*FINE WILBUR GLAHN ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH TEXAS & LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION.

*FINE WILBUR GLAHN ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH TEXAS & LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION. SN 352721. Cal. 45 Colt. Nickel finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter address and caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt. SN was observed on bottom of frame & on right side of front & back straps under grip. Last two digits of SN are on rear face of cylinder. Mounted with fine pearl grips with deep relief carved ox head on right side with ruby or garnet eyes. Revolver is engraved in Class B (2) style engraving by Wilbur Glahn with about 60% coverage foliate arabesque patterns which incorporate flower blossoms on each side of frame. Recoil shield, loading gate, top of back strap & butt strap also incorporate Mr. Glahn’s trademark “V” patterns. Top strap & sides of bbl are engraved to match as is the trigger guard. Cylinder is engraved in foliate arabesque patterns on lands between the flutes with a snake pattern near rear edge. Back strap is zig zag engraved, through the nickel, in a style known to have been used by engravers at Wolf & Klar with the inscription “W.M. PETERSON”. Accompanied by a 5-pointed silver star badge with ball points and engraved arms incorporating a flying American eagle clutching a U.S. shield as the centerpiece surrounded by a black cloissonne circle imprinted “CHIEF OF POLICE WINNETKA”. Rear of badge is engraved “W.M. PETERSON / APPOINTED / MAY 1-1913 / RETIRED / JAN.15-1945”. Badge is in its orig George Harold Police Equipment Co. black leather case. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 5-1/2″ bbl, nickel finish, rubber grips, factory engraved Grade 2, shipped to Wolf & Klar, Fort Worth, TX on Sept. 18, 1928 in a 2-gun shipment. Additionally accompanying is a telegram dated May 24, 1937 to “Sen. C.T. Baumrucker” and signed by Chief Peterson requesting the Senator’s assistance in passing pension bills. Also part of this package is a portrait of Chief Peterson in civilian coat & tie inscribed on back “W.M. Peterson / Winetka, Ill.”. There is also a photograph of 9 men in suits & ties, apparently a Police Chiefs’ meeting or award ceremony of some sort as they are all wearing the same style of badge on their lapel. Chief Peterson is standing at the left and photograph is inscribed “Milwaukee Wis. Sept. 9th to 12th 40”. PROVENANCE: David Crocker Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including cyl, except grips which are apparently old period of use replacements. Overall retains virtually all of its orig factory nickle finish with one small spot of flaking on inside of loading gate. Grips have a couple of small chips otherwise are sound with great fire & color. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, may have been fired but very, very little. Badge shows light wear although it appears to have been carried extensively. 4-36847 JR32 (30,000-50,000)

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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	2140	$34,500.00	FINE WILBUR GLAHN ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH TEXAS & LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION. SN 352721. Cal. 45 Colt. Nickel finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight, 1-line block letter address and caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt. SN was observed on bottom of frame & on right side of front & back straps under grip. Last two digits of SN are on rear face of cylinder. Mounted with fine pearl grips with deep relief carved ox head on right side with ruby or garnet eyes. Revolver is engraved in Class B (2) style engraving by Wilbur Glahn with about 60% coverage foliate arabesque patterns which incorporate flower blossoms on each side of frame. Recoil shield, loading gate, top of back strap & butt strap also incorporate Mr. Glahn’s trademark “V” patterns. Top strap & sides of bbl are engraved to match as is the trigger guard. Cylinder is engraved in foliate arabesque patterns on lands between the flutes with a snake pattern near rear edge. Back strap is zig zag engraved, through the nickel, in a style known to have been used by engravers at Wolf & Klar with the inscription “W.M. PETERSON”. Accompanied by a 5-pointed silver star badge with ball points and engraved arms incorporating a flying American eagle clutching a U.S. shield as the centerpiece surrounded by a black cloissonne circle imprinted “CHIEF OF POLICE WINNETKA”. Rear of badge is engraved “W.M. PETERSON / APPOINTED / MAY 1-1913 / RETIRED / JAN.15-1945”. Badge is in its orig George Harold Police Equipment Co. black leather case. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver in caliber 45 Colt with 5-1/2″ bbl, nickel finish, rubber grips, factory engraved Grade 2, shipped to Wolf & Klar, Fort Worth, TX on Sept. 18, 1928 in a 2-gun shipment. Additionally accompanying is a telegram dated May 24, 1937 to “Sen. C.T. Baumrucker” and signed by Chief Peterson requesting the Senator’s assistance in passing pension bills. Also part of this package is a portrait of Chief Peterson in civilian coat & tie inscribed on back “W.M. Peterson / Winetka, Ill.”. There is also a photograph of 9 men in suits & ties, apparently a Police Chiefs’ meeting or award ceremony of some sort as they are all wearing the same style of badge on their lapel. Chief Peterson is standing at the left and photograph is inscribed “Milwaukee Wis. Sept. 9th to 12th 40”. PROVENANCE: David Crocker Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including cyl, except grips which are apparently old period of use replacements. Overall retains virtually all of its orig factory nickle finish with one small spot of flaking on inside of loading gate. Grips have a couple of small chips otherwise are sound with great fire & color. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, may have been fired but very, very little. Badge shows light wear although it appears to have been carried extensively. 4-36847 JR32 (30,000-50,000) 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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