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COLT S.A.A. REVOLVER #262006

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,500.00 USD
COLT S.A.A. REVOLVER #262006
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Colt SAA revolver, .32 W.C.F. cal., 4-3/4” barrel, blue and case hardened finish, checkered hard rubber grips, #262006 in overall good condition showing an old cleaning that is returning to a light grey patina with scattered areas of erosion, wear and pinprick pitting, crisp action, fair bore, good markings and worn but complete grips; front sight has been modified with a brass bead. Factory letter confirms features and indicates the weapon was shipped to Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, Mo. on January 10, 1905 in a shipment of 40 guns. Accompanying this lot is a signed letter, newspaper articles and a photo of the owner, Leonard A. Wright, stating that Wright was born in Albuquerque, NM in July 1887, that he came from a pioneer family from New Mexico and Texas, that he worked for some 60 years as a cowboy, rancher and periodic lawman. Leonard also reportedly witnessed the lynching of “Shotgun” Jim Miller, Joe Allen, BB Burrell and Jesse West at Ada, OK. In April 1909 for the murder of A.A. “Gus” Bobbitt. He additionally had previously be a member of the Booger Red’s Wild West show. In later years, Wright worked for the Phelps Dodge Mining Corp as a Security guard in Arizona before he died in Dec., 1951. A great sidearm of a true cowboy of the West. (C& R/PPT). NOTE+++ THIS WAS THE DESCRIPTION WHEN WE ORIGINALLY SOLD THIS GUN. THE PAPERWORK INCLUDING THE FACTORY LETTER WAS LOST BY THE CONSIGNOR. NO PAPERWORK INCLUDED IN THIS LOT. Est.: $3,000-$5,000.