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Post by Rich Curilla on Oct 28, 2014 21:09:24 GMT -5
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Post by tradingdaddy on Oct 29, 2014 7:16:16 GMT -5
A Treasure like this should only appropriately be on display at the Alamo. A museum in Austin, or some other place simply doesn't make sense.
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Post by historybuff on Oct 30, 2014 7:22:06 GMT -5
While I believe this is an important contribution, and admire Collins' generosity, I question how researchers and historians will be able to secure provenance. One can radio-carbon within ten to fifty years now, but that would just mean "could be". To my knowledge, there are no pictures or authenticated drawings of Bowie's knife, and my impression was that Crockett had sold his presentation rifle to finance his trip. I'd be interested to view the list of the inventory. If Collins started his collection around the age of five, I doubt he secured any provenance for his early pieces. I could be wrong, and frequently am. I agree with tradingdaddy that if authentic, it should be on display at the old fort.
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