ON THE COVER:
Detail from
Caught off Guard, an original oil painting by David Wright, from the collection of Fred & Beryl Everett.
3 Letters from Our Readers
7 Prime Possibles
11 Doin' It Yourself Hobnails and Hogrifles -
T. C. Albert
19 Cache of the Hollow Tree Henry Knox, The Man Who Delivered the Heavy Guns: Part III -
Tony Hunter
27 Shooting the Bull What's in the Pouch? -
Mike Nesbitt
35 Portals in Time One Man, Two Worlds, and an Undeserved Reputation: The Life and Times of Simon Girty: Part IV -
Mark Sage
43 Dispatches from New England Burning a Few Towns, The Finals Months of Major John Pitcairn: Part I -
Vincent C. Spiotti
51 The Gunsmith of Grenville County A Fine Wheellock Rifle -
Peter A. Alexander
57 Les Pays Den Haut Choosing Your Path -
Thomas Swan
65 Rockhouses and Rhododendron Rockcastle Recollections: Part I -
John Curry
72 Jean Heinbuch, A Pretty Good Groove Goin' -
John W. Hayes
82 Voices from the West -
James A. Crutchfield
83 On the Game Trail Flintlocks in Texas -
Tony Kinton
92 Classified Ads
95 Index of Display Advertisers
96 For the Bookshelf