Rock Island’s Rare Rig

Severs is a well-known name in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and a holster rig tied to that family has set a world record.  In downtown Muskogee, you can still find two Severs buildings, each more than a century old. The Arkansas-born Frederick Ballard Severs built them—the first bank in Indian Territory and the Severs Hotel—after the 49 year old moved there in 1884 and opened up his general merchandise business. Frederick is well-known in the region, but his son Samuel also left a tangible piece