RARE 1ST YEAR OF PRODUCTION COLT MODEL 1877 STOREKEEPER’S MODEL DA LIGHTNING REVOLVER WITH US MARSHAL HISTORY.

RARE 1ST YEAR OF PRODUCTION COLT MODEL 1877 STOREKEEPER’S MODEL DA LIGHTNING REVOLVER WITH US MARSHAL HISTORY. SN 2778. Cal. 38 Colt. Nickel finish with 3-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl, half moon front sight and 2-line Hartford address with etched panel on left side. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and is mounted with the extremely rare 1-pc rampant Colt hard rubber grip that has illegible pencil numbers in back strap channel. Serial number was observed in the usual places on frame, trigger guard, butt strap, rear face of cylinder and also on bottom of bbl under base pin. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver as found, shipped to Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, New York, NY, on Oct. 4, 1877 in a 40-gun shipment. Additionally accompanied by a signed letter on United States Dept. of Justice, United States Marshal, District of Kansas, letterhead dated Nov. 8, 1984 over the signature of Ramon K. House, U.S. Marshal’s Office, Dodge City, Kansas. Marshal House states that in the late 1950s or early 1960s he acquired this revolver from a gentleman named Dean Young who was the vice-president of the Dodge City First National Bank, whose family owned the bank. Mr. Young showed Marshal House the revolver stating that it had been in the vault for many years as a bank protection weapon. The bank was in the process of being remodeled and Mr. Young stated they didn’t need the revolver anymore and he would trade it for a 22 plinker. Marshal House purchased a 22 and traded it for this revolver. Marshall House further stated “I carried the revolver in a trouser pocket during the performance of my routine duties as the Marshal of Dodge City; I used it that way for a couple of years.” He apparently retired this revolver and traded it to a local gunsmith as compensation for services. He also states that the gunsmith then traded it to a local man named “Charlie Meade” who sold it to Dean Ives of Satanta, Kansas, who, according to consignor’s records show that he sold it to Mr. McDonald. Additionally accompanied by a bifold pamphlet that features Marshal House on the front with a small history of the Dodge City Marshall’s Office on the inside and Marshall House’s autograph on the back. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching except grip as noted above. Overall retains about all of a fine restored nickel finish with a few minor nicks & dings and some fine pitting around forcing cone area. Grip shows high point wear and light diamond point wear. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered fine pitting. 4-41444 JR129 (4,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2218	$1,725.00	RARE 1ST YEAR OF PRODUCTION COLT MODEL 1877 STOREKEEPER’S MODEL DA LIGHTNING REVOLVER WITH US MARSHAL HISTORY. SN 2778. Cal. 38 Colt. Nickel finish with 3-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl, half moon front sight and 2-line Hartford address with etched panel on left side. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and is mounted with the extremely rare 1-pc rampant Colt hard rubber grip that has illegible pencil numbers in back strap channel. Serial number was observed in the usual places on frame, trigger guard, butt strap, rear face of cylinder and also on bottom of bbl under base pin. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver as found, shipped to Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, New York, NY, on Oct. 4, 1877 in a 40-gun shipment. Additionally accompanied by a signed letter on United States Dept. of Justice, United States Marshal, District of Kansas, letterhead dated Nov. 8, 1984 over the signature of Ramon K. House, U.S. Marshal’s Office, Dodge City, Kansas. Marshal House states that in the late 1950s or early 1960s he acquired this revolver from a gentleman named Dean Young who was the vice-president of the Dodge City First National Bank, whose family owned the bank. Mr. Young showed Marshal House the revolver stating that it had been in the vault for many years as a bank protection weapon. The bank was in the process of being remodeled and Mr. Young stated they didn’t need the revolver anymore and he would trade it for a 22 plinker. Marshal House purchased a 22 and traded it for this revolver. Marshall House further stated “I carried the revolver in a trouser pocket during the performance of my routine duties as the Marshal of Dodge City; I used it that way for a couple of years.” He apparently retired this revolver and traded it to a local gunsmith as compensation for services. He also states that the gunsmith then traded it to a local man named “Charlie Meade” who sold it to Dean Ives of Satanta, Kansas, who, according to consignor’s records show that he sold it to Mr. McDonald. Additionally accompanied by a bifold pamphlet that features Marshal House on the front with a small history of the Dodge City Marshall’s Office on the inside and Marshall House’s autograph on the back. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching except grip as noted above. Overall retains about all of a fine restored nickel finish with a few minor nicks & dings and some fine pitting around forcing cone area. Grip shows high point wear and light diamond point wear. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered fine pitting. 4-41444 JR129 (4,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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