Featured in this lot is this collection of Clanton Ranch and McLaury Ranch excavated artifacts circa 19th century and were housed in the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. There are two separate collections of artifacts in this lot from infamous actors in the Cochise County Cowboys Gang families. The first comes out of the Clanton ranch and includes: Joseph Goldmark (JG) marked cartridge believed to be a 56-50, the second is a Winchester .25 short rimfire with an "H" marked on it, The next is A W.R.A. Co .38 cartrige with patina shown present, and the last cartridge is cartridge of unknown origin with precursors of foreign possibly of Mexican origin due to the numbers and letter configuration, the last item is an old metal mount of some kind possibly for a chandelier or coat rack. The collection comes complete with an original museum tag that reads as follows: Found at Clanton Ranch. The second collection of artifacts was excavated from the McLaury Ranch and include the following items: the first is a U.M.C. .38-55 brass rifle cartridge with a major ding in the shaft, the second cartridge is a Fitch Van Vechten & Co. .45 caliber brass cartridge marked with the headstamp, The next cartridge is a .25 cal short rimfire cartridge from Winchester and is marked with an 'H', The next two cartridges are unidentifiable with one so eroded and oxidized there are no marks or measurements and the second is just unmarked but seems to be .44 long colt, the next item is a rare 1879 1c Indian Head penny with some wear to the details of the penny, The last item is a excavated brass acutriment possibly belonging to a door or window, or possibly a cabinet. The McLaury Ranch colletion comes complete with an official Museum letter that states as follows: "These four bullets, a penny and a shoe clip along with several other items (26 in all) were found at the site of the McLaury Ranch between 1952-56. The Mclaury ranch was outside of tTombstone, along the San Pedro river. They were part of the Clanton gang, led by 'Old Man' Clanton, and were notorious rustlers and outlaws in Cochise County. Both Brothers were killed at the O.K. Corral gunfight..." The condition of this Cochise county Cowboys Ranch found artifacts is preserved with the cartridges showing dings and wear consistent with being excavated and the other artifacts including the cartridges show either oxidation or patina consistent with the age of the artifacts. The measurements of this collection range from 2 1/4" x 2 1/8" to 3/4" x 3/4" for the McLaury Ranch artifacts; and 3 3/8" x 3 3/4" x 1 1/4" to 3/4" x 1/2" x 1/2". The collective weight of these artifacts is 4oz.