Pancho Villa's Personal Firearms to Sell in Historic Texas Auction
Frontier Times Western Auctions is offering rare antique firearms which belonged to Pancho Villa and his bodyguard on November 10th and 11th in Fredericksburg, Texas, as part of a documented historic collection of firearms of famous Old West notables. Other celebrities of their time represented include Belle Starr, Calamity Jane, Buck Garrett, Chris Madsen & Bill Tilghman.
Fredericksburg, TX (PRWEB) November 1, 2007 -- Extremely rare antique firearms formerly belonging to Pancho Villa and his bodyguard are up for auction in Fredericksburg, Texas, on November 10th and 11th as part of a documented historic collection of firearms of famous Old West notables. Other celebrities of their time represented include Belle Starr, Calamity Jane, Buck Garrett, Chris Madsen & Bill Tilghman.
"These are some of the most historically important guns that exist," said Tom Burks, former curator of the Texas Ranger Museum in Waco, Texas who is assisting in the sale. "It is one of the rarest things in the world for the artifacts of these notables to come together from all over the country." The huge Frontier Times Western Auction includes a double barrel shotgun which belonged to lady outlaw Belle Starr, a pocket pistol engraved "Martha Jane Cannary," the real name of the legendary Calamity Jane, and firearms belonging to famous lawmen Buck Garrett, Chris Madsen and Bill Tilghman.
The Pancho Villa collection includes three firearms; two belonging to the Mexican Revolutionary General himself, and a single action that was carried by Claro Hurtado, a bodyguard who was killed with Villa at the Parral assassination. One of Villa's firearms is an engraved Remington single action with gold washed composition grips. The right side of the barrel is engraved "Doreteo Arango;" Pancho Villas real name. On the left side of barrel is engraved Chih-1914; Chihuahua, a state in Mexico; and 1914, is the year he captured it.
Featured items include a King Ranch saddle, solid silver pair of Bohlin spurs, spurs by other important makers such as McChesney, Kelly, Crockett and Tom Johnson, a rare authentic Colt single action leather holster and Myan figurines. Other items in the auction are many primary artifacts belonging to ranch cowboys of the past such as antique boots, hats, saddles, spurs and chaps; Indian relics, chaps, western art, old west gambling items, a cavalry collection and Navajo rugs.
The sale, conducted by San Antonio auctioneer Randall Hill, TX #7455 will be at the Fredericksburg Event Center at 224 FM 2093, Tivydale Road. Dates are Saturday, November 10th and Sunday, November 11th at 10:00am with inspection from 8:00am until start of sale each day. Preview for the general public is Friday, November 9th from 8:00am to 7:00pm. For more information and photos visit: Frontier Times Western Auction. Bids can be placed by phone, online or via live video display online. For more information call 830-928-0707 or 830-990-1010.
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