Wild West guns sold at auction by Corina Ciubotaru

These days, all those with a passion for the Wild West could go to Texas and buy the very guns that once belonged to Pancho Villa and Calamity Jane. Both guns bear the names of their original owners, Doroteo Arango and Martha Jane Cannary respectively, and are part of a 1,000 piece collection of artifacts from the age of the Frontier and the battles against Indians that went on sale this weekend but brought less money than initially expected. Pancho Villa's Remington single sold for $18,000 and the entire set of 3 guns, including one he allegedly dropped in the Rio Grande, dating back from 1898 and one that belonged to his bodyguard, collectively sold for about $29,000. He was a revolutionary in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, which he eventually governed since 1913 and is still seen as a hero in Mexico, even though many believed him to be a killer during his age. He was also the man who gave the last attack by foreign troops on U.S. soil, when he attacked Columbus, New Mexico in 1916, killing 18 Americans; previously, the American territory had not been attacked since 1812. Calamity Jane was a scout under Buffalo Bill, who had the ways of a man and was very handy with a gun. She amazed the men around her with her bravery and dedication, and now her 1880's Hopkins and Allen No.2 pistol and its leather purse have found a new and enthusiastic owner, for an expected price of $35,000.

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by Corina Ciubotaru for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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