Geronimo's rifle, Wyatt Earp's shotgun auctioned

Guns owned by legendary figures like Apache warrior Geronimo, Lawman Wyatt Earp, frontier scout Calamity Jane were sold in an auction and fetched more than $1 million in total.

The Wild West guns and weapons auction was hosted by Bonhams & Butterfields, an arms maker. A Springfield rifle owned by the famous Apache warrior Geronimo fetched $100,000 in this auction. Lawman Wyatt Earp's double-barrelled shotgun was sold for $65,500. A saber that is believed to have belonged to U.S. Army cavalry commander George Custer sold for $20,315. Paul Carella, director of the company’s arms department said some of the guns in this auction belonged to a private collector who has spent a lifetime accumulating firearms carried by famous and infamous figures in American history. A 32-caliber pistol reportedly carried by frontier scout Calamity Jane at her death, was sold for $4,183. More than 800 items were sold in this auction. Carella said to Reuters:

"We achieved some very good prices…I knew those pieces would garner the interest they did, because there are so many people interested in these guys, these folklore legends."

I hope the buyers give them to a museum -- that is where they belong. They shouldn't spend another 100 years in a closet.