Jersey Kid, SASS #287 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Will miss you friend 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder SASS #13056 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Another great loss! Prayers for his family & friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 An article of his was how I discovered SASS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 I once read that he was allowed to compete under his own name without an alias. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 This is sad. I got to visit with him several times at CMSA events and Shot Show when he was hanging out with Mike Harvey. He was very funny. We had an ongoing inside joke that he wasn't the real Phil Spangenberger but an impersonator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee, SASS #266 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 I think his SASS alias was Rawhide Rawlins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Creek Jack Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Will miss him and his writings, hugh loss, prayers for the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend P. Babcock Chase Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Phil was a great promoter of the western way and very knowledgeable of all things cowboy. I knew him professionally and visited him one time in LA. He gave me quite a tour including a real movie back lot and Stembridge Arms - probably the foremost firearms and prop rental outfit at the time. Most of all he was a true gentleman of the type rarely seen these days. Rev. Chase 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangler Bob Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Prayers for his family and friends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jack Black Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Not many of these fellows left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 (edited) On 9/27/2024 at 9:30 PM, Captain Bill Burt said: An article of his was how I discovered SASS. As did I in 1982... Well... let's just say CAS or the Wild Bunch, I just wished he'd included contact info in that article... maybe I coulda started sooner! Edited September 29 by Griff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 I remember seeing him and a bunch of folks riding horses in one of the Rose Bowl parades in LA years ago. A true cowboy spirit. RIP, Phil. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradiddle Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 RIP to a great contributor and influence on all firearms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.G. Wells Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Back in ’93 at EOT I watched a Wild West Show by Phil Spangenberger. He had two rows of balloons set up on fence posts, he displayed great showmanship and ability with single action pistols. He even had his horse bow to the crowd as he tipped his hat. What style! Then he did something I will never forget. Putting the reins in his teeth, a la John Wayne in “True Grit”, he galloped his horse down the lane of posts, brandishing a six-gun in each hand, and popping balloons as he rode. This was my favorite Wild West Show over the years, and one that will live long in my memory…. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 I only live a few miles away and know several mutual friends who recommended I meet him. Like many things, I foolishly put it off, mainly because I was intimidated by his work. Now, that opportunity is lost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Seamus Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 I got to meet and talk briefly with him at an NRA Convention years ago. RIP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rainmaker, SASS #11631 Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 We have lost a true Cowboy treasure. He will be missed. RIP Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Always loved his articles and writing style. A man full of knowledge. His passion and enthusiasm for Old West everything were infectious. Rest in Peace, Sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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