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18EMY-18 COLT CLOVERLEAF #5786Colt Cloverleaf Model spur trigger revolver, .41 caliber, 3” barrel,

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18EMY-18 COLT CLOVERLEAF #5786Colt Cloverleaf Model spur trigger revolver,  .41 caliber, 3” barrel,
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18EMY-18 COLT CLOVERLEAF #5786Colt Cloverleaf Model spur trigger revolver, .41 caliber, 3” barrel, brass frame, blued finish to barrel and cylinder, wood grips, S/N 5786, in overall good to very good condition with a crisp action, sharpmarkings, nice patina to brass frame, traces of original blued finish in protected areas; originally in the Jonathan Tibbet (1822-1904) collection, an early Riverside, CA businessman who made his fortune in theCalifornia Gold Rush in Placerville, later moving to Southern California. This Colt was part of his extensive artifact collection that the family later donated to the Claremont, CA. colleges museum. An earlynewspaper article (Xerox copy included) covers the opening of the display and stated “Articles of priceless value that can never be duplicated are included in the Collection. Famous muskets and pistols of noted western characters, pioneer relics, Indian baskets and weavings are but a few of the many cataloged articles”. A “T” is stamped on the left rear side of the frame and left grip along with 4 “hash marks” (“T” was stamped onColt Cloverleaf Model spur trigger revolver, .41 caliber, 3” barrel, brass frame, blued finish to barrel and cylinder, wood grips, S/N 5786, in overall good to very good condition with a crisp action, sharpmarkings, nice patina to brass frame, traces of original blued finish in protected areas; originally in the Jonathan Tibbet (1822-1904) collection, an early Riverside, CA businessman who made his fortune in theCalifornia Gold Rush in Placerville, later moving to Southern California. This Colt was part of his extensive artifact collection that the family later donated to the Claremont, CA. colleges museum. An earlynewspaper article (Xerox copy included) covers the opening of the display and stated “Articles of priceless value that can never be duplicated are included in the Collection. Famous muskets and pistols of noted western characters, pioneer relics, Indian baskets and weavings are but a few of the many cataloged articles”. A “T” is stamped on the left rear side of the frame and left grip along with 4 “hash marks” (“T” was stamped on