Capitol exhibit highlights unique collection from Saunders Museum

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston would like to invite visitors to the State Capitol to view the latest historical exhibit, A Collector’s Story: Selections from the Saunders Museum.
The exhibit features the colorful life of Colonel C. Burton Saunders of Berryville, Arkansas, and his journey as a collector of artifacts. Saunders became famous as a showman, marksman, world traveler, and prolific acquirer of unique and historic items of interest.
Items on display include rare and antique firearms, Native American artifacts, and various objects Saunders picked up during his world travels.

Among the rarer relics exhibited are a cased pair of flintlock dueling pistols made by Pirmet in Paris, France, dating to the late 1700s-early 1800s; a Colt Walker 1847 revolver (less than 200 out of 1,100 made are known to still exist); and guns that are said to have been owned by notorious outlaws Jesse James, Cole Younger, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Wild Bill Hickock.
A Collector’s Story: Selections from the Saunders Museum will be on display in the Capitol's first floor galleries from now through September 20th.