January/February 2022

This issue was mailed out on 12/23/2021 - It was a few days later than the expected mailing date of 12/17/21 due to paper shortages the printing industry is facing across the board.

ON THE COVER:
Detail from The Hunters, an original oil painting by David Wright. From the collection of Ken & Linda Grimes.

CONTENTS:
3 Letters from Our Readers
7 Doin’ It Yourself A Leather Covered Powder Flask — T. C. Albert
17 Shooting the Bull The Mystery Continues — Mike Nesbitt
25 Cache of the Hollow Tree The Remarkable Life of Sam Houston, Part VI — Tony Hunter
33 Dispatches from New England Noble Training — Vincent C. Spiotti
43 18th Century Traveler If I Cannot Be Daniel Boone, I Guess I Will Be Simon Kenton Instead, Part II — Matt Wulff
53 On the Game Trail Texas Rio Grande Turkey Hunt — Mike Yancey
60 Commitment and Craftsmanship: Master Arms Maker Louie Parker — Joshua Shepherd
75 Winter Gear — Nathan Kobuck
83 And the Beat Goes On, Jim Chambers Passes the Reins to Daughter Barbie — Dick Weaver
89 The Honourable Company of Horners 25th Anniversary Auction — Kris Polizzi
95 A Visit to the Museum of the American Revolution — Dick Weaver
109 Classified Ads
111 Index of Display Advertisers
112 For the Bookshelf