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Most likely, this old Westerner did not write his own caption. A sharp-eyed reader of Recreation magazine noted that the rifle was not a Ballard, but a Maynard.

In the Spring of 1911, the editor of Outdoor Life allowed 10 valuable pages for a feature article that author and artifact accumulator Don Maquire was pleased to title “Frontier Weapons.” Mr. Maquire, incidentally, seems to have initiated the popular, but far too infrequent, mass exhibitions of Old West guns and relics. His presentation is the first of its type that I have noticed. Other collections may have varying levels of appeal, but they paled to Maquire’s 50-item display.

Don Maguire’s collection of western artifacts and weapons as profiled in the June, 1911 issue of Outdoor Life.

In the years that went by between 1870 and 1900, Don Maquire spent his time in various places in the West. His collection of Indian artifacts was extensive and important. The assembly included an assortment of lances, scalping knives, peace pipes and claw necklaces – and, of course, guns of all sorts.