Featured in this lot is this Freund Bros Cheyenne, Wyoming buffalo skinning knife and shop ammunition circa 19th century and displayed in the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. Available in this lot is a Buffalo skinning knife with a full tang and a wooden handle and is stamped on the handle as follows: Freund & Bro and comes with an original museum tag that reads as follows: Buffalo skinning knife that was used by Frank H. Mayer, a noted buffalo hunter. He had purchased this knife from the Freund Brothers shop in Denver, CO. in the early 1870's. The handle was originally covered with rawhide that has since rotted off, revealing a well-preserved handle that is stamped, "Freund & Bro." The knife comes complete with a museum rendition of a photograph of the Freund Bros Wyoming Armory in black and white. The ammunition shown in this collection includes a full box of Winchester Repeating Arms Co. .22 cal ammunition full of 50 rounds and two paper wrapped and stamped 'Freund" 11mm hunting rounds as the Freund Bro's were famous for developing a dummy hammer single shot rifle they sold a variety of round applicable towards hunting game and comes with an original museum tag that reads as follows: .22. long Winchester smokeless ammo - sold by the Freund & Bro. store. The collection comes with an original museum plaque that reads as follows: The Freund Bros Gun Shop Cheyenne, Wyoming - 1878 - Frank & George Freund, born in Heidelburg, Germany, opened their gun shop in 1875 and called it "The Wyoming Armory". Although they sold guns, Frank's real love was modifying Sharps rifles for the buffalo hunter. It was at this location that Frank developed his unique patent for a dummy hammer, single shot rifle. Ironically, another gunsmith, Johathan Browning, was working on a single shot action gun at the same time in Utah. Unfortunately for Franmk, the Winchester Arms Co. discovered Browning and it was his gun that became famous instead of Frank's. Frank did get his rifle manufactured to a small degree before dishonest businessmen destroyed his dream. Some of the famous men who used the Freund Brothers rifle were General George Cook, William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, General Philip Sheridan, President Theodore Roosevelt and Annie Oakley. The condition of this collection of Freund & Bro.'s items is well preserved with some wear to the box of ammunition and the paper wrapping of the bullets is falling off but otherwise shows a well preserved condition. The measurements of this collection range from 1 1/2" x 3/8" x 3/8" to 11 3/4" x 1 1/2". The collective weight of this lot is 12oz. G-151