WONDERFUL ELEPHANT SKIN LEG-O-MUTTON TAKEDOWN SHOTGUN CASE THAT BELONGED TO ANNIE OAKLEY.

WONDERFUL ELEPHANT SKIN LEG-O-MUTTON TAKEDOWN SHOTGUN CASE THAT BELONGED TO ANNIE OAKLEY. Fine standard leg-o-mutton case for takedown shotgun for 30″ bbls. It is 32-1/2″ overall length x 9-1/2″ wide with a side cleaning equipment pocket containing a 3-pc brass shotgun rod with built-in oiler in handle, marked on handle “C.M. POWERS GUN CLEANER”. Flap of the outside pocket is mounted with a long silver leaf which has block letters “A” on the left end and “O” on the right end with a 1-3/4″ German silver concho in the center that has a tiny buffalo head in its center. Case has a hinged lid on the large end with luggage carrying handle and shoulder strap on the top edge, all made of elephant skin. Inside the lid is a strip of paper that appears to have been cut from the top of a piece of letterhead, printed on the left end “BUFFALO BILL’S / WILD WEST / TROUPE MEMBER”. The right 2/3 of the paper is hand printed in ink “Annie Oakley / PARKER BROTHERS 16 gauge”. As is generally known, Annie Oakley, Miss Sure Shot, was a long time member of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and toured with the company for many years as their star attraction trick shooting artist with her husband, Frank Butler. Miss Oakley used firearms from most of the manufacturers of her day, including Parker Brothers. She left the Wild West touring company in the early 1900’s after a debilitating back injury, the result of a train wreck, but continued giving shooting exhibitions and instruction. She died in 1926. CONDITION: Very good. Leather is sound showing light to moderate wear with a few small nicks & scratches. A small area of stitching around the toe is loose and the closure strap for the lid also has loose stitching. Overall is dry and in need of treatment. Certainly a most rare and desirable Annie Oakley collectible. 4-37678 JR172 (5,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1369	$17,250.00	WONDERFUL ELEPHANT SKIN LEG-O-MUTTON TAKEDOWN SHOTGUN CASE THAT BELONGED TO ANNIE OAKLEY. Fine standard leg-o-mutton case for takedown shotgun for 30″ bbls. It is 32-1/2″ overall length x 9-1/2″ wide with a side cleaning equipment pocket containing a 3-pc brass shotgun rod with built-in oiler in handle, marked on handle “C.M. POWERS GUN CLEANER”. Flap of the outside pocket is mounted with a long silver leaf which has block letters “A” on the left end and “O” on the right end with a 1-3/4″ German silver concho in the center that has a tiny buffalo head in its center. Case has a hinged lid on the large end with luggage carrying handle and shoulder strap on the top edge, all made of elephant skin. Inside the lid is a strip of paper that appears to have been cut from the top of a piece of letterhead, printed on the left end “BUFFALO BILL’S / WILD WEST / TROUPE MEMBER”. The right 2/3 of the paper is hand printed in ink “Annie Oakley / PARKER BROTHERS 16 gauge”. As is generally known, Annie Oakley, Miss Sure Shot, was a long time member of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and toured with the company for many years as their star attraction trick shooting artist with her husband, Frank Butler. Miss Oakley used firearms from most of the manufacturers of her day, including Parker Brothers. She left the Wild West touring company in the early 1900’s after a debilitating back injury, the result of a train wreck, but continued giving shooting exhibitions and instruction. She died in 1926. CONDITION: Very good. Leather is sound showing light to moderate wear with a few small nicks & scratches. A small area of stitching around the toe is loose and the closure strap for the lid also has loose stitching. Overall is dry and in need of treatment. Certainly a most rare and desirable Annie Oakley collectible. 4-37678 JR172 (5,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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