Marc Woodmansee to Horace Kephart, February 28, 1919

Marc Woodmansee to Horace Kephart, February 28, 1919

Canoes and canoeing

Firearms -- Private collections

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

Pistols -- Private collections

Rifles -- Private collections

Woodmansee, Marc -- Correspondence

In a letter to Horace Kephart, written on February 28, 1919, Marc Woodmansee implores Kephart to visit both Mr. Harmer (mentioned in a previous correspondence) to see his vast pistol collection, and to visit Woodmansee himself to see his collection of Kentucky Rifles. Woodmansee is also adamant on taking a canoeing trip with Kephart, and offers his own canoeing equipment at Kephart's disposal. Woodmansee speaks extremely high of Mr. Harmer, as both a smart man, capable of finding his own faults, and as an expert in the field of firearms. He also mentions the death of another prominent firearm collector, Chas. M. Schott, whose collection was sold in New York at auction for $20,000. Woodmansee adds an anecdote on the lucrative nature of collecting historic firearms, in which he bought a second-hand dragoon pistol that was not complete for $4.00, and gave it to Mr. Harmer who had the remaining parts, marking up its value significantly. Lastly Woodmansee once again invites Kephart to visit.

Woodmansee, Marc

Horace Kephart Collection

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