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Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Auction: The Earp Brothers & Cowboys

Sat, Jul 26, 2025 11:00AM EDT
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Join North American Auction Company on July 26th for a once-in-a-lifetime auction of the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Collection. This extraordinary sale features the largest private collection of Tombstone history, including rare and historic pieces tied to Wyatt Earp, the Earp Brothers, and the infamous Cochise Cowboys. From original artifacts, outlaw relics, and the largest collection of C.S. Fly photographs, this is a can’t-miss event for collectors of the Old West’s most legendary chapter.
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Lot 115

Original Bat Masterson Silver-Topped Walking Stick

Estimate: $16,000 - $24,000
Current Bid
$6,500

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Featured in this lot is an Original Bat Masterson Silver-topped Walking Stick, circa 1876 to 1921. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone, Arizona. Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (1853 – 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the late 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. Masterson's first gunfight took place on January 24, 1876, in Sweetwater, Texas. Masterson was shot in the pelvis but recovered. This is the reason why he used a cane. The cane would become one of his famous trademarks. Masterson's time as a lawman included stints in Dodge City and enlisting famous lawmen and gunfighters Wyatt Earp and Bill Tilghman for a posse. Masterson was also involved in the the Battle of Adobe Walls, the Royal Gorge Railroad War, and the Battle of the Plaza. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone, Arizona. Letter included traces possession of the walking stick from Bat Masterson to a family in Quebec, Canada to its eventual possession by the museum in Tombstone. The walking stick features an intricately engraved top with a large letter "M" prominent on the knob crown. The tapered black wood shaft flows into the metal capped tip. Museum label affixed, "PERSONAL SILVER WALKING STICK that belonged to BAT MASTERSON". The engraved knob crown and the tip cap exhibit a rich patina throughout, wood shaft is solid, exhibits scuffing consistent from use and age. Measures 35"L, crown is 1.5" diameter, weight is 12oz.

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