1861-1865 - American Civil War. Both breech and muzzle loaded guns used. 1862 - The Gatling Gun is invented. 1869 - Center-fire cartridge introduced. 1870-1871- The Franco-German War. Breach ...

“Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War,” for all its action and expansive re-creations of frontier mischief, presents Earp as not just a hero but a player in a drama that reached far beyond the ...