S/N 26197, .45 caliber, 7 1/2 inch barrel, Colt Single Action Army. Nickel finish, 1-piece walnut grips. Circa 1876. Condition: 80% nickel finish overall, light scratches from cleaning on some surfaces, walnut grips have shrunk slightly, very good mechanically, very good marks. Comes with a crudely trimmed and laced holster with an open muzzle.
Lot 324, Sold $3,835
Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - June 26th, 2021, Santa Fe, NM.
S/N 1629, .44 rimfire caliber, 7 1/2 inch barrel, Colt Single Action Army. Nickel finish, period style engraving, 1-piece ivory grips, scroll engraving. Circa late 1874. Condition: 20% frosty nickel, excellent aged ivory grips, mechanically very good, excellent marks and engraving.
Includes later production triple loop holster and money belt rig in excellent condition.
Lot 327, Sold $13,310
Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - June 26th, 2021, Santa Fe, NM.
S/N 132266, .45 caliber, 7 1/2 inch barrel, US Cavalry Colt Single Action. Blue and case color finish, 1-piece walnut grips with clear inspector’s cartouches. US marked with R.A.C. (Rinaldo Carr), and "SEB" (Captain Stanhope E. Blunt) and the date "1890". Condition: 95% barrel blue thinning, 85% cylinder blue with bolt stop drag marks, 85% mottled case colors on frame, excellent grips, excellent mechanically, excellent marks.
Provenance: From the James Carpenter Estate Collection.
Lot 329, Sold $9,440
Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - June 26th, 2021, Santa Fe, NM.
S/N 148888, .45 caliber, 4 3/4 inch barrel, Colt Single Action Army. Nickel finish, 2-piece hard rubber “eagle” grips. One of the last black powder frames. Circa 1892. Condition: 99% overall.
Provenance: From the James Carpenter Estate Collection.
Lot 325, Sold $7,670
Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - June 26th, 2021, Santa Fe, NM.
Custom Edward H. Bohlin Silver Gun Rig and Colt Single Actions with Possible Hollywood Cowboy Connection
Maker-marked Edward H. Bohlin, Hollywood double buscadero gun rig, with a pair of 1880s Colt .45 Single Actions with silver Bohlin-style gun grips. S/Ns 100072 (matching) and 103401 (frame), .45 caliber, 5 1/2" barrels Colt Single Actions. Engraved silver grips, re-blued finish on each to match.
Rig adorned with engraved sterling silver diamond and half-diamond conchos with small and larger spots plus the initials “RC” cut-out in silver on both holsters. Rig measures 44" overall with appx 40" from the 1 1/2" sterling buckle to the middle belt loop. The letter C is engraved on all buckles. It is believed that the rig may have been the property of actor Rory Calhoun.
Lot 115, Sold $18,880
Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - June 26th, 2021, Santa Fe, NM.
*S/N 313142, .32 W.C.F. caliber, 4 3/4 inch barrel, Colt Single Action Army. Blue and case color finish, 2-piece hard rubber grips. Circa 1910. Condition: 95% barrel and cylinder blue, 95% case color on frame, bright blue on screw heads, 95% blue on hammer, excellent grips, excellent mechanically, excellent marks.
Provenance: From the James Carpenter Estate Collection.
* $100 FFL fee will be added to this purchase. All sales of firearms will be in accordance with Federal and State guidelines. All post-1898 firearms are subject to applicable ordinances and laws, and must be purchased in compliance with Federal and State law.
Lot 321, Sold $3,835
Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - June 26th, 2021, Santa Fe, NM.
Paladin's Television-Used Colt Single Action and Remington Deringer from “Have Gun Will Travel”
Richard Boone’s Colt SAA and Remington ’95 Deringer used on the hit TV series, “Have Gun Will Travel" The show ran from 1957 to 1963.
a) S/N 52484, .45 caliber, 7 ½ inch barrel, Colt Single Action Army. Blue finish, 1-piece wood grips, frame marked with Stembridge “S”. Condition: excellent bore, 80% of re-blue, contemporary grips dyed dark, mechanically very good, good marks.
b) S/N 485, .41 rimfire short, 3 inch barrels, Remington Deringer. Nickel finish, 2-piece hard rubber grips, butt marked “383” and Stembridge “S”, circa 1890s. Condition: bore not a factor, 80% nickel remains, grips have been colored white to resemble ivory, excellent mechanically, excellent marks.
Provenance: High Noon Auction 2005 lot 201.
Includes Certificate of Authenticity, also includes photocopy of Stembridge rental receipt dated 12/21/1956.
EX: Boyd Magers Collection.
Lot 313, Sold $32,450.
Brian Lebel's Mesa Old West Auction - January 23, 2021. Mesa, AZ.
S/N 15368, .45 Long Colt caliber, 5 inch barrel Colt Single Action Army. Nickel finish, factory 1-piece ivory grips. Colt letter states “shipped to Robert Strahorn”, 1876. Condition: bore is not a factor, retains 20% of its original nickel scattered over the surface areas, barrel was shortened to 5 inches during period of use. Grips have shrunk slightly and have a wonderful, mellow aged surface; metal surfaces show the results of hard use, mechanically very good.
Includes Colt Factory letter and copy of Strahorn’s book, "Crazy Horse; Robert Strahorn & the Rocky Mountain News.”
Robert E. Strahorn (1852-1944). At at the age of 24, Strahorn sought adventure and fame in the Great Sioux War of 1876-77 as a war correspondent for the New York Times, Chicago Tribune and the Rocky Mountain News. Strahorn was embedded with General George Crook’s Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition for over a year and reported the people and events of the Great Sioux War to the public. “I insisted that I was going in to fight. It was my business as a correspondent to get the news, and I couldn’t think of getting it from the rear.” At the time, war correspondents rode into battle with the troops. General Cook said, “Strahorn worked as well with his rifle as with his pen.” Strahorn was commended by Secretary of War for distinguished bravery and gallantry in action against hostile Indians during the Great Sioux War. Strahorn fought and reported the Horsemeat March, Battle of Powder River, Battle of the Rosebud, Battle of Slim Buttes, Dull Knife Fight and Battle of Wolf Mountain. Strahorn also reported the Battle of the Little Big Horn and witnessed the surrender of Crazy Horse at Fort Robinson on May 6, 1877. Strahorn summarized the rigors of the Great Sioux War. --from military.wikia.org
Lot 346, Sold $23,600.
Brian Lebel's Mesa Old West Auction - January 23, 2021. Mesa, AZ.
