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91/2 x 40 vintage "Peters Rustless Ammunition...

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91/2 x 40 vintage  Peters Rustless Ammunition...
91/2 x 40 vintage "Peters Rustless Ammunition" Advertisement, artistically framed & matted, Vfine cond (est. $1000-1400) Nicholas Firfires (1917-1990) Born in 1917 near Santa Barbara, Firfires was a descendent of California vaqueros. Nick spent his childhood and formative years working on ranches in Ventura County while studying at the Otis Art Institute. After his discharge from the Army, he opened a studio in Santa Barbara drawing & painting illustrations for western magazines & books while sketching popular comic strip art for Buck Jones & Gene Autry. Nick is a well listed artist and founding member of the Cowboy Artists of America. His portrayal of western scenes in oil paintings and watercolors came from direct experiences of riding the range, breaking horses and having lived the western life of a cowboy.