Rich Murphy

Ancient Weapons – Colonel Bowie’s Knife

As firearms became more common and popular, one of the casualties was the sword. While swords still existed, they were…

6 years ago

Survival Shelter – Soddies

The search for adequate shelter has led mankind in a lot of interesting directions over the years. Many times, people…

6 years ago

Hand-in-Hand – The Telegraph and the Railroad

Westward expansion of the United States depended heavily on communications. While wagon trains to Oregon started as early as 1836,…

6 years ago

Trades – The Cooper

Today, we’re used to our food showing up in the grocery store nicely packaged for us to pick up and…

6 years ago

The Brief & Fiery History of the Pony Express

There’s a saying that no matter how fast computers and internet speeds get, they’re not fast enough. Our insatiable desire…

6 years ago

Survival Shelter – The American Indian Teepee

If there is anything that is symbolic of the American Indian, it is the teepee. Yet, surprisingly enough, most Indian…

6 years ago

Old Ways Old Trades – The Saddle Maker

Saddle Making is one of the few trades that hasn’t changed much through the years. Other than some very minor…

6 years ago

Ancient Weapons – Trebuchets and Catapults

Talk to any student of military history and they will tell you that there are three historic combat arms: infantry,…

6 years ago

Ancient Weapons – Using the Spear and Atlatl

Amongst weapons, there are few which have truly passed the test of time. Firearms, the weapon of choice today, are relatively…

6 years ago