EXTRAORDINARY LOT OF FIREARMS, ACCESSORIES & ACCOUTREMENTS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN SEIZED BY A BOLIVIAN ARMY CAPTAIN WHEN BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID WERE CORNERED & KILLED AFTER ROBBING A MINING COMPANY PAYROLL.

Revised: 10/2/2008

Additional Information: As per various inquiries, all paperwork associated with this lot are copies; there are no genuine documents and some of the information within the documents are contradictory. In consideration of this we will not guarantee the genuineness of the documents nor of the lot. It is being sold as is.

EXTRAORDINARY LOT OF FIREARMS, ACCESSORIES & ACCOUTREMENTS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN SEIZED BY A BOLIVIAN ARMY CAPTAIN WHEN BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID WERE CORNERED & KILLED AFTER ROBBING A MINING COMPANY PAYROLL. SN AS NOTED. The American West is replete with outlaws, bandits and other nefarious characters operating on & beyond the edge of the law. Butch Cassidy (Robert LeRoy Parker) & The Sundance Kid (Harry Alonzo Longabaugh) most certainly fit in one of these categories. It is unclear when The Sundance Kid joined up with the Wild Bunch but it must have been in the mid-1890’s right after Cassidy was released from the Wyoming State Prison. In August 1896 they began robbing banks & trains and continued until 1902 when Sundance & his paramour, Etta Place, sailed for Buenos Aires with Cassidy joining them later. They, together, purchased a horse & cattle ranch in Patagonia and continued ranching until about 1906. In the meantime the Pinkertons had picked up their trail and sent an agent to their home area and began distributing “wanted” posters. In 1906 they robbed a string of banks along the coast, then robbed a train in Eucalyptus. When things got pretty hot in Argentina they traveled to Tupiza, Bolivia where they planned to rob the bank. Discovering that the Bolivian Army had a detachment garrisoned almost next door to the bank they abandoned that plan and subsequently learned of a mine payroll of the Aramayo Mining Co. of Tupeza that was to be delivered by mule train to the mines, on Nov. 3, 1908. Butch & Sundance followed the caravan into the mountains, robbing the payroll, the next day, at Dead Cow Hill which is at nearly 13,000 feet altitude. They took mules & the 15,000 pesos payroll and headed toward the Chilean border. They traveled through the mountains & on Nov. 6, 1908 arrived at the little village of San Vicente. They asked a man for a place to get food for themselves & fodder for their mules. Since there was no inn in the village, the man invited them to his house fed them & their mules. When they paid him in cash and asked for directions to the border he became very suspicious and then on the pretext of going out for beer, went straight to the Army post and told the commander about his suspicious guests. Apparently the commander dispatched three of his soldiers to the house and when they were approaching Cassidy saw them and began shooting. One of the soldiers was wounded & later died. The other soldiers then took shelter and began firing into the house and were soon joined by their captain. After a while, into the night, the firing slowed to a standstill and then there were two shots inside the house. The soldiers did not approach the house until the next morning and upon entering discovered that the most likely scenario had been that Sundance was mortally wounded and suffering greatly and Butch shot him in the head and then with his last bullet shot himself in the temple, committing suicide. The Police investigation that followed established that the two dead men were the ones who had robbed the payroll although they did not know their real names and their bodies were buried in the San Vicente cemetery where they still rest. This is generally accepted as the rightful story of the demise of Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid. However, there are numerous other tales & stories that they actually did not die in Bolivia but were later seen back in the United States, although it is reasonably certain that those two famous outlaws were the ones killed in San Vicente. The side story that involves the material we offer here followed the discovery of the bodies in the house on Nov. 7, 1908. The 21 year old Captain, Justo D. Concha, who was the commander of the San Vicente detachment of Bolivian Cavalry, apparently absconded with the mules & loot from the robbery along with a few other items from Butch & Sundance. These included a Mauser rifle, a Colt Single Action Army revolver, a Winchester 1892 carbine, two saddle bags, a leather money bag, a leather treasure trunk, a pair of leather gaiters, two sling haversacks, several bonds, military dispatches, a Browning (pistol) and a map of Bolivia. Capt. Concha apparently headed for the Chilean border and escaped. Four days later, on 11 Nov, 1908, his commander, Lt. Col. Pastor Baldivieso issued a warrant for his arrest & seizure of the property & listed it by name & serial number where appropriate. A copy of this warrant dated Nov. 11, 1908 accompanies this lot along with a translation. It is in Spanish and on “Army of Bolivia” letterhead with the dates “1826-1925” and probably is a recapitulation of the warrant by Col. Baldivieso at a later date as it is signed with the title “Col.”.. Also accompanying is a printout from the Ministry of Government of Bolivia, Book 1A of the year 1909 on p. 126 details the exact same information with the sworn signature of the archivist. The reason that it is believed that Col. Baldivieso did a recapitulation of the warrant at a later date is because during the period 1901-1909 he was with the First Cavalry Regiment as a Lt. Col. and did not reappear in that unit until 1913 as a Col, 5 years after Butch & Sundance were killed. That information is contained in a book in Spanish, History of the Army of Bolivia 1825-1932., Col. Julio Diaz A. Also accompanied by a copy of a note to Col. Baldavieso dated 3 Dec. 1908 advising that Officer Concha had passed by their area and was given food & water on the 15th & 16th of November. It is signed “In the name of His Highness and His Holiness – Jose Meliton Paz”. There is also a copy of the same dispatch with the Seal of the Gallofa Company. It appears that Capt. Concha later voluntarily returned to the Army and Col. Baldavieso issued a revocation of order to rescind the warrant for arrest, dated 11 Jan. 1909. It appears that the young captain was reinstated, the mining company recovered their stolen funds & bonds and Capt. Concha was allowed to retain all of the other items he had seized at the scene of the shootout. Nothing more of Capt. Concha or the captured property was known until 1975 when the grandchild of Justo Donato Concha Montoya stated that his family was in possession of historical relics that had belonged to the grandfather and related to the National Army that guarded the borders & mining companies. It simply states that it includes weapons, money bags, riding equipment, personal objects, documents, maps & other objects belonging to the protagonists of that period. There is also a copy of a letter from a mother to her son dated April 24, 1975 wherein she mentions “those things of your grandfather that you gathered before my trip” and extolled him to “keep those leather trunks and the things there plus the guns, find a place where you can keep them well cared for” and that these items were important to his grandfather “since they were keepsakes from his last military intervention when he was in the Army”. Additionally accompanying is a Bill of Sale dated 6 July 1984 signed Antonio J. Concha, selling “an old Mauser rifle A5581 (an Argentinian Model 1891 carbine SN A5581) series, one Winchester rifle 884331892 (Winchester Model 1892 carbine SN 88433), two leather saddles, a large leather bag, a leather trunk, a Colt revolver, Series 85562 (Colt Single Action Army SN 85562), two leather riding gaiters (brown leather puttees), two sling canvas bags and one very small Browning pistol. The reported amount for this sale was 3,600,000 Bolivian pesos. Then there is a notarized copy of the same Bill of Sale with the Notary dated 7 Sept. 200_ (appears to be 2001). And finally accompanying this lot is a notarized statement from Amanda C. de Concha stating that she had in fact sold the above listed merchandise that she inherited from her grandfather and that she was correcting the serial number of the Colt revolver which had previously been incorrectly listed as #85562 when in fact the correct serial number is “85745”. The above listed items are described as follows: 1)Colt Single Action Army Revolver. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 85745. It has 7-1/2″ bbl with slightly altered front sight and 3-line patent date on the frame. Bbl address is not visible. Left front web of trigger guard has caliber marking and it is fitted with 1-pc walnut grip. 2) Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 88433. Standard carbine with 20″ bbl, square base front sight and ladder rear sight with a staple & ring in left side of receiver. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock & carbine buttplate. 3) Model 1891 Argentine Mauser Carbine. Cal. 7.65 Argentine. SN A5581. Standard Argentine military carbine with full length stock & tiny handguard, wired in place with the wires now loose. It has straight grip with a military style smooth steel buttplate. It has a sling loop on bottom of wrist with two plugged holes further toward buttplate & another just behind trigger guard. Bolt, shroud & striker are in the orig white. 4) Miscellaneous parts to a Model 1900 FN Browning semi-auto pistol. Includes slide, breech block, recoil spring & grips. Bbl & frame were confiscated in customs. 5) One very unusual watch case, spring loaded automatic, pocket watch shaped cigarette lighter marked “Juno / Patent” on one edge. Case is nickeled brass and when the winding stem button is pushed the case springs open activating the flint wheel which sparks & lights the lighter. 6) Pair of small nickel or German silver framed eye glasses marked “SPA” inside the bridge. 7) Large russet brown leather dispatch bag with iron rings & chains and leather handles on the ends. There is a paper label on top flap marked with the military stamp of San Vicente. End of the bag is stamped “CO. ARAMAYO & FRANKE” 8) Leather trunk 28″ long x 14″ wide x 17-1/2″ high of all leather with numerous straps & buckles, stamped on left end of lid “ARAMAYO & FRANKE” and on right end “QUECHOSLA”. Interior has a flapped document pouch. 9) Canvas & leather bag with round bottom about 14″ across the top, 11″ high & 2-1/2″ thick with a leather carrying strap. Possibly a feed or water bag for horses. It also has a label made from lined notebook paper dated Nov. 7, 1908 with the San Vicente Military stamp. 10) All canvas bag identical to #9 without the leather. Also has a label with the same date and same stamp. 11) Small light all leather saddle of South American gaucho design with tall pommel & cantle with stirrup leathers attachment over front of seat. It appears that the cinches were cut from the saddles a very long time ago. There is a 5-line maker’s mark on left side of stirrup leather, most of which is illegible. Bottom two lines appear to be “SANTA CRUZ / BOLIVIA”. 12) Another more rudimentary saddle built on a reed stuffed tree with a laced leather covering in gaucho style with stirrup leathers attachment over front of seat. Cinches are also missing. Inside has a paper tag with same markings as the others. 13) Pair of leather puttees with strap & buckle at the top and a metal clip & socket at the bottom. Inside each legging is a paper label marked as before. This large lot of material came to light in Bolivia recently, was imported into the United States and consigned to this auction. CONDITION: 1) Fair. Retains traces of orig blue in the most sheltered areas being mostly a blue/gray patina with moderate to heavy pitting around muzzle & left side of frame. Grip is worn & dry. with some shrinkage. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. Cylinder pin & screw are replacements. 2) Fine. Bbl retains strong blue in sheltered areas with top a blue/brown patina. Magazine tube retains about 90% dull orig blue & receiver about 50% thin orig blue. Stock has a chip by the left top tang and a crack in same area on right side, otherwise wood is sound with usual nicks & dings and retains a smooth hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered pitting. 3) Very fine. Metal retains most of its strong orig factory blue with cutoff faded case colors & bolt retaining most of its orig bright metal finish with light surface rust. Stock is sound with a cleaned oiled finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4) Fair. Overall retains a gray metal finish. Left grip is missing a chunk at left heel & right grip has a break through the screwhole. 5) Fine. Functional, retains about 80% orig nickel. 6) Fine. Chip in left lens. 7) Very fine. Leather is soft & supple with moderate soil. 8) About good. Has repairs on all four bottom corners with some loose stitching and a dry & crackled hinge area of the lid with some short tears at the corners, otherwise retains generous amounts of orig brown finish. 9) Fair to good. All stitching is solid, canvas is dark & soiled. Leather is sound showing moderate wear. 10) Fine. Completely solid & sound showing heavy age with yellowing & soil. 11) Very good. Leather has a break on the inside with the aforementioned cut cinches, otherwise it is sound & quite dry with shrinkage. 12) Fair to good. Shows moderate to heavy wear with soil & staining. 13) Fair to good. Sweat stained with wear, especially on the left side with mouse damage at the bottom, dry in need of treatment. 4-35338 JR511 (25,000-75,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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
	2354	$0.00	Revised: 10/2/2008 Additional Information: As per various inquiries, all paperwork associated with this lot are copies; there are no genuine documents and some of the information within the documents are contradictory. In consideration of this we will not guarantee the genuineness of the documents nor of the lot. It is being sold as is. EXTRAORDINARY LOT OF FIREARMS, ACCESSORIES & ACCOUTREMENTS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN SEIZED BY A BOLIVIAN ARMY CAPTAIN WHEN BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID WERE CORNERED & KILLED AFTER ROBBING A MINING COMPANY PAYROLL. SN AS NOTED. The American West is replete with outlaws, bandits and other nefarious characters operating on & beyond the edge of the law. Butch Cassidy (Robert LeRoy Parker) & The Sundance Kid (Harry Alonzo Longabaugh) most certainly fit in one of these categories. It is unclear when The Sundance Kid joined up with the Wild Bunch but it must have been in the mid-1890’s right after Cassidy was released from the Wyoming State Prison. In August 1896 they began robbing banks & trains and continued until 1902 when Sundance & his paramour, Etta Place, sailed for Buenos Aires with Cassidy joining them later. They, together, purchased a horse & cattle ranch in Patagonia and continued ranching until about 1906. In the meantime the Pinkertons had picked up their trail and sent an agent to their home area and began distributing “wanted” posters. In 1906 they robbed a string of banks along the coast, then robbed a train in Eucalyptus. When things got pretty hot in Argentina they traveled to Tupiza, Bolivia where they planned to rob the bank. Discovering that the Bolivian Army had a detachment garrisoned almost next door to the bank they abandoned that plan and subsequently learned of a mine payroll of the Aramayo Mining Co. of Tupeza that was to be delivered by mule train to the mines, on Nov. 3, 1908. Butch & Sundance followed the caravan into the mountains, robbing the payroll, the next day, at Dead Cow Hill which is at nearly 13,000 feet altitude. They took mules & the 15,000 pesos payroll and headed toward the Chilean border. They traveled through the mountains & on Nov. 6, 1908 arrived at the little village of San Vicente. They asked a man for a place to get food for themselves & fodder for their mules. Since there was no inn in the village, the man invited them to his house fed them & their mules. When they paid him in cash and asked for directions to the border he became very suspicious and then on the pretext of going out for beer, went straight to the Army post and told the commander about his suspicious guests. Apparently the commander dispatched three of his soldiers to the house and when they were approaching Cassidy saw them and began shooting. One of the soldiers was wounded & later died. The other soldiers then took shelter and began firing into the house and were soon joined by their captain. After a while, into the night, the firing slowed to a standstill and then there were two shots inside the house. The soldiers did not approach the house until the next morning and upon entering discovered that the most likely scenario had been that Sundance was mortally wounded and suffering greatly and Butch shot him in the head and then with his last bullet shot himself in the temple, committing suicide. The Police investigation that followed established that the two dead men were the ones who had robbed the payroll although they did not know their real names and their bodies were buried in the San Vicente cemetery where they still rest. This is generally accepted as the rightful story of the demise of Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid. However, there are numerous other tales & stories that they actually did not die in Bolivia but were later seen back in the United States, although it is reasonably certain that those two famous outlaws were the ones killed in San Vicente. The side story that involves the material we offer here followed the discovery of the bodies in the house on Nov. 7, 1908. The 21 year old Captain, Justo D. Concha, who was the commander of the San Vicente detachment of Bolivian Cavalry, apparently absconded with the mules & loot from the robbery along with a few other items from Butch & Sundance. These included a Mauser rifle, a Colt Single Action Army revolver, a Winchester 1892 carbine, two saddle bags, a leather money bag, a leather treasure trunk, a pair of leather gaiters, two sling haversacks, several bonds, military dispatches, a Browning (pistol) and a map of Bolivia. Capt. Concha apparently headed for the Chilean border and escaped. Four days later, on 11 Nov, 1908, his commander, Lt. Col. Pastor Baldivieso issued a warrant for his arrest & seizure of the property & listed it by name & serial number where appropriate. A copy of this warrant dated Nov. 11, 1908 accompanies this lot along with a translation. It is in Spanish and on “Army of Bolivia” letterhead with the dates “1826-1925” and probably is a recapitulation of the warrant by Col. Baldivieso at a later date as it is signed with the title “Col.”.. Also accompanying is a printout from the Ministry of Government of Bolivia, Book 1A of the year 1909 on p. 126 details the exact same information with the sworn signature of the archivist. The reason that it is believed that Col. Baldivieso did a recapitulation of the warrant at a later date is because during the period 1901-1909 he was with the First Cavalry Regiment as a Lt. Col. and did not reappear in that unit until 1913 as a Col, 5 years after Butch & Sundance were killed. That information is contained in a book in Spanish, History of the Army of Bolivia 1825-1932., Col. Julio Diaz A. Also accompanied by a copy of a note to Col. Baldavieso dated 3 Dec. 1908 advising that Officer Concha had passed by their area and was given food & water on the 15th & 16th of November. It is signed “In the name of His Highness and His Holiness – Jose Meliton Paz”. There is also a copy of the same dispatch with the Seal of the Gallofa Company. It appears that Capt. Concha later voluntarily returned to the Army and Col. Baldavieso issued a revocation of order to rescind the warrant for arrest, dated 11 Jan. 1909. It appears that the young captain was reinstated, the mining company recovered their stolen funds & bonds and Capt. Concha was allowed to retain all of the other items he had seized at the scene of the shootout. Nothing more of Capt. Concha or the captured property was known until 1975 when the grandchild of Justo Donato Concha Montoya stated that his family was in possession of historical relics that had belonged to the grandfather and related to the National Army that guarded the borders & mining companies. It simply states that it includes weapons, money bags, riding equipment, personal objects, documents, maps & other objects belonging to the protagonists of that period. There is also a copy of a letter from a mother to her son dated April 24, 1975 wherein she mentions “those things of your grandfather that you gathered before my trip” and extolled him to “keep those leather trunks and the things there plus the guns, find a place where you can keep them well cared for” and that these items were important to his grandfather “since they were keepsakes from his last military intervention when he was in the Army”. Additionally accompanying is a Bill of Sale dated 6 July 1984 signed Antonio J. Concha, selling “an old Mauser rifle A5581 (an Argentinian Model 1891 carbine SN A5581) series, one Winchester rifle 884331892 (Winchester Model 1892 carbine SN 88433), two leather saddles, a large leather bag, a leather trunk, a Colt revolver, Series 85562 (Colt Single Action Army SN 85562), two leather riding gaiters (brown leather puttees), two sling canvas bags and one very small Browning pistol. The reported amount for this sale was 3,600,000 Bolivian pesos. Then there is a notarized copy of the same Bill of Sale with the Notary dated 7 Sept. 200_ (appears to be 2001). And finally accompanying this lot is a notarized statement from Amanda C. de Concha stating that she had in fact sold the above listed merchandise that she inherited from her grandfather and that she was correcting the serial number of the Colt revolver which had previously been incorrectly listed as #85562 when in fact the correct serial number is “85745”. The above listed items are described as follows: 1)Colt Single Action Army Revolver. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 85745. It has 7-1/2″ bbl with slightly altered front sight and 3-line patent date on the frame. Bbl address is not visible. Left front web of trigger guard has caliber marking and it is fitted with 1-pc walnut grip. 2) Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 88433. Standard carbine with 20″ bbl, square base front sight and ladder rear sight with a staple & ring in left side of receiver. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock & carbine buttplate. 3) Model 1891 Argentine Mauser Carbine. Cal. 7.65 Argentine. SN A5581. Standard Argentine military carbine with full length stock & tiny handguard, wired in place with the wires now loose. It has straight grip with a military style smooth steel buttplate. It has a sling loop on bottom of wrist with two plugged holes further toward buttplate & another just behind trigger guard. Bolt, shroud & striker are in the orig white. 4) Miscellaneous parts to a Model 1900 FN Browning semi-auto pistol. Includes slide, breech block, recoil spring & grips. Bbl & frame were confiscated in customs. 5) One very unusual watch case, spring loaded automatic, pocket watch shaped cigarette lighter marked “Juno / Patent” on one edge. Case is nickeled brass and when the winding stem button is pushed the case springs open activating the flint wheel which sparks & lights the lighter. 6) Pair of small nickel or German silver framed eye glasses marked “SPA” inside the bridge. 7) Large russet brown leather dispatch bag with iron rings & chains and leather handles on the ends. There is a paper label on top flap marked with the military stamp of San Vicente. End of the bag is stamped “CO. ARAMAYO & FRANKE” 8) Leather trunk 28″ long x 14″ wide x 17-1/2″ high of all leather with numerous straps & buckles, stamped on left end of lid “ARAMAYO & FRANKE” and on right end “QUECHOSLA”. Interior has a flapped document pouch. 9) Canvas & leather bag with round bottom about 14″ across the top, 11″ high & 2-1/2″ thick with a leather carrying strap. Possibly a feed or water bag for horses. It also has a label made from lined notebook paper dated Nov. 7, 1908 with the San Vicente Military stamp. 10) All canvas bag identical to #9 without the leather. Also has a label with the same date and same stamp. 11) Small light all leather saddle of South American gaucho design with tall pommel & cantle with stirrup leathers attachment over front of seat. It appears that the cinches were cut from the saddles a very long time ago. There is a 5-line maker’s mark on left side of stirrup leather, most of which is illegible. Bottom two lines appear to be “SANTA CRUZ / BOLIVIA”. 12) Another more rudimentary saddle built on a reed stuffed tree with a laced leather covering in gaucho style with stirrup leathers attachment over front of seat. Cinches are also missing. Inside has a paper tag with same markings as the others. 13) Pair of leather puttees with strap & buckle at the top and a metal clip & socket at the bottom. Inside each legging is a paper label marked as before. This large lot of material came to light in Bolivia recently, was imported into the United States and consigned to this auction. CONDITION: 1) Fair. Retains traces of orig blue in the most sheltered areas being mostly a blue/gray patina with moderate to heavy pitting around muzzle & left side of frame. Grip is worn & dry. with some shrinkage. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. Cylinder pin & screw are replacements. 2) Fine. Bbl retains strong blue in sheltered areas with top a blue/brown patina. Magazine tube retains about 90% dull orig blue & receiver about 50% thin orig blue. Stock has a chip by the left top tang and a crack in same area on right side, otherwise wood is sound with usual nicks & dings and retains a smooth hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered pitting. 3) Very fine. Metal retains most of its strong orig factory blue with cutoff faded case colors & bolt retaining most of its orig bright metal finish with light surface rust. Stock is sound with a cleaned oiled finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4) Fair. Overall retains a gray metal finish. Left grip is missing a chunk at left heel & right grip has a break through the screwhole. 5) Fine. Functional, retains about 80% orig nickel. 6) Fine. Chip in left lens. 7) Very fine. Leather is soft & supple with moderate soil. 8) About good. Has repairs on all four bottom corners with some loose stitching and a dry & crackled hinge area of the lid with some short tears at the corners, otherwise retains generous amounts of orig brown finish. 9) Fair to good. All stitching is solid, canvas is dark & soiled. Leather is sound showing moderate wear. 10) Fine. Completely solid & sound showing heavy age with yellowing & soil. 11) Very good. Leather has a break on the inside with the aforementioned cut cinches, otherwise it is sound & quite dry with shrinkage. 12) Fair to good. Shows moderate to heavy wear with soil & staining. 13) Fair to good. Sweat stained with wear, especially on the left side with mouse damage at the bottom, dry in need of treatment. 4-35338 JR511 (25,000-75,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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