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Colt Double Action Revolver Model 1878*

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Colt Double Action Revolver Model 1878*
Cottle’s personal 7 1/2”, .44 cal. “Colt Frontier Six-Shooter” with carved steerhead pearl grips. Inscribed on the backstrap J.B. Cottle – From His Friends – The CowBoys – Buffalo Bill’s Wild West - 1900. Factory letter states that the Colt was shipped on February 3, 1900 to Ed Tryon Jr., Philadelphia, which would have been the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West winter quarters on the Trego farm outside the city. The gun has a good amount of bright blue left in protected areas. Included is an original hand signed photograph of Cody, inscribed J.B. Cottle - W.F. Cody – Buffalo Bill – 1911. 11” x 9 1/4” * Refer to page 169 for FFA information.