LOT OF THREE BOHLIN BELT/HOLSTER RIGS, ONE SPARE BOHLIN HOLSTER & SINGLE ACTION HOLSTER THAT ALL BELONGED TO ELMER KEITH.

Three spectacular lined, tooled brown leather buscadero belt & holster rigs made by the famous Hollywood empresario Edward H. Bohlin Co. All three rigs are tooled nearly identical, with full coverage on the belts, holsters and holster skirts. All have thirty, caliber .44-45 tooled cartridge loops. 1) 3″ belt with a short drop, open toe holster, tooled to match, with a spring-loaded thumb latch and matching strap that has sterling Bohlin buckle set engraved “EK” on the buckle. The buckle billet on the belt is mounted with a matching sterling engraved Bohlin buckle set, also engraved “EK” with matching tip on the tongue. Holster is for a 7-1/2″ Colt Single Action Army revolver or possibly Ruger Super Blackhawk revolver. 2) 2-1/2″ belt that has the drop part of the belt wider than usual and supports the matching tooled brown leather holster with engraved flat sterling silver Bohlin buckle. The buckle billet is mounted with an engraved flat sterling Bohlin buckle. Holster also has the spring-loaded thumb tab and is for a 4-3/4″ Colt Single Action Army revolver or short barreled Ruger Super Blackhawk revolver. 3) 2-1/2″ belt that has a slot within the belt, not on a drop, and supports a matching tooled, brown leather holster for 4-3/4″ Colt Single Action Army or short barreled Ruger Super Blackhawk revolver. Belt has a fine engraved Bohlin flat buckle set with “EK” engraved on the buckle. Tongue billet has a Bohlin sterling silver tip & a matching tip at the attached end of the tongue. Holster has a matching miniature buckle set on the strap with “K” engraved on the buckle. 4) Extremely beautiful tooled, brown leather holster with full tooled skirt and an engraved Bohlin sterling buckle set on the strap with “EK” engraved on the buckle. Holster has the spring-loaded thumb tab. Each of the belts & holsters are marked with the cartouche of the Bohlin Co. #3 above has the small cartouche and all the others have large cartouche. These belts & holsters were all presented to Mr. Keith at one time or another over his career. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Extremely fine, slightly dusty, shows very little use, completely supple & usable. 2) Extremely fine, slightly dusty, shows light use with some green verdigris by the cartridge loops from long term contact with brass cartridge cases, supple & usable. 3) Very fine, overall retains most of its original finish, showing moderate to heavy use with green verdigris in the cartridge loops from long term storage contact with brass cartridge cases, supple & usuable. 4) Extremely fine, shows very little use and retains virtually all its orig brown finish. 4-48038 JR266 (5,000-10,000) – Lot 1032

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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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	1032	$10,925.00	LOT OF THREE BOHLIN BELT/HOLSTER RIGS, ONE SPARE BOHLIN HOLSTER & SINGLE ACTION HOLSTER THAT ALL BELONGED TO ELMER KEITH. Three spectacular lined, tooled brown leather buscadero belt & holster rigs made by the famous Hollywood empresario Edward H. Bohlin Co. All three rigs are tooled nearly identical, with full coverage on the belts, holsters and holster skirts. All have thirty, caliber .44-45 tooled cartridge loops. 1) 3″ belt with a short drop, open toe holster, tooled to match, with a spring-loaded thumb latch and matching strap that has sterling Bohlin buckle set engraved “EK” on the buckle. The buckle billet on the belt is mounted with a matching sterling engraved Bohlin buckle set, also engraved “EK” with matching tip on the tongue. Holster is for a 7-1/2″ Colt Single Action Army revolver or possibly Ruger Super Blackhawk revolver. 2) 2-1/2″ belt that has the drop part of the belt wider than usual and supports the matching tooled brown leather holster with engraved flat sterling silver Bohlin buckle. The buckle billet is mounted with an engraved flat sterling Bohlin buckle. Holster also has the spring-loaded thumb tab and is for a 4-3/4″ Colt Single Action Army revolver or short barreled Ruger Super Blackhawk revolver. 3) 2-1/2″ belt that has a slot within the belt, not on a drop, and supports a matching tooled, brown leather holster for 4-3/4″ Colt Single Action Army or short barreled Ruger Super Blackhawk revolver. Belt has a fine engraved Bohlin flat buckle set with “EK” engraved on the buckle. Tongue billet has a Bohlin sterling silver tip & a matching tip at the attached end of the tongue. Holster has a matching miniature buckle set on the strap with “K” engraved on the buckle. 4) Extremely beautiful tooled, brown leather holster with full tooled skirt and an engraved Bohlin sterling buckle set on the strap with “EK” engraved on the buckle. Holster has the spring-loaded thumb tab. Each of the belts & holsters are marked with the cartouche of the Bohlin Co. #3 above has the small cartouche and all the others have large cartouche. These belts & holsters were all presented to Mr. Keith at one time or another over his career. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Extremely fine, slightly dusty, shows very little use, completely supple & usable. 2) Extremely fine, slightly dusty, shows light use with some green verdigris by the cartridge loops from long term contact with brass cartridge cases, supple & usable. 3) Very fine, overall retains most of its original finish, showing moderate to heavy use with green verdigris in the cartridge loops from long term storage contact with brass cartridge cases, supple & usuable. 4) Extremely fine, shows very little use and retains virtually all its orig brown finish. 4-48038 JR266 (5,000-10,000) – Lot 1032 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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LOT OF THREE BOHLIN BELT/HOLSTER RIGS, ONE SPARE BOHLIN HOLSTER & SINGLE ACTION HOLSTER THAT ALL BELONGED TO ELMER KEITH.