*LARGE HIDE COVERED TACK DECORATED TRUNK FULL OF MEMORABILIA AND FIREARMS OF WILLIAM “KIT” CARSON “UNCLE KIT”, NEPHEW OF FAMOUS SCOUT & EXPLORER COLONEL KIT CARSON.

*LARGE HIDE COVERED TACK DECORATED TRUNK FULL OF MEMORABILIA AND FIREARMS OF WILLIAM “KIT” CARSON “UNCLE KIT”, NEPHEW OF FAMOUS SCOUT & EXPLORER COLONEL KIT CARSON. 1) Cal. 32 WCF (32-20) SN 250538. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ round bbl, full magazine, replacement ivory blade Rocky Mountain. front sight and standard rear sight. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and crescent butt plate without trap. 2) Colt SAA revolver. Cal. 41 Colt. SN 195264. Usual configuration with 5-1/2″ bbl, one line block letter address and altered front sight. Left side of the frame has two line, three patent dates with rampant Colt in a broken circle. It is mounted with two piece smooth ivory grips and the backstrap is electric pencil engraved “UNCLE KIT CARSON”. 3) Fine old brain tanned buckskin jacket with long fringes on numerous places. Both sides of the front opening around the pockets and cuffs are mounted with nickeled brass studs and red synthetic stones. It also has triangular shaped fake shell buttons. Also accompanied by the original buckskin pants decorated identically with suspender buttons and fine tan deerskin front of the legs. Also there is a beautiful beaded blanket strip belt with primary white beads with blue, yellow and red accents. Red beads are the earlier style white hearts. Additionally accompanied by a beaded armband and a brass studded belt, along with a pair of well worn man-sized moccasins, beaded with large trade beads and lined with yellow trade cloth. Outside of the heel area also has a band of red trade cloth. For the revolver there is a mail ordered dbl loop holster and cartridge/ money belt with nickeled brass cut-cornered buckle. There is also a small Sheffield bowie knife w/ 6-3/4″ clip point blade, oval German silver hand guard and stag scales in a leather scabbard marked on the outside “UNCLE KIT”. Also accompanying is a deep carved cow’s horn powder horn and a pair of early cloth suspenders. And finally accompanying is a very large lot of ephemera including numerous letters, documents, postcards and myriad of early photographs along with show bills, etc.. William Kit Carson was born Aug. 7, 1858 at the Fort Union, New Mexico Army Post to William & Maria Carson. William, a father was the youngest of four brothers and brother of Christopher “Kit” Carson, the famous Indian scout, western explorer & pioneer guide. William Kit Carson “Uncle Kit”, whose property is being sold here, recalls living at Fort Lodge during 1878 and was present when his uncle died from an arrow wound. William Kit Carson lived the early part of his life around Fort Union, his father was an army sgt. who taught the young Carson self-confidence and how to survive. When he was 14 years old, Kit became a Teamster at Fort Union and at Fort Bliss near El Paso freighting supplies for the army. Later, young Kit worked for local cattle ranchers herding cattle from Arizona Territory to New Orleans and then up into Montana and also the Cherokee Strip Territory. Young Kit also worked the Jingle-Bob Ranch in Roswell, NM Terr. and then for John Chisum’s ranch. He became acquainted w/ William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, who also worked on Chisum’s ranch. Kit also was acquainted with Pat Garret who killed Billy the Kid and was himself killed in a later shootout. Kit drove stagecoaches in Lincoln County and was the first man injured in the bloody Lincoln County War. He married a Pueblo Indian maiden with whom he had a daughter who died at age 14. In 1878 Kit was stationed in Salt Lake City working for Gen. Nelson Miles of the 13th Cavalry who gave him a model 1873 Winchester. The rifle included in this lot is probably not the one presented by Gen. Miles as this rifle was not manufactured until 1887. William Kit Carson, who story is being told here, fought in two of the great Indian wars of the period, one being against the Sioux where in the Dakota badlands he was wounded in the leg and then against the infamous Chief Geronimo and the Apaches in the southwest. Kit Carson was a member of the scouting party with Pawnee Bill (Gordon W. Lillie) and in 1886 he was a scout under Captain Lawton who captured Geronimo in the Dragoon Mountains. When the Spanish-American war broke out, Kit Carson joined the army and was assigned to the #7 pack train that was present throughout the entire Cuban campaign and claims to have ridden with the Rough Riders in the charge up San Juan Hill. In the fall of 1901, his unit was assigned to Fort McKinley in the Philippines where he remained for two years freighting supplies to the front lines. After the Philippines, he returned to NM where he became a miner, trapped & hunted, and lived with the Indians. In 1902 he joined the Coleman circus & toured in America & Europe for several months. In 1907 he and a group of Indians toured with vaudeville shows around the Pittsburgh, PA area. They stayed on the road for 12 weeks and then returned to NM. Shortly after that Kit was approached to join Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West, Cody having been a friend of Kit’s father. They asked Kit to be in charge of the Indians in the show because he spoke 6 Indian languages and knew sign language of all the tribes. He traveled w/ Buffalo Bill troupe for 5 summers and made 5 trips to Europe w/ them. After that, until 1930, he traveled w/ various shows and vaudeville troupes, and at age 72 retired to NM. And in 1931 moved to Roswell where he spent his remaining days. He died in 1957 at age 99. Also included in this lot is a letter dated Jan. 1, 1934 on “PAWNEE BILL’S OLDTOWN” letterhead addressed “FRIEND CARSON” asking him to go on the road with him to perform at the World’s Fair in 1934 saying that the 1933 fair had been extended and he was bidding to perform there. It is signed “G. W. Lilley”. One other item of interest is a photograph or possibly a copy of a photograph of an extremely young Roy Rogers with the sentiment & signature “MANY PLEASANT TRAILS TO YOU” and signed “Roy Rogers”. This was apparently long before Roy Rogers wrote the song “Happy Trails”. And finally accompanied by a large hair on steer hide covered dome top trunk 39″ long x 18″ h x 19″ w. with iron handles on each end and iron locks on the front. Interior is lined with red & white gingham cloth. The entire surface is brass-tack decorated in heart & geometric patterns. The top center of the lid is mounted with a strip of dark blue, pale blue & pink beads that form the name “KIT CARSON”. Family recollection is that “Uncle Kit” inherited the hide and beaded trunk from his Uncle, the original “Kit Carson”. CONDITION: 1) Rifle. About good. No original finish remains being an overall plum brown patina with scattered spots of light pitting. Stock has a very old large sliver broken from the toe and a crack through the wrist with numerous nicks, dings & scratches and retains a very dark warm patina. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. 2) Colt. Very good. Bbl retains about 50% thin original blue with traces of case color on the frame. Balance of the revolver is a gray brown patina. Grips are fine, slightly shrunken but sound and retain a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with minor scattered fine pitting. Trunk shows heavy wear & hard use w/ both lock hasps missing but is still intact and usable. Photos, documents, and other items are all generally fine with some yellowing to some of the paper. 4-37736 JR339 (7,500-12,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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
	2217A	$10,350.00	LARGE HIDE COVERED TACK DECORATED TRUNK FULL OF MEMORABILIA AND FIREARMS OF WILLIAM “KIT” CARSON “UNCLE KIT”, NEPHEW OF FAMOUS SCOUT & EXPLORER COLONEL KIT CARSON. 1) Cal. 32 WCF (32-20) SN 250538. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ round bbl, full magazine, replacement ivory blade Rocky Mountain. front sight and standard rear sight. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and crescent butt plate without trap. 2) Colt SAA revolver. Cal. 41 Colt. SN 195264. Usual configuration with 5-1/2″ bbl, one line block letter address and altered front sight. Left side of the frame has two line, three patent dates with rampant Colt in a broken circle. It is mounted with two piece smooth ivory grips and the backstrap is electric pencil engraved “UNCLE KIT CARSON”. 3) Fine old brain tanned buckskin jacket with long fringes on numerous places. Both sides of the front opening around the pockets and cuffs are mounted with nickeled brass studs and red synthetic stones. It also has triangular shaped fake shell buttons. Also accompanied by the original buckskin pants decorated identically with suspender buttons and fine tan deerskin front of the legs. Also there is a beautiful beaded blanket strip belt with primary white beads with blue, yellow and red accents. Red beads are the earlier style white hearts. Additionally accompanied by a beaded armband and a brass studded belt, along with a pair of well worn man-sized moccasins, beaded with large trade beads and lined with yellow trade cloth. Outside of the heel area also has a band of red trade cloth. For the revolver there is a mail ordered dbl loop holster and cartridge/ money belt with nickeled brass cut-cornered buckle. There is also a small Sheffield bowie knife w/ 6-3/4″ clip point blade, oval German silver hand guard and stag scales in a leather scabbard marked on the outside “UNCLE KIT”. Also accompanying is a deep carved cow’s horn powder horn and a pair of early cloth suspenders. And finally accompanying is a very large lot of ephemera including numerous letters, documents, postcards and myriad of early photographs along with show bills, etc.. William Kit Carson was born Aug. 7, 1858 at the Fort Union, New Mexico Army Post to William & Maria Carson. William, a father was the youngest of four brothers and brother of Christopher “Kit” Carson, the famous Indian scout, western explorer & pioneer guide. William Kit Carson “Uncle Kit”, whose property is being sold here, recalls living at Fort Lodge during 1878 and was present when his uncle died from an arrow wound. William Kit Carson lived the early part of his life around Fort Union, his father was an army sgt. who taught the young Carson self-confidence and how to survive. When he was 14 years old, Kit became a Teamster at Fort Union and at Fort Bliss near El Paso freighting supplies for the army. Later, young Kit worked for local cattle ranchers herding cattle from Arizona Territory to New Orleans and then up into Montana and also the Cherokee Strip Territory. Young Kit also worked the Jingle-Bob Ranch in Roswell, NM Terr. and then for John Chisum’s ranch. He became acquainted w/ William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, who also worked on Chisum’s ranch. Kit also was acquainted with Pat Garret who killed Billy the Kid and was himself killed in a later shootout. Kit drove stagecoaches in Lincoln County and was the first man injured in the bloody Lincoln County War. He married a Pueblo Indian maiden with whom he had a daughter who died at age 14. In 1878 Kit was stationed in Salt Lake City working for Gen. Nelson Miles of the 13th Cavalry who gave him a model 1873 Winchester. The rifle included in this lot is probably not the one presented by Gen. Miles as this rifle was not manufactured until 1887. William Kit Carson, who story is being told here, fought in two of the great Indian wars of the period, one being against the Sioux where in the Dakota badlands he was wounded in the leg and then against the infamous Chief Geronimo and the Apaches in the southwest. Kit Carson was a member of the scouting party with Pawnee Bill (Gordon W. Lillie) and in 1886 he was a scout under Captain Lawton who captured Geronimo in the Dragoon Mountains. When the Spanish-American war broke out, Kit Carson joined the army and was assigned to the #7 pack train that was present throughout the entire Cuban campaign and claims to have ridden with the Rough Riders in the charge up San Juan Hill. In the fall of 1901, his unit was assigned to Fort McKinley in the Philippines where he remained for two years freighting supplies to the front lines. After the Philippines, he returned to NM where he became a miner, trapped & hunted, and lived with the Indians. In 1902 he joined the Coleman circus & toured in America & Europe for several months. In 1907 he and a group of Indians toured with vaudeville shows around the Pittsburgh, PA area. They stayed on the road for 12 weeks and then returned to NM. Shortly after that Kit was approached to join Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West, Cody having been a friend of Kit’s father. They asked Kit to be in charge of the Indians in the show because he spoke 6 Indian languages and knew sign language of all the tribes. He traveled w/ Buffalo Bill troupe for 5 summers and made 5 trips to Europe w/ them. After that, until 1930, he traveled w/ various shows and vaudeville troupes, and at age 72 retired to NM. And in 1931 moved to Roswell where he spent his remaining days. He died in 1957 at age 99. Also included in this lot is a letter dated Jan. 1, 1934 on “PAWNEE BILL’S OLDTOWN” letterhead addressed “FRIEND CARSON” asking him to go on the road with him to perform at the World’s Fair in 1934 saying that the 1933 fair had been extended and he was bidding to perform there. It is signed “G. W. Lilley”. One other item of interest is a photograph or possibly a copy of a photograph of an extremely young Roy Rogers with the sentiment & signature “MANY PLEASANT TRAILS TO YOU” and signed “Roy Rogers”. This was apparently long before Roy Rogers wrote the song “Happy Trails”. And finally accompanied by a large hair on steer hide covered dome top trunk 39″ long x 18″ h x 19″ w. with iron handles on each end and iron locks on the front. Interior is lined with red & white gingham cloth. The entire surface is brass-tack decorated in heart & geometric patterns. The top center of the lid is mounted with a strip of dark blue, pale blue & pink beads that form the name “KIT CARSON”. Family recollection is that “Uncle Kit” inherited the hide and beaded trunk from his Uncle, the original “Kit Carson”. CONDITION: 1) Rifle. About good. No original finish remains being an overall plum brown patina with scattered spots of light pitting. Stock has a very old large sliver broken from the toe and a crack through the wrist with numerous nicks, dings & scratches and retains a very dark warm patina. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. 2) Colt. Very good. Bbl retains about 50% thin original blue with traces of case color on the frame. Balance of the revolver is a gray brown patina. Grips are fine, slightly shrunken but sound and retain a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with minor scattered fine pitting. Trunk shows heavy wear & hard use w/ both lock hasps missing but is still intact and usable. Photos, documents, and other items are all generally fine with some yellowing to some of the paper. 4-37736 JR339 (7,500-12,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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