*COLT GOVERNMENT MODEL SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH BROWNING BROS. & WYOMING LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION.

*COLT GOVERNMENT MODEL SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH BROWNING BROS. & WYOMING LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION. SN C99049. Cal. 45 ACP. Blue finish with 5″ bbl, standard fixed sights and mounted with smooth pearl grips that have a gold, military style, spread winged American eagle metal emblem applied to left side. Sides of slide & frame, along with top of slide, are very nicely engraved in light foliate & floral patterns with a light gold wash applied over engraving. Right rear of slide has the vignette of a bridge over an estuary with hills & birds in background. Top left of slide, opposite ejection port is engraved “SHERIFF CARROLL”. Accompanied by one unmarked 2-tone magazine. Additionally accompanied by a framed orig photograph of famous FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover and inscribed on bottom in blue ink “To George Carroll / with all good wishes / J. Edgar Hoover” and dated “10/18/38”. Additionally accompanied by two 3-ring binders of information regarding Sheriff George J. Carroll who was the Sheriff of Laramie County, Cheyenne, Wyoming from 1921-1943. Included in this information is a signed notarized statement from John R. Ziemer who states that Sheriff Carroll was his great-grandfather and that this pistol was given to his great-grandfather by FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover. He also states in the affidavit that Sheriff Carroll “sent the pistol to the Colorado State Prison, where he had sent many prisoners, and the pistol was engraved there,in the rather crude ‘Canyon City’ style.” Also included is a Colt factory letter identifying this pistol with type of stocks not listed, shipped to Browning Bros. Company, Ogden, Utah on July 10, 1917 in a shipment of 15 same type pistols. Included in one of the binders is a copy of what is apparently a page from a magazine article which includes a photograph of a gun case hanging on the wall reportedly in the basement of Sheriff George Carroll. In the lower left section of this case is what appears to be this exact pistol with the identifiable pearl grip and metal eagle emblem. The photograph, however, does not appear to show any engraving. The article and author are unidentified and undated. Sheriff Carroll reportedly was born near Topeka, Kansas and came to Cheyenne in about 1900. He worked in a variety of occupations including as a range cowboy. He started the newspaper The Wheatland Times which he operated for 2-1/2 years then moved to Cheyenne and gained employment with the Union Pacific Railway. In 1908 he became Deputy Sheriff which occupation he served until his election as Sheriff in 1921. He died May 18, 1961 in Cheyenne and one of his surviving grandchildren is listed as Mrs. Carol Anne Ziemer of Cheyenne. Sheriff Carroll, from the myriad of newspaper articles & various reports included in these two binders, became an extremely efficient law enforcement officer, participating in several nationally prominent cases involving murders, bank robberies, kidnappings and other high profile investigations which he apparently was instrumental in solving. Sheriff Carroll was the subject of a fictional novel The Valley of Grim Men, Clem Yore and which was dedicated to Sheriff Carroll. Another famous writer, Gene Fowler, included Sheriff Carroll in several of his books which were historical fiction. Sheriff Carroll was also featured in “at least 100 detective and crime magazine articles”. Sheriff Carroll was twice elected president of the Wyoming Peace Officers Association and on March 27, 1934 was awarded the Law Enforcement Medal of Achievement by the American Flag Association, a national organization which recognized outstanding law enforcement officers in each state. Additionally included in the binders are four personal letters to Sheriff Carroll signed by J. Edgar Hoover along with numerous other correspondence from various state & congressional personages including what is purported to be the last official signature of Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York. And finally there are reprints of Sheriff Carroll as a young man in his Sunday best with large brimmed Stetson with hitched horsehair hat band and wearing a decorative neckerchief. CONDITION: Fine, engraved & gold washed as noted. The remaining blue is mostly strong with some thinning on the slide & front strap. Grips are extremely fine plus with great fire & color. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-40753 JR77 (3,500-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

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
	1100	$4,887.50	COLT GOVERNMENT MODEL SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH BROWNING BROS. & WYOMING LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION. SN C99049. Cal. 45 ACP. Blue finish with 5″ bbl, standard fixed sights and mounted with smooth pearl grips that have a gold, military style, spread winged American eagle metal emblem applied to left side. Sides of slide & frame, along with top of slide, are very nicely engraved in light foliate & floral patterns with a light gold wash applied over engraving. Right rear of slide has the vignette of a bridge over an estuary with hills & birds in background. Top left of slide, opposite ejection port is engraved “SHERIFF CARROLL”. Accompanied by one unmarked 2-tone magazine. Additionally accompanied by a framed orig photograph of famous FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover and inscribed on bottom in blue ink “To George Carroll / with all good wishes / J. Edgar Hoover” and dated “10/18/38”. Additionally accompanied by two 3-ring binders of information regarding Sheriff George J. Carroll who was the Sheriff of Laramie County, Cheyenne, Wyoming from 1921-1943. Included in this information is a signed notarized statement from John R. Ziemer who states that Sheriff Carroll was his great-grandfather and that this pistol was given to his great-grandfather by FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover. He also states in the affidavit that Sheriff Carroll “sent the pistol to the Colorado State Prison, where he had sent many prisoners, and the pistol was engraved there,in the rather crude ‘Canyon City’ style.” Also included is a Colt factory letter identifying this pistol with type of stocks not listed, shipped to Browning Bros. Company, Ogden, Utah on July 10, 1917 in a shipment of 15 same type pistols. Included in one of the binders is a copy of what is apparently a page from a magazine article which includes a photograph of a gun case hanging on the wall reportedly in the basement of Sheriff George Carroll. In the lower left section of this case is what appears to be this exact pistol with the identifiable pearl grip and metal eagle emblem. The photograph, however, does not appear to show any engraving. The article and author are unidentified and undated. Sheriff Carroll reportedly was born near Topeka, Kansas and came to Cheyenne in about 1900. He worked in a variety of occupations including as a range cowboy. He started the newspaper The Wheatland Times* which he operated for 2-1/2 years then moved to Cheyenne and gained employment with the Union Pacific Railway. In 1908 he became Deputy Sheriff which occupation he served until his election as Sheriff in 1921. He died May 18, 1961 in Cheyenne and one of his surviving grandchildren is listed as Mrs. Carol Anne Ziemer of Cheyenne. Sheriff Carroll, from the myriad of newspaper articles & various reports included in these two binders, became an extremely efficient law enforcement officer, participating in several nationally prominent cases involving murders, bank robberies, kidnappings and other high profile investigations which he apparently was instrumental in solving. Sheriff Carroll was the subject of a fictional novel The Valley of Grim Men, Clem Yore and which was dedicated to Sheriff Carroll. Another famous writer, Gene Fowler, included Sheriff Carroll in several of his books which were historical fiction. Sheriff Carroll was also featured in “at least 100 detective and crime magazine articles”. Sheriff Carroll was twice elected president of the Wyoming Peace Officers Association and on March 27, 1934 was awarded the Law Enforcement Medal of Achievement by the American Flag Association, a national organization which recognized outstanding law enforcement officers in each state. Additionally included in the binders are four personal letters to Sheriff Carroll signed by J. Edgar Hoover along with numerous other correspondence from various state & congressional personages including what is purported to be the last official signature of Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York. And finally there are reprints of Sheriff Carroll as a young man in his Sunday best with large brimmed Stetson with hitched horsehair hat band and wearing a decorative neckerchief. CONDITION: Fine, engraved & gold washed as noted. The remaining blue is mostly strong with some thinning on the slide & front strap. Grips are extremely fine plus with great fire & color. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-40753 JR77 (3,500-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 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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