Introduction

    Even before the Continental American frontier was declared officially closed in 1900, Western Showmen such as
William F. Cody were "re-creating" the "wild west" with traveling troupes of performers. Since then, the old west heritage has enjoyed varying degrees of appeal to the rest of the world. This appeal has never really disappeared. Usually this interest would reach its peak when Hollywood was portraying the old west.

    Over the last 40 years ordinary folks dressed up and performed, live, some of the themes depicted on the screen. The Old West Cowboy Action Shooting Gunfighter scenes, always a crowd pleaser, has flourished among dedicated groups across America who portray cowboy action shooting and acting scenes that would typify an event one would see in the latter part of the 19th Century in the Wild West.

     The U.S. Territorial Marshals/California  follow this time-honored tradition of bringing to the public, the color and flavor of a time gone by.  Costuming, accoutrements and even the pistols used by the Marshals during an event are either a well-preserved original artifact of that era, or an excellent reproduction.

     Whether it is a dramatic recreation of an actual event, or a comedy skit, the  Marshals  can bring crowd-pleasin', high-tension action to your event with honest to gosh cowboy action shooting *, gun spinning, cowboy poetry, rope tricks, handle bull whips, do fast draw, ride horses, drive teams, demo/teach faro, --- and have a stage coach, a blacksmith, a gold panning demo, etc.

* action shooting restricted to certain areas

 AND, for those who want an alternative, we can give you
Knights who can joust on horseback and on foot, gladiators, pirates, barbarians, three musketeers, etc. to provide entertainment and color for
private parties and corporate events.  


 

Theme Song: Across the Alley From the Alamo