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Among the quality relics of buffalo days were two Remington percussion revolvers and a pair of .44 caliber cap and ball Colts. There were a couple of Spencers, one of which was a dazzling long-barreled factory sporting rifle. The lever action was represented by the 1866 Model Winchester, and a Henry nice enough to command six figures on today’s market.

An entire page of the January 1916 Outer’s Book was devoted to a stunning photograph of the Colt collection of Charles W. Parker of Concord, California. Nearly every model and every variation of sixgun and revolving rifle that was ever assembled at a Colt plant was represented. Sadly, only the photo was published. For the Western history buff, missing were the details of individual pieces and how they might have figured in the struggle to win the West.

The muzzle loader of the Kentucky class got its fair share of attention and exposure. A fair number of readers furnished reports on the gunsmith crafted flintlock and cap lock arms they had manage to retain, inherit, or acquire. During this era, many guns made by artisans such as Jas. Golcher, Simon Miller, John Shell, Isaac Palm, all famous in their time, were brought to the attention of the readers across the pages of Outdoor Life and the other outdoor magazines. Mark Woodmansee, as one example, submitted a delightful photo of his five Kentuckys, together with their accouterments for his fellow enthusiasts to enjoy. One of these was retrieved from where it was dropped by one of Pickett’s Virginia rebels at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1865.