*LOW NUMBER ELMER KEITH COMMEMORATIVE SMITH & WESSON MODEL 29-3 MAGNUM REVOLVER SERIAL NUMBER 2.

SN EMK0002. Cal. 44 Magnum. Blue finish with 4″ ribbed bbl that has red ramp & white outline sights. Frame is 3-screw type with target trigger & hammer. Mounted with orig Smith & Wesson, silver medallion, magna-size, smooth pre-ban African ivory grips. Left side of bbl is inlaid in gold “SMITH & WESSON / 44 Magnum” in a panel with inlaid gold foliate arabesque patterns. Right side of bbl is inlaid in gold “ELMER KEITH COMMEMORATIVE 1899-1984”. The ribbon is overlaid in gold “44 MAGNUM”. Each end of the ribbon also has gold foliate arabesque patterns. Sideplate is inlaid in gold with image of Mr. Keith wearing his trademark 1-gallon hat and holding a cigar in his right hand. That image is bordered with gold inlaid rope. Front tab of the sideplate is inlaid with a facsimile of Mr. Keith’s signature in gold. Left side of frame, below cyl opening, is inlaid in gold “1 OF 2,500”. Cylinder is inlaid on 4 lands between the flutes “1ST OUTSTANDING HANDGUNNER”; “SIXGUNS”; “SALMON IDAHO”; and “HELL I WAS THERE”. All four panels are outlined in gold with foliate arabesque patterns in gold. Accompanied by its orig blue velvet lined walnut casing with inscribed plate in the top “Elmer Keith Commemorative”. Additionally accompanied by its orig blue & white cardboard box and outside shipping box with matching numbered label. This revolver was number 2 of 2,500 produced in 1985, the year after Mr. Keith passed away. While the Smith & Wesson records have not been checked there is a strong probability that this SN 2 revolver was presented to the Keith family. 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: New in the box, unfired. Retains all of its factory high luster blue and brilliant case colors. Grips have fine hairline cracks at the sharp angles by the frame. Case is equally new but lightly soiled in the bottom from its long exhibit at Cabela’s. 4-47974 JR322 (3,000-4,000) – Lot 1027

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1027	$5,175.00	LOW NUMBER ELMER KEITH COMMEMORATIVE SMITH & WESSON MODEL 29-3 MAGNUM REVOLVER SERIAL NUMBER 2. SN EMK0002. Cal. 44 Magnum. Blue finish with 4″ ribbed bbl that has red ramp & white outline sights. Frame is 3-screw type with target trigger & hammer. Mounted with orig Smith & Wesson, silver medallion, magna-size, smooth pre-ban African ivory grips. Left side of bbl is inlaid in gold “SMITH & WESSON / 44 Magnum” in a panel with inlaid gold foliate arabesque patterns. Right side of bbl is inlaid in gold “ELMER KEITH COMMEMORATIVE 1899-1984”. The ribbon is overlaid in gold “44 MAGNUM”. Each end of the ribbon also has gold foliate arabesque patterns. Sideplate is inlaid in gold with image of Mr. Keith wearing his trademark 1-gallon hat and holding a cigar in his right hand. That image is bordered with gold inlaid rope. Front tab of the sideplate is inlaid with a facsimile of Mr. Keith’s signature in gold. Left side of frame, below cyl opening, is inlaid in gold “1 OF 2,500”. Cylinder is inlaid on 4 lands between the flutes “1ST OUTSTANDING HANDGUNNER”; “SIXGUNS”; “SALMON IDAHO”; and “HELL I WAS THERE”. All four panels are outlined in gold with foliate arabesque patterns in gold. Accompanied by its orig blue velvet lined walnut casing with inscribed plate in the top “Elmer Keith Commemorative”. Additionally accompanied by its orig blue & white cardboard box and outside shipping box with matching numbered label. This revolver was number 2 of 2,500 produced in 1985, the year after Mr. Keith passed away. While the Smith & Wesson records have not been checked there is a strong probability that this SN 2 revolver was presented to the Keith family. 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: New in the box, unfired. Retains all of its factory high luster blue and brilliant case colors. Grips have fine hairline cracks at the sharp angles by the frame. Case is equally new but lightly soiled in the bottom from its long exhibit at Cabela’s. 4-47974 JR322 (3,000-4,000) – Lot 1027 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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*LOW NUMBER ELMER KEITH COMMEMORATIVE SMITH & WESSON MODEL 29-3 MAGNUM REVOLVER SERIAL NUMBER 2.