*RARE ONE OF A KIND SMITH & WESSON PRE-MODEL 29 MAGNUM REVOLVER PRESENTED TO ELMER KEITH BY CARL HELLSTROM, PRESIDENT OF SMITH & WESSON.

SN S161577. Cal. .44 Magnum. Blue finish with 4″ ribbed bbl, red ramp front & white outline adjustable rear sight. It has semi-target trigger & target hammer. Mounted with 2-pc pre-ban Africa ivory Smith & Wesson Magna-sized grips with gold “S&W” trademark medallions. Right grip has a deep relief carved American eagle & left grip is mounted with a 7/8″ x 7/8″ gold shield engraved “PRESENTED TO / Elmer Keith / BY / Carl R. Hellstrom” with some light engraved decorations. Revolver is beautifully engraved by George Dallas in fine foliate & floral arabesque patterns without background or shading. Engraving is virtually full coverage over the revolver with blank counterpoint panels artistically placed on the bbl, ejector housing & frame. Flutes of the cyl are also without engraving. Right sideplate is engraved in script, “Elmer M. Keith”, a facsimile of Mr. Keith’s signature. Left side of backstrap, under the grip is engraved “ENGRAVED BY GEORGE S. DALLAS”. Left heel of frame is marked with a small diamond and a “B” which indicates factory restored blue finish and left toe is marked “8 59″ which indicates the work was accomplished in August of 1959. This revolver will letter from Smith & Wesson as having been shipped November 20, 1956 directly to Elmer Keith with 4” bbl and blue finish, on advertising account at no charge. A copy of this document accompanies this revolver. Accompanied by a beautiful, hand-tooled stiff brown leather belt holster of Mr. Keith’s design, made by the famous Bohlin Co. of Hollywood, CA and so marked on rear face of skirt. Mr. Keith’s design incorporates a thumb strap for the revolver spur attached to a coil spring to maintain tension but still be releasable very quickly. Body of the holster has a matching tooled, narrow leather strap with Bohlin marked silver buckle set that is also beautifully engraved. Back of the holster is marked “Pat Pend.” Accompanied by a reproduced page from one of Mr. Keith’s articles which pictures him shooting a 4″ .44 Magnum Model 29, which is probably this revolver. Also accompanied by a copy of p. 20 of the October, 1959 issue of The American Legion Magazine which depicts Mr. Keith holding two short-barreled .44 Magnums, one of which is probably this revolver. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our “Ivory Position Statement” and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object”. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains 97-98% glossy Smith & Wesson blue showing very little use. Trigger & hammer retain strong case colors. Grips are sound with some minor age lines with good detail in the carved eagle, and overall shows very light wear with a fine light patina. Mechanics are crisp with a wonderful tuned action; bright shiny bore. Holster shows light wear & retains about all of its orig Bohlin finish. 4-47980 JR236 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 1024

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	1024	$19,550.00	RARE ONE OF A KIND SMITH & WESSON PRE-MODEL 29 MAGNUM REVOLVER PRESENTED TO ELMER KEITH BY CARL HELLSTROM, PRESIDENT OF SMITH & WESSON. SN S161577. Cal. .44 Magnum. Blue finish with 4″ ribbed bbl, red ramp front & white outline adjustable rear sight. It has semi-target trigger & target hammer. Mounted with 2-pc pre-ban Africa ivory Smith & Wesson Magna-sized grips with gold “S&W” trademark medallions. Right grip has a deep relief carved American eagle & left grip is mounted with a 7/8″ x 7/8″ gold shield engraved “PRESENTED TO / Elmer Keith / BY / Carl R. Hellstrom” with some light engraved decorations. Revolver is beautifully engraved by George Dallas in fine foliate & floral arabesque patterns without background or shading. Engraving is virtually full coverage over the revolver with blank counterpoint panels artistically placed on the bbl, ejector housing & frame. Flutes of the cyl are also without engraving. Right sideplate is engraved in script, “Elmer M. Keith”, a facsimile of Mr. Keith’s signature. Left side of backstrap, under the grip is engraved “ENGRAVED BY GEORGE S. DALLAS”. Left heel of frame is marked with a small diamond and a “B” which indicates factory restored blue finish and left toe is marked “8 59″ which indicates the work was accomplished in August of 1959. This revolver will letter from Smith & Wesson as having been shipped November 20, 1956 directly to Elmer Keith with 4” bbl and blue finish, on advertising account at no charge. A copy of this document accompanies this revolver. Accompanied by a beautiful, hand-tooled stiff brown leather belt holster of Mr. Keith’s design, made by the famous Bohlin Co. of Hollywood, CA and so marked on rear face of skirt. Mr. Keith’s design incorporates a thumb strap for the revolver spur attached to a coil spring to maintain tension but still be releasable very quickly. Body of the holster has a matching tooled, narrow leather strap with Bohlin marked silver buckle set that is also beautifully engraved. Back of the holster is marked “Pat Pend.” Accompanied by a reproduced page from one of Mr. Keith’s articles which pictures him shooting a 4″ .44 Magnum Model 29, which is probably this revolver. Also accompanied by a copy of p. 20 of the October, 1959 issue of The American Legion Magazine* which depicts Mr. Keith holding two short-barreled .44 Magnums, one of which is probably this revolver. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our “Ivory Position Statement” and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object”. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains 97-98% glossy Smith & Wesson blue showing very little use. Trigger & hammer retain strong case colors. Grips are sound with some minor age lines with good detail in the carved eagle, and overall shows very light wear with a fine light patina. Mechanics are crisp with a wonderful tuned action; bright shiny bore. Holster shows light wear & retains about all of its orig Bohlin finish. 4-47980 JR236 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 1024 \| Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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*RARE ONE OF A KIND SMITH & WESSON PRE-MODEL 29 MAGNUM REVOLVER PRESENTED TO ELMER KEITH BY CARL HELLSTROM, PRESIDENT OF SMITH & WESSON.