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The before Velcro crack got a chuckle from me. Great vid as always. Thanks Evan.

Very interesting 👍

I look forward to your series on cartridges. And I hope you can enlighten me on why they made the changes that they did on the cartridge. Too often the why is omitted in the story. Love your videos and look forward to the each week.

As always, simply supurb. Thank you so much for your efforts. I anxiously await each new video.

Absolutely of interest to the Hobby, showing the ammunition history. Thanks for all your efforts.

Very enjoyable and informative video lesson, Evan, in the transition from muzzle-loading long arms to breech-loading long arms employing self-contained metallic cartridges. 👍

Thanks! I own a replica, shoot, and DIY my consumables for said system! Love History.

I always look forward to your videos. Thank you for all your work at the museum

My 1865 zulu is one of the nicest trap door conversation i have ever seen, might not be valuable compared to US conversations but I only paid 75 dollars for it.

Evan, your the perfect fit for the museum, that was my idea thanks for fitting it in.

Best gun show kn the internet.

Thank you Sir for sharing this fascinating information with us. From a Front Loader to a Breach Loader, as you are aware of, drastically reduced the amount of time to ready the firearm for use. The first opponents of this change had to have messed their drawers. Again, thanks for sharing this information. Stan

Enjoyed. Thank you, Sir.

I love that you explain the complete system and why it matters. Thank you!

Was stationed there for seven years from 85-92, and come back and visit best friends several times a year since, but have yet to set foot in the museum! Did the same in Great Falls and ignored Charley Russel's studio and gallery untol recently. WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME? I'm only a half hour from the Idaho Museum of Natural History at ISU, as well! Thank Goodness for Your show, and the other shows Wyoming puts out on the state's history. Though born and raised in Idaho, I left enough blood, sweat and tears in Wyoming and Montana to claim them as home, as well. Again, informative as heck, especially love it when ya can tie it to an individual, event, or story!

I for one appreciate you sharing with us!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸

The old Special knife scam used by stagecoach drivers on tourist for years! Think about it, do you really think Jim Baker would be so careless as to leave his knife anywhere? and if so don't you think the sheath would have stayed on his belt? How often do you think Antelope get harvested directly on the stage route, much less on one that you just happen to be friends with the driver? The same type that falls for this also buys a genuine Jesse James Pistol that his mother just found while cleaning his room. Mr. White was a walking wallet and an easy mark. That sheath is from the leather of the back boot on a Wells Fargo coach used to secure mail and luggage, they got used hard and replaced often thus providing scrap leather that ended up in the handicrafts of many bored stage stop owners like John (Jack) Clark as one of several stops operated by the Clark family The Stone Ranch Stage Station provided meals fresh mounts rest as well as good stories and special souvenirs.

very strange. my previous comment disappeared. Anyhow, Dear Mr Green, someone would make a wise investment by funding a program that takes you to various Wyoming sites in order for you to offer your unique insights. You have the gift of authenticity. Thats the key to positive audience response. The positive response to such a program would more than pay for it.

Watched the lecture when it was initially presented, Evan, and gave it a thumbs up.

Yes please!!! The more info the better

Absolutely. Please great idea.

Indians? I think you mean Native Americans sir.

Caliber?

Interesting thx

Fantastic! You, Sir, have hidden your lamp under a shade! Perfect. Bulls Eye! So many of us respond so positively to this approach because it is authentic, not overproduced and gimmicky, real people visiting real places with the guiding theme of the role of firearms in the development of that incredibly special place that is Wyoming. The firearms thread can be traced to so many settings, it can serve as a a perfect catalyst for all kind of fascinating discussions. Bravo!

Evan, thanks for a great video, another museum I will have to visit when I come that way.

👍 Yes, very interesting history lesson, certainly a lot to be proud of in Cheyenne. But, I would have enjoyed it more if there was a deeper discussion about the rifle. After all that was the title of the video. 🤷🏻‍♂️

1895 is a number I can always remember so I use it in some of my personal numbers one of the sayings I've had most of my life is I want the frontier back😮 and I used to say! It be gone😢 because the frontier is definitely gone no matter how hard we try to bring it back the modern world is consuming us good news is Jesus is coming

The 94 Winchester was an eye-catching lead-in to a fascinating history lecture about the origin and scope of Cheyenne Frontier Days. Many thanks, Evan and Mike! 👍👍

You guys rock! ❤

Great story guys. Thank you for this. Keep up the good work, Evan

Thank you for preserving these items. My Mother Lodge just received KT swords from the Commandry north of us.

Known as a grey mouse. The .303 savage. I have one in a 99. Ammo is like moon rocks

No relation to Big Nose Kate!

So why did you tell us the Tom Horn story if it is irrelevant?

Was there ever a colt 1873 saa with a brass grip frame like on some of the reproduction made now

That quote made me laugh out loud. Thanks!

Thanks Evan, two nice examples of firearm history.

Extremly interesting! Saluti dall’Italia!

I've seen a belt rig of Confederate officer "Col. F.S. Bass" for a colt 1851 with a box to carry two extra cylinders while I was looking for historical examples of carrying extra cylinders. Also colt patersons were issued with extra cylinders, even when carried in pairs. I don't know how common it was after the Paterson but it definitely happened. Thanks for the great videos!

How about a video on Colt Model 1877 revolvers?

For an "official" Museum the statement about the Colt 1860 wedge falling off and being lost is rather strange, the barrel wedge is ,(or should be on a new 1860), retained by the small screw that runs in a groove on the wedge, this groove has a stop on it which will not allow the wedge to come completely out until the screw is removed on the original, modern reproduction pistols often have this screw mis fitted, and the wedge can fall out, but we are comparing original pistols, the Remington has a very easily gummed up cylinder arbour, unlike the robust Colt item, and I am sure that in any extended action that would have been a problem, the cylinder is also a fiddly thing to replace, and it is difficult to cap up.

Hello Evan, two great revolvers there! I’ve heard you mention that you were a cowboy action shooter at one time. Me, too. I’ve shot both of those guns (reproductions) on the clock (Frontiersman category) and I have some personal observations and experiences that I’d like to share: While the Remington is believed to be a stronger frame than the 1860 army, the problem with the Remington‘s is they have such a small cylinder pin that the black powder fouling will quickly bind up between the cylinder and the frame and between the barrel and the cylinder, making it difficult to cock the hammer and rotate the cylinder. They would foul up and lock up sometimes within 10 rounds. On the other hand, the Colt’s cylinder rotates on a large grooved arbor. If you grease up that arbor before shooting, every time you cock the hammer and rotate the cylinder, more grease will be pushed out the front of the cylinder, softening the fouling, keeping it from binding up. However, the percussion caps are more likely to fall in between the hammer and frame gap on the 1860’s, locking up the gun. With Murphy as my guardian angel, if anything could go wrong with a black powder gun it’ll happen on the clock. I am looking forward to The Book and I’ll see if I have anything that would benefit your program and expertise. Thanks, Alias: Billy Brent

Sin duda la obra maestra de William masón y charles brickerhoff Richar, saa 45 fantástico revolver 🤠 saludos desde España

Old revolvers are interesting firearms.

Sin duda el Remington es muy superior al colt, pues si marco cerrado le confiere resistencia y mas precisión , yo desde hace muchos años compito en armas históricas y la diferencia entre el Remington y el colt es grande , saludos desde España 👍🤠

What an amazing amount of solid information in a 13 minute video! If I'm ever down south, I'd love to visit the museum.

Yo y’all best listen up to my main man Evan here cause he knows guns better than anyone in yo hood!!!! He dropping dat knowledge left and right homies so educate yo self!!!! U goated Evan pow pow pow 👍🏿🐐🐐🙏🏿💥💥💥💯🔥

Great talking about two historical firearms

Enjoyed the side-by-side comparison of the Colt and Remington revolvers, Evan. For that matter, I find all of the videos you post featuring Wyoming State Museum artifacts enjoyable and informative. Keep up the good work. 👍