*COLT BISLEY IDENTIFIED TO KANSAS AND CALIFORNIA RANCHER BILL SHLEPPY.

SN 229436. 32-20 Cal. Blue finish with 4-3/4″ bbl. This gun conforms to other standard Bisley model single action revolvers with 2-line bbl address with full front sight, left side stamped “(BISLEY MODEL) 32 W.C.F.”. Mfg in 1902. Gun is mounted with 2-pc Colt medallion hard rubber grips carved in bottom of grips “Bill Shleppey”. There are a couple letters written by George Thomas Shleppy telling of his grandfather William Thomas Shleppy who as a young man hunted Buffalo with the famous Bill Cody and was a law enforcement officer both in the territory and later the state of Kansas and his father, William John Shleppy who was a rancher in the San Joaquin Valley who gave him the gun in 1931. In 1932-1935 George Shleppy carried his grandfather and father’s gun while flying airmail in Mexico. He later carried this gun while working as an airline pilot for Guatemalan airlines where he flew in Mexico and Central America until 1948. This gun orig had an alligator holster and belt that G. T. Shleppy had made in Mexico in 1932 which is pictured in file of provenance and bill of sale in 1990 to Wayne Yearout. PROVENANCE: William Thomas Shleppy. William John Shleppy. George Thomas Shleppy 1931. Wayne Yearout 1990. Lewis Yearout 1990. Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Very good overall with good action and well defined bore. Appears all orig and matching. Brown/gray overall with traces of orig blue finish found in protected areas of bbl, ejector housing, flutes of cyl, trigger guard and buttstrap. Stocks are sound and solid and name cut into buttstock is easily discernible and well patinaed. 4-53936 JS53 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 3137

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Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

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
	3137	$2,300.00	COLT BISLEY IDENTIFIED TO KANSAS AND CALIFORNIA RANCHER BILL SHLEPPY. SN 229436. 32-20 Cal. Blue finish with 4-3/4″ bbl. This gun conforms to other standard Bisley model single action revolvers with 2-line bbl address with full front sight, left side stamped “(BISLEY MODEL) 32 W.C.F.”. Mfg in 1902. Gun is mounted with 2-pc Colt medallion hard rubber grips carved in bottom of grips “Bill Shleppey”. There are a couple letters written by George Thomas Shleppy telling of his grandfather William Thomas Shleppy who as a young man hunted Buffalo with the famous Bill Cody and was a law enforcement officer both in the territory and later the state of Kansas and his father, William John Shleppy who was a rancher in the San Joaquin Valley who gave him the gun in 1931. In 1932-1935 George Shleppy carried his grandfather and father’s gun while flying airmail in Mexico. He later carried this gun while working as an airline pilot for Guatemalan airlines where he flew in Mexico and Central America until 1948. This gun orig had an alligator holster and belt that G. T. Shleppy had made in Mexico in 1932 which is pictured in file of provenance and bill of sale in 1990 to Wayne Yearout. PROVENANCE: William Thomas Shleppy. William John Shleppy. George Thomas Shleppy 1931. Wayne Yearout 1990. Lewis Yearout 1990. Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Very good overall with good action and well defined bore. Appears all orig and matching. Brown/gray overall with traces of orig blue finish found in protected areas of bbl, ejector housing, flutes of cyl, trigger guard and buttstrap. Stocks are sound and solid and name cut into buttstock is easily discernible and well patinaed. 4-53936 JS53 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 3137 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 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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*COLT BISLEY IDENTIFIED TO KANSAS AND CALIFORNIA RANCHER BILL SHLEPPY.