*FAMOUS RANGER FRANK HAMER OWNED FIRST GENERATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

*FAMOUS RANGER FRANK HAMER OWNED FIRST GENERATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). SN 258183. Blue & case colored with 5-1/2” bbl, 1-line address with caliber marking on left side. It has unnumbered Rampant Colt hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a signed, notarized statement/bill of sale dated Dec. 9, 1981 from Frank A. Hamer, Jr. to Raymond Brown, wherein he states that “This gun was in possession of Ed Putnam alias Ed Sibley in Del Rio, Texas on December 1, 1906. When he was in a gunfight with four Texas Rangers Captain John H. Rodgers, Ranger Marvin Bailey, Ranger Duke Hudson and my father Frank Hamer who had joined the Ranger service on April of the same year. He was 21 years of age. This was the first gunfight that my father participated in after he joined the Ranger service. Before his career had ended he had begun as Senior Captain of the Ranger force and had participated in more than 100 gunfights. Earlier that morning December 1st, Ed murdered a prominent Del Rio rancher named Mr. Cawthorn. Mr. Putnam shot Mr. Cawthorn with a 9 milimeter Luger pistol. The details of this shooting and why Mr. Cawthorn was murdered is documented in the book, I’m Frank Hamer. Sometime after the shooting Captain Rogers gave the above described pistol to my father and said something to the effect that since this was my father’s first gunfight as a Ranger he thought he should have a momento of the occasion. This gun along with the Luger pistol and Winchester rifle, that was also a 32WCF caliber, were the guns Ed Putnam was using in the gunfight with the Rangers.” This incident is related on pp. 29 & 30 of I’m Frank Hamer, Frost & Jenkins. The Colt spoken about in the affidavit is fully described just before the above narrative. Captain Frank Hamer was one of the most famous of all Texas Rangers and perhaps received his greatest notoriety for successfully tracking down and shooting the notorious outlaw killers Bonnie & Clyde. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter fully identifying this revolver as having been shipped Aug. 25, 1904 to Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO in a shipment of twenty same type guns. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl & ejector rod housing retain 85-90% orig blue with muzzle wear, mostly on left side and thinning on left side of bbl with some pitting near muzzle. Ejector rod housing is mostly a plum patina on outer radius. Frame retains strong case colors in sheltered areas, thinned & turning silver elsewhere with light patina on sides of frame. Grip frame is mostly a plum/blue patina with strong blue around trigger guard & top of back strap. Cyl retains about 80% orig blue, strong in flutes. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-60266 (15,000-25,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	934	$17,250.00	FAMOUS RANGER FRANK HAMER OWNED FIRST GENERATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). SN 258183. Blue & case colored with 5-1/2” bbl, 1-line address with caliber marking on left side. It has unnumbered Rampant Colt hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a signed, notarized statement/bill of sale dated Dec. 9, 1981 from Frank A. Hamer, Jr. to Raymond Brown, wherein he states that “This gun was in possession of Ed Putnam alias Ed Sibley in Del Rio, Texas on December 1, 1906. When he was in a gunfight with four Texas Rangers Captain John H. Rodgers, Ranger Marvin Bailey, Ranger Duke Hudson and my father Frank Hamer who had joined the Ranger service on April of the same year. He was 21 years of age. This was the first gunfight that my father participated in after he joined the Ranger service. Before his career had ended he had begun as Senior Captain of the Ranger force and had participated in more than 100 gunfights. Earlier that morning December 1st, Ed murdered a prominent Del Rio rancher named Mr. Cawthorn. Mr. Putnam shot Mr. Cawthorn with a 9 milimeter Luger pistol. The details of this shooting and why Mr. Cawthorn was murdered is documented in the book, I’m Frank Hamer. Sometime after the shooting Captain Rogers gave the above described pistol to my father and said something to the effect that since this was my father’s first gunfight as a Ranger he thought he should have a momento of the occasion. This gun along with the Luger pistol and Winchester rifle, that was also a 32WCF caliber, were the guns Ed Putnam was using in the gunfight with the Rangers.” This incident is related on pp. 29 & 30 of I’m Frank Hamer, Frost & Jenkins. The Colt spoken about in the affidavit is fully described just before the above narrative. Captain Frank Hamer was one of the most famous of all Texas Rangers and perhaps received his greatest notoriety for successfully tracking down and shooting the notorious outlaw killers Bonnie & Clyde. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter fully identifying this revolver as having been shipped Aug. 25, 1904 to Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO in a shipment of twenty same type guns. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl & ejector rod housing retain 85-90% orig blue with muzzle wear, mostly on left side and thinning on left side of bbl with some pitting near muzzle. Ejector rod housing is mostly a plum patina on outer radius. Frame retains strong case colors in sheltered areas, thinned & turning silver elsewhere with light patina on sides of frame. Grip frame is mostly a plum/blue patina with strong blue around trigger guard & top of back strap. Cyl retains about 80% orig blue, strong in flutes. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-60266 (15,000-25,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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