Scott Tarbell, owner/promoter of New Frontier Shows, recently announced the company’s Cheyenne Firearms and Western Collectibles Show and Auction is moving to a spacious new 64,000-square-foot location, Laramie County’s Event Center at Archer. The 12th edition of the popular collector-focused event will be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Aug. 27, 28, and 29. The on-site live auction, which will also be accessible to online bidders, starts at 2 p.m. MT on Saturday, Aug. 28.
“Dealers are going to love the new venue, which has been built for convenience and even has its own exit off the freeway,” said Tarbell. “It’s designed with parking that backs up to a large entry, making it very easy for dealers to load in and load out. Guests will appreciate the ample parking, dedicated concession area, and free Wi-Fi. It’s located five miles east of Cheyenne, Wy., so it’s only minutes away from hotels and the downtown Cheyenne Historic District.”
Tarbell says approximately 3,000 people attended last year’s Cheyenne show and auction and that his most recent Cheyenne gun show, which did not incorporate an auction, attracted 4,300 guests. “That shows you how quickly the firearms and Western collectibles hobby is growing. To us, it made sense to move to a brand-new venue that can accommodate future growth, which we know is coming. Already, we have 15 more tables booked for the August show than we had last year.”
The auction portion of the three-day event will feature 394 lots of pre-1900 Western artifacts, antique and vintage firearms (with a special emphasis on Winchesters and Colts), Western art and advertising, and cowboy and Native American artifacts and relics. Highlights include the Mike Olson estate collection of rare rifles and cowboy gear, and Native American artifacts from the collection of celebrated photographer Carl Moon (1878-1948), who lived with Hopi, Apache and Navajo tribes while respectfully documenting their cultures and practices.
For additional information about the Cheyenne Firearms and Western Collectibles Show and Auction, including hotel discounts, visit www.newfrontiershow.com.
For exhibitor inquiries, call Scott Tarbell at 913-406-8057 or email newfrontiershow@gmail.com.