Western Stage Props, at 3945 W. Reno Ave., Suite F, supplies Western entertainers and would-be cowboys around the world with the gear.

Mark Allen, owner and national director of the Wild West Arts Club, prides himself on being one of the few one-stop shops for Western props. Allen carries everything from whips to replicas of late 19th century pistols at his shop -- essentially everything needed for trick roping or riding, gun slinging, shooting, whip-cracking and knife and tomahawk throwing.