well knew would, well... trip my trigger. It is well-known that I am smitten with Rigby rifles, for their historical value, their aesthetic, and their legendary function. We were planning to visit the Rigby showroom in London on our COVID-aborted trip there in 2020. … [Read more...] about The Essence Of Perfection
Firearms Of The Frontier Partisans — Philip Creamer, Gunsmith
* The Frontier Partisan Muse has sent me back out onto the Great Plains and into the Shining Mountains, in a blinding flare of synchronicity. I’ll explain that in more detail in a later post. Some cool stuff... I was actually headed back to Africa (and I’ll get there; the country north of the Limpopo River is calling), but I knew I had to take … [Read more...] about Firearms Of The Frontier Partisans — Philip Creamer, Gunsmith
San Francisco Steel – The Legendary Knife Lore of Michael Price Knives
By Greg Walker (ret) Editor’s note: It would be hard to overstate how thrilled I am to publish a knife article from my friend Greg Walker. I discovered Greg’s knife writings when I was a frontier history-obsessed teenager. I was fascinated with knives as tools and weapons of the frontiersmen, and this Special Forces soldier was writing right in my … [Read more...] about San Francisco Steel – The Legendary Knife Lore of Michael Price Knives
Podcast Episode 1 — Kit Carson’s People
The first episode of The Frontier Partisans Podcast is up an on the trail. It’s a 20-minute exploration of the culture that borned Kit Carson: The Scots-Irish were a frontier people. Hailing from the contested borderlands of England and Scotland, they migrated in the 17th Century to Ulster (Northern Ireland); and many then moved on to the … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 1 — Kit Carson’s People
A Tip O’ The Hat To Lynn Woodward
Look, we’ve all heard the saying that you can’t judge a book by its cover — and we all know it’s BS. Doesn’t matter how brilliant your words are if the presentation doesn’t catch they eye and maybe get the pulse rate up a bit. It’s a cinch that Frontier Partisans would not be what it is without the work of Lynn Woodward. She designed this blog … [Read more...] about A Tip O’ The Hat To Lynn Woodward
‘A Gun To Ride The River With’ — The Cult Of The Revolver
I’m a revolver man. My EDC pistol is a slick-sided, striker-fired, light-weight, high-capacity polymer-framed 9mm semi-automatic for all the reasons that it should be. But if I’m carrying a belt gun out in the woods, it’s the S&W 686 stoked with six 158 grain .357 Magnum loads. Or if I want to do a little stump shooting, it’s the little … [Read more...] about ‘A Gun To Ride The River With’ — The Cult Of The Revolver
Frontier Partisans Plunder!
The Trading Post is operational at Frontier Partisans. Look to your right. There it is. A (VERY) limited number of Warriors of the Wildlands; a rogues gallery poster; morale patches; three of Jim's songs recorded by the Anvil Blasters — and the first-ever, limited edition Frontier Partisanship t-shirt. My guitar-slingin’ buddy Mike Biggers … [Read more...] about Frontier Partisans Plunder!
The Bunkhouse Sessions
The past couple of days, the Muse has thrown music in my path that brightens the day. Like a lot of folks, I run on music as fuel; it’s as vital as a bracing cup of coffee in the morning. Things are kind of dark in the world of music these days. Independent venues are under existential threat. My outfit just finished the last of three gigs we … [Read more...] about The Bunkhouse Sessions
