Another Oakley gun - off track
The Autry museum in LA has Annie Oakley 16 gauge, LC Smith? on display. It appears to have been used well. Shows OK in the Wild West collection.
OFF Track - Colt Collection
Here are a few salient facts and background on the collection. Maybe mostly old news....
The Autry in LA now owns the Colt collection. It has a small room with few displays and no context or history. It displays a fraction of the collection A terrible job in historical education. Preservation work, doubtful
Hartford Courant Reported in 1986
In 1986, David White, director of the State Library Museum, traded 290 pieces worth $2Millon for seven guns and a CANE ? to a Theodore Hutcheson of Chattanooga. Must have been a helluva cane. Please give Theodore a hearty salutation when you see him, theif!
In October 1984, the museum traded three guns to Philip R. Phillips of Bartlesville, Okla., for two revolvers. The board's minutes said a $50,000 donation by Mr. Phillips had nothing to do with the deal, but Mr. White ''admitted'' it was ''an obvious enticement to accept the trade,'' Colonel Forst said. "Gee really obvious" I'll pay to steal
In September 1977, the museum traded nine guns valued at a total of $15,500 to R.L. Wilson, of Hadlyme, Conn., a well-known gun collector and expert, for a rifle that Mr. Wilson said was of comparable value. The police called the trade a historical and a financial loss to the state.
Please Give R.l. Wilson the single finger salute when you see him, if he is alive.
Same as folks who stole art in WWII, statue of limitations?
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