Relatives of legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley are offering up a collection of items including her Stetson hat, guns, letters and photographs in an auction that one expert says hits the mark for its breadth and sentimental value.
On Sunday, Heritage Auctions will offer up about 100 Oakley-related items in Dallas, including a 12-gauge Parker Brothers shotgun that is expected to fetch about $100,000. Two Marlin .22 caliber rifles are expected to sell for more than $20,000 each.
Oakley gained fame in the 1880s and 1890s for her shooting skills as a performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. She died in 1926 at the age of 66, but has remained a pop culture icon.[...]
Friday, June 8, 2012
Annie Oakley's Guns for Sale
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