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Old West Working Cowboy Outfit - El Paso, TX

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:3,750.00 USD Estimated At:7,500.00 - 18,000.00 USD
Old West Working Cowboy Outfit - El Paso, TX
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday Feb 20th, 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment

Live Auction
Friday & Saturday
Feb 20 & 21, 2014
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Paradise A Room
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

Lot Pick Up
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday February 23rd, 10am-1pm

c1910 This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own the tools of the trade of working Texas cowboy Albert Edward Sigal. This 23-piece lot includes just about everything that the early 20th century cowboy needed to ride and survive on the open range. Horse and boots not included. What is included is Sigal’s collection of firearms, including a Winchester Model 1894 saddle ring carbine in the popular .30-.30 caliber. This iconic western piece is serial #487100 indicating a manufacture date of 1908. There is also a Remington .22 caliber pump action, take down model 12A with a serial #117591. Records would indicate this gun’s manufacture date to be around 1910. The Parker Brothers’ 10 gauge side-by-side shotgun comes with its factory letter, dated February 2, 2011. It states that this particular piece, serial #8194, was ordered by S.A. Tucker of Westerly, Rhode Island on June 19, 1877 and shipped on July 6. 1877. While the barrel was originally listed at 30”, it now measures 24” and the explanation could rest in the fact that the gun was sent back February 12, 1881 by C.W. Willard of Westerly for a cleaning and servicing of the choke. The charge was $2. The gun has a small crack in the stock with a nice patina on the barrel. The action of this gun is tight and there are no shell ejectors, which adds to the value. The crème de la crème of the firearms group of the collection has to be the Colt Army Single Action First Generation Revolver in .41 caliber. This piece is in excellent condition with a sharp bore and tight action. The bluing is nearly all gone, replaced by a nice patina. The signature Colt grips are smoothed with age, but still have a hint of checkering and the Colt logo. The serial #144117 indicates an 1892 manufacture date and the accompanying letter from the Colt factory says that the gun was part of a shipment of 55 delivered to the Simmons Hardware Company of St. Louis, Missouri on January 14, 1892. It’s obvious that Albert took very good care of this gun and may have used it during his stint in the military as a member of the New Mexico 1st Infantry. There is a cartridge belt and holster for the pistol, as well as a handmade scabbard for the Winchester carbine. These pieces have no maker’s mark. Also in the leather category, there are a pair of tacked leather cuffs, full length chaps and a set of spurs with leather uppers and stars rowels. Another unique leather item is the canteen that has the appearance of a bota bag and a riata, a lariat made from rawhide. To ensure he wouldn’t get lost, Sigal carried a WWI brass compass with leather pouch and to tell time this lot also includes an 18 size, 15 jewel open face American Waltham Watch Co. pocket watch with a chain and fob. The dial is white single-sunk enamel with black roman numerals in the chapter ring, and Arabic numerals in 10 second intervals in the seconds dial. “American/ Waltham Watch Co.” is inscribed on the face, and the hands are blued. The front bezel is designed to screw off, and the crystal is pocked with age. The rear case bears a well worn steam engine scene, and screws off. The interior is marked “Philadelphia Watch Case Co./ Silverode/ 829555”. The full-plate, nickel plated 15 jewel movement is engraved “5955630/ Safety Pinion/ American Waltham/ Watch Co.” and the serial number dates the watch to 1898. The company produced 2000 of this particular model. Stem wind, stem set—but note that the stem wind mechanism is broken, allowing only for the time to be adjusted via the stem. Includes a 13” long chain with a bare fob attachment and clip on the opposite end of the watch. If Sigal got hungry on the trail, there is a hand axe made by the Buffalo Hammer Company for chopping wood for a cook fire and a set of four wood handle skinning knives for food prep. There’s also a pouch of tobacco (“fixins”) and a box of Vulcan wood safety matches, but no rolling papers. A branding iron that’s about 24” long also accompanies the collection. What brand or ranch connected with the iron is open for debate. While we couldn’t offer the horse, we can throw in the Mr. Sigal’s saddle, in this case a well respected and highly collectable H.H. Heiser. The company made saddles and gun leather for 86 years, while employing several hundred craftsmen, so determining the exact age of this particular saddle is difficult, if not impossible. The saddle is worn, but would make a nice display piece, with a 13” seat, both stirrups and latigo . The girth is missing and the fleece padding is pretty well worn. What is very unique about this grouping is that Sigal put his initials or his name “AL” on just about every item. Also included is a binder containing the factory letters for the Colt and the Parker, an inventory list of the entire lot, a photo of Sigal, with large reproduction, and various documents taken from Ancestry.com. The research on Mr. Sigal shows a man with a very full life. As a teenager, he was in the military and due to his being a member of the New Mexico 1st Infantry in 1916, could have been part of the police action launched by Pershing against Pancho Villa during the border war. He also served in the United States Army during WWI. It was quite possible that after his discharge from the service, he worked as a cowboy. Later he was a salesman, ascending to the position of vice president of sales for General Brewing Corporation (later Lucky Lager) of San Francisco. He passed away in Contra Costa County in 1980. While Sigal was no Buffalo Bill or Billy the Kid, his kind was more plentiful and more responsible for forming the fabric of the real west. While Cody and all the other larger than life characters have their artifacts scattered about in various museums and collections all over the world, this is that once in a lifetime chance to own almost an entire outfit of a real working cowboy. - HKA#64381