Didn't know of the passing of Phil on Sept. 26 until watching the weekly Arizona Ghost Riders video on YT. Searched and only one reference to him here in '19. Black Powder editor/writer for many years.

https://mywesternboothill.blog...p-phil-spangenberger.

The other day, I was searching through the internet to find what articles the current editions of Civil War Monitor, Civil War and True West magazine had to offer.

I ran across a note in True West that he had passed.

I have a stack of back issues that I am just now catching up on and just read a couple of articles by him. (I have a habit of buying a ton of magazines then waiting a year or three to read them.)

I had read his articles for years but never knew his name until a couple of years ago.

He wrote some great articles:
( A few of my favorites)

A Pistoleer Goes Semi Auto. (Discussing Frank James)

Colt vs. Schofield
Arms enthusiasts often ask which government-issue .45 revolver was the best during the Indian campaigns of the late 19th century- the 1873 Colt or the “1875” Schofield.

A Texas Dance For Johnny Rebby
Of all of the Confederate-made revolvers, perhaps none stirs the imagination like those six-shooters manufactured by the J.H. Dance Bros. of Texas

U.S. Cavalry’s First Bolt-Action Carbine
The Winchester Hotchkiss was a bolt-action repeating rifle patented by Benjamin B. Hotchkiss in 1876 and produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company ...

Can't recall any specific article per se; but did read him. I stumbled across this video on YT produced by Cimarron Firearms, thought it interesting and biographical. About 17 min. long.