OklahomaHorses Magazine September 2020

September/October 2020 • OklahomaHorses 27 INTHE SADDLE Unique Saddle Collection of J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum J .M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum in Claremore is not only home to the largest privately-held firearms collection in the world but also thousands of non-firearm artifacts, ranging from Old West saddles and spurs, John Rogers statuary, Toby mugs and beer steins, to World War I posters and Claremore and Rogers County history. For Old West history buffs, the unique saddle collection alone is worth the trip. J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum 330 N. J M Davis Blvd., Claremore, OK 74017 thegunmuseum.com Hours of Operation: Tue. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Made by C.P. Shipley (1864-1943), of Kansas City, Missouri, this youth saddle features a Spanish rig with full hand-set basket weave stamping in the tapaderos style. Mexican stock saddle and bridle made by Antonio Trevino of Monterrey, Mexico. This could have been the saddle of the Vaquero, who is the Mexican cowboy. The bridle has a silver mounted bit with a spade, brace and cricket. PHOTOS BY: J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum