"Custer's Lock Sold at Auction" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	10 Jun 2018 5:11 p.m. PST
An auction house sold what it deemed a "substantial" portion of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer's hair over the weekend… link
cavcrazy	10 Jun 2018 6:01 p.m. PST
That is pretty cool I suppose. It could be easy to prove, there are ancestors and DNA tests.
Panzerfaust	10 Jun 2018 6:08 p.m. PST
I have to admit that for just a moment the image of his entire scalp flashed through my mind. How much would that sell for?
darthfozzywig	10 Jun 2018 6:18 p.m. PST
Enough to buy back Manhattan?
jdginaz	10 Jun 2018 6:25 p.m. PST
@Panzerfaust, funny that was my first thought too.
enfant perdus	10 Jun 2018 7:48 p.m. PST
There were some interesting lots in that auction; I was after the Austro-Hungarian officer's shako but got beat out. Heritage has a great reputation and their prices realized bear it out, but jeepers some of that stuff went for (IMHO) crazy money!
Big Martin Back	10 Jun 2018 11:16 p.m. PST
Wouldn't all his ancestors be long dead?
Ironwolf	10 Jun 2018 11:44 p.m. PST
I must be odd like the rest of you, cause I also had a mental picture of Custer's scalp being sold. lol
John Leahy	11 Jun 2018 10:57 a.m. PST
Custer was not scalped.His hair was actually cut short at the LBH. I was curious how they confirmed the identity too.
ochoin	11 Jun 2018 3:50 p.m. PST
If only it was Custer's Glock, the Sioux might not have won.