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Historical Bow and Arrow Set Owned by Geronimo (MIS1106) Guns International #: 101011181 Seller's Inventory #: MIS1106 Category: Collectibles - Native American - Seller's Information When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on GunsInternational.com Seller: Collectors Firearms Company: CollectorsFirearms, Inc Member Since: 3/6/07 First Name: E-commerce Last Name: Department State: Texas Zip: 77063 Country: United States Phone: (832) 360-1771 Fax: (713) 781-6407 Platinum Seller Number of Active Listings: 9276 Seller: FFL Dealer Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. Payment Types Accepted: M/C, VISA, American Express and Discover Description: Historical Bow and Arrow Set Owned by Geronimo. Very neat historical set of a bow and 3 arrows made by the famous Indian Chief Geronimo. The bow is marked on the inside “GERONIMO” and to the right of it the initials “T.P.M.” On the outside part of the bow, it is marked “GERONIMO 1901/ TO THOS P MARTIN”. Both sides of the bow are decorated with geometrical shapes in both red and blue. Two of the arrows have iron heads and one is just sharpened wood point. All three are decorated similarly to the bow. The bow had a piece of wire and the remnants of an old tag. The rest of the tag is in an old envelope. The outside of the envelope says “Uncle Lonnie/Important.” The tag identifies the bow as being made by Geronimo where he presented this to Thomas P Martin in 1901 near Fort Sill, OK. It goes on to say Thomas P Martin presented this to the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1933. Geronimo lived at Fort Sill, OK from 1894 ‘til his death in 1909. He made his living selling bows and arrows as well as autographs and taking pictures with people. The day before he died, he has road in to town to sell of his bows and arrows. Mr. Martin was president of the Oklahoma Stock Yards National Bank. Very neat historical set! SOLD |