RARE SMITH & WESSON 1ST MODEL AMERICAN SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER WITH FAMILY HISTORY TO WILLIAM F. “BUFFALO BILL” CODY.

RARE SMITH & WESSON 1ST MODEL AMERICAN SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER WITH FAMILY HISTORY TO WILLIAM F. “BUFFALO BILL” CODY. SN 669. Cal. 44 American. Fine early 1st Model American with 8″ keyhole shaped bbl, pinned German silver half moon front sight with fixed rear sight attached to the bbl latch. This is the earliest style American with the small oil hole on the bottom flat of the ejector housing. It has blue finish & is mounted with greenish/yellow cow horn 2-pc grips with silver mounted butts and intertwined, engraved, silver “BB” on right grip. Accompanied by a small Buffalo Bill funeral card which was reportedly given to any person who attended his funeral. Also accompanied by a notarized letter from Craig Walliker dated Nov. 11, 2004. Mr. Walliker is a descendant of Buffalo Bill and details the genealogy of the Cody grandchildren who came to live with Mrs. Genevieve Garlow Walliker Cody after Buffalo Bill’s daughter, Irma Cody Garlow & her husband fell victim to the great influenza epidemic in 1918. Genevieve, Mr. Garlow’s sister, reared the three children as her own until they reached adulthood and later moved with her son, George F. Walliker & his family to Oregon. While they lived in Cody, they occupied Buffalo Bill’s home just outside the town proper of Cody, Wyoming. He states that this Smith & Wesson was passed to Buffalo Bill’s daughter, Irma on his death and then to the Walliker Family through Genevieve. He further states that it remained in the Walliker Family in a display case. PROVENANCE: Irma Cody Garlow; Mrs. Genevieve Garlow Wallaker Cody; Wallaker Family; Craig Wallaker. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Overall retains about 25-30% orig blue finish, mostly on frame with traces of blue in sheltered areas elsewhere. Balance is a blue/brown patina. Grips are fine, obviously a later addition. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with a couple of spots of pitting. Funeral card is sepia toned & slightly yellowed. 4-35055 JR519 (7,500-12,500)

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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	2565	$9,487.50	RARE SMITH & WESSON 1ST MODEL AMERICAN SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER WITH FAMILY HISTORY TO WILLIAM F. “BUFFALO BILL” CODY. SN 669. Cal. 44 American. Fine early 1st Model American with 8″ keyhole shaped bbl, pinned German silver half moon front sight with fixed rear sight attached to the bbl latch. This is the earliest style American with the small oil hole on the bottom flat of the ejector housing. It has blue finish & is mounted with greenish/yellow cow horn 2-pc grips with silver mounted butts and intertwined, engraved, silver “BB” on right grip. Accompanied by a small Buffalo Bill funeral card which was reportedly given to any person who attended his funeral. Also accompanied by a notarized letter from Craig Walliker dated Nov. 11, 2004. Mr. Walliker is a descendant of Buffalo Bill and details the genealogy of the Cody grandchildren who came to live with Mrs. Genevieve Garlow Walliker Cody after Buffalo Bill’s daughter, Irma Cody Garlow & her husband fell victim to the great influenza epidemic in 1918. Genevieve, Mr. Garlow’s sister, reared the three children as her own until they reached adulthood and later moved with her son, George F. Walliker & his family to Oregon. While they lived in Cody, they occupied Buffalo Bill’s home just outside the town proper of Cody, Wyoming. He states that this Smith & Wesson was passed to Buffalo Bill’s daughter, Irma on his death and then to the Walliker Family through Genevieve. He further states that it remained in the Walliker Family in a display case. PROVENANCE: Irma Cody Garlow; Mrs. Genevieve Garlow Wallaker Cody; Wallaker Family; Craig Wallaker. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Overall retains about 25-30% orig blue finish, mostly on frame with traces of blue in sheltered areas elsewhere. Balance is a blue/brown patina. Grips are fine, obviously a later addition. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with a couple of spots of pitting. Funeral card is sepia toned & slightly yellowed. 4-35055 JR519 (7,500-12,500) 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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