More about what he is donating.
Retired rock star Phil Collins 'recollects' the Alamo
..........."Among his treasures are one of Davy Crockett's rifles and his postdeath receipt from the Texian Army. They share space with Jim Bowie's knives, verbose William Barret Travis' letters, Santa Anna items and a snuffbox Sam Houston gave to a romantic interest.
That's only a few of the pieces from the Texas Revolution's big guns.
Perhaps more revealing about the depth of Collins' obsession are the hundreds of historical bits — buttons, dice, letters, weapons and IOUs — linked to the less-celebrated defenders who died at the Alamo or the hundreds of anonymous Mexican soldiers who perished with them March 6, 1836. "..................
***Among his treasures are one of Davy Crockett’s rifles ***
Another rifle of Davy’s is in the museum at the Little Rock, AR Capitol. I’ve seen it, unless the Clintons kipped it when they left office. You know how poor they are. A Percussion cap.