The New Frontier Western Collectibles and Firearms Show will be held the weekend of February 14-16, 2025, at the Choctaw Casino & Resort Conference Center in Durant, Oklahoma.
This year’s event will feature a large assortment of new and antique firearms, accessories, knives and edged weapons, cowboy and Indian artifacts, relics, Western memorabilia and antiques, jewelry, and more.
“Durant is one of the fastest growing cities in Oklahoma and is accessible to our guests in Oklahoma and north Texas,” New Frontier owner Scott Tarbell said. “We look forward to seeing everyone for this new show.”
Vendor setup will take place on Friday, February 14, from 8 AM to 12 PM CT. The show times are Saturday, February 15, from 9 AM to 5 PM, and Sunday, February 16, from 9 AM to 2 PM. The show is open to the public all three days.
New Frontier conducts two Western Collectibles and Firearms Shows per year. The other one is in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This year’s Cheyenne show will be held August 22-24 at the Laramie County Events Center at Archer, located at 3801 Archer Parkway.
Unlike the Durant event, which is strictly a show, Cheyenne will feature an auction component. Past auctions have included a pair of Monte Montana boots ($3,000); a Plains Indian beaded vest ($2,850); a Mehl Larson bronze statue ($3,785); a pair of Plains ceremonial moccasins ($3,452); and a Plains war shirt ($6,230).
Future auctions will feature a scarce pair of Phillips and Gutierrez spurs; a Navajo silver bridle; a pair of Hamley Pinto angora chaps; a Pat Gill silver saddle; a Ken Payne bronze statue; a Navajo chief’s blanket; and a Lyle Tayson oil painting.
Scott Tarbell was born into a ranching family and grew up in the Dakotas and Wyoming, where he attended the University of Wyoming. As a young child, Tarbell had a fascination and interest in Western heritage. Little did he realize this would become not only his life’s passion but also his career path. While still in his early teens, Tarbell went to work for several dealers who specialized in horses, horse-drawn equipment, and antique cowboy and Indian collectibles.
Since the early 1980s, Tarbell has worked for numerous major Western auction companies across the United States. As a result, he has refined and focused his business model to specialize in pre-1900 Western artifacts, as well as Colt and Winchester firearms. He is well respected by his peers and throughout the industry for his involvement in the field.
Tarbell has a presence at all major firearms shows across the United States. His focus has been greatly enabled by having immediate access to many sources of the grand era of the American cowboy and Native American population. Subsequently he has been able to spotlight phenomenal finds that are true “old West collectibles” within the industry.
Keeping the industry in the public eye and maintaining the love and respect for our Western history alive through its artifacts has truly become Tarbell’s dream. Going forward, it is his passion to promote the Durant and Cheyenne events in order to preserve and amplify America’s heritage and the populace of our people that love the whole spectrum of weaponry, new and old.
Tarbell feels confident that his dealers, clients, visitors, and enthusiasts alike will benefit from the broader market and larger collector population in the marketplace. Quite simply, there is such a concentration of those who share the love and history of the Old West, and all its Grand Heritage, that he will continue to follow his passion by keeping this great history alive.
More information about New Frontier and the New Frontier Western Collectibles and Firearms Show is available at www.NewFrontierShow.com.
