Cisco's Gallery Rare & Exceptional...

Cisco's deals in one-of-a-kind pieces that define America and the Wild West. The collection is both diverse, and expansive including historic artifacts, antiques, fine art, and high-end western furniture and décor.

With over 14,000 sq. ft. of gallery space, this amazing store/museum offers the ultimate shopping experience in-store and online.

Each of us was incredibly impressed.

There was even a tie-in to Tahoe with this original Jennings 1¢ slot machine, the Olympic Special, created for the Nevada Club (Lake Tahoe Reno). So cool.

Probably one of the coolest items was this General Armstrong Custer collection. Described as "Your chance to own the most historic and important group of Civil War items to surface in this century." After Custer’s command had killed CSA Calvary General Jeb Stuart, General Lee formed special forces to stop Custer. In June of 1864, Lee received information that Custer would be at a railroad depot called Trevilian Station. After a hard two-day fight in which many of his troops were killed, wounded or taken prisoner, Custer escaped on foot. His headquarters’ wagon, however, (then called an ambulance) was captured. Custer’s correspondence was sent to Richmond and the military artifacts returned with Blaire to Texas as war souvenirs.

The collection includes: Custer’s full dress uniform, which was worn at his wedding, including chapeau hat, long frock style dress coat, dress trousers – double striped, woven belt sash and dress gloves; his field writing desk, still having the original blotters; a black leather valise that held the above; and most important, a presentation sword made by Tiffany’s, and presented in 1863, still in its original inscribed rosewood box complete with sword belt and knot. Of less importance, but of interest are letters exchanged between the Custers (husband and wife) in 1864. In one, Libbie asks George to save his hair from the barber “that I may have a wig made”. In the writing desk, there remained a lock of Custer’s hair, in a Civil War-era envelope – not yet sent.