A "Lone Ranger" Screen Worn Outfit & Mask

This lot consists of an outfit gifted to Carmen Sacchetti directly from his friend Clayton Moore, "The Lone Ranger". These pieces were used by Clayton and are unique with impeccable provenance. A special dyed dark shirt and pants "Lone Ranger" screen worn outfit.

Clayton did this color himself because he thought the dark color showed better on screen. A screen worn hat by American Hat Co. and Calabasas Saddlery, size 6 ¾, used by Clayton but not shaped in the classic Lone Ranger style. The rarest and most desirable screen-worn Hollywood items, a "water" mask. The iconic black mask designed to be used during water scenes.

EX: Clayton Moore Gifted to Carmen Sacchetti.

Lot 1070, Sold $18,450
Brian Lebel’s Las Vegas Old West Auction - Friday, January 26, 2024

John Wayne's Hat

John Wayne's Hat. This important hat is signed “John Wayne / 1970” and retains the original braided hatband as seen in the film "The Undefeated", and in numerous personal photographs. This was one of his favorites, Wayne wore the hat both on and off screen before gifting it to Robert Shelton, founder of Old Tucson Studios, while Wayne was there filming “Rio Lobo.”

Lot 438, Sold $53,100
Brian Lebel's Mesa Old West Auction - January 21st & 22nd, 2022 - Mesa, AZ.

Little Joe's Colt 45 Revolver used on the long running Western television series "Bonanza"

Little Joe's Colt 45 Revolver used on the long running Western television series "Bonanza"

*SN336636, .45 caliber, 5 1/2 inch barrel, Colt Single Action. Blue and case color finish, faux ivory 2- piece grips, manufactured 1917. Condition: very good bore, smooth silver gray metal, very good grips, mechanically very good, excellent marks. Marked with the Stembridge “S” (S 11).

Includes Certificate of Authenticity from Stembridge 1999 archivist and conservator, Allan C. Frisch, and a copy of a Stembridge rental receipt to Paramount Pictures Corporation, April 2, 1959.

EX: Boyd Magers 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 24, Sold $18,150
Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - June 26th, 2021, Santa Fe, NM.

Clint Eastwood's Film-Worn Hat from "Joe Kidd"

Clint Eastwood's Film-Worn Hat from "Joe Kidd". Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors dark brown beaver, 3X Stetson hat, with an inverted crown and a braided leather "whip" hatband. Screen-worn by Clint Eastwood in the 1972 film “Joe Kidd” starring Eastwood and Robert Duvall, written by Elmore Leonard and directed by John Sturges. 4 1/2" tall crown, 3 7/8" brim. Expertly weathered by the studio to give it a well-used appearance. Includes four original 8" x 10" black and white movie promotional photographs.

Lot 23, Sold $8,850
Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - June 26th, 2021, Santa Fe, NM.

Wayne's Rio Lobo Screen Worn Blouse & Trousers

Production used, U.S. Cavalry Officer’s Tunic with Pants, worn by John Wayne in the 1970 film “Rio Lobo.” John Wayne starred as Colonel Cord McNally, a Union officer. Both pieces have Western Costume Co. labels sewn in; the tunic also bears WCC stamps as well as handwritten "1007166".

Howard Hawks’ final film, the tag line was, “Give ‘Em Hell, John”.

Includes original promotional photos (including a fantastic photo of Wayne playing chess between shots).

Exhibited: National Firearms Museum exhibit “Hollywood Guns,” in the William B. Ruger Gallery of the National Firearms Museum 2010-2011.

Lot 115, Sold $10,030.
Brian Lebel's Mesa Old West Auction - January 23, 2021. Mesa, AZ.

"Gunsmoke" Colt Single Action

Colt Single Action used by James Arness in the award winning television series, “Gunsmoke”. What TV Colt revolver could be more iconic than Marshal Matt Dillon's? We can't think of one, and this one was well-used by Arness.

Frame is *S/N 317234, .45 Long Colt caliber, 7 1/2 inch barrel. It would have been originally blued and case color finish. Ultra stag 2-piece grips. Condition: good bore, scattered light oxidation, complete refinish, mechanically very good, grips are excellent. As with a lot of the Stembridge guns the numbers do not match. The backstrap and trigger guard are #184405.

Lot 250, Brian Lebel's Old West Auction - January 20, 2017, Mesa, AZ.
Sold $24,780

Hollywood and Native Arts

413 - Autographed and Inscribed Hollywood Photographs (over 100 total)
Sold $5,175

We are once again thrilled to offer art and artifacts from the collections of Iron Eyes Cody and his neighbor, artist Clarence Ellsworth, through the estate of Victor Buck.

Iron Eyes Cody (1904-1999) began his acting career in the 1930s and worked in more than 200 films. But it's his portrayal of the "Crying Chief" in the now infamous "Keep America Beautiful" television advertising campaign that keeps his image in the forefront of our minds. The environmental commercial showed Cody shedding a tear after trash is thrown from the window of a car and it lands at his feet. 

Clarence Ellsworth (1885-1961) was a self-taught artist who traveled extensively throughout the American West. For a time he called Denver home, working as a staff artist for the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. It wasn't long before Hollywood beckoned and he and his wife headed West to continue his artist career, this time as title artist for the studios. 

After his death, Iron Eyes Cody's collection (which included a lot of Ellsworth's artwork and effects), went to this manager and estate executor Victor Buck, a successful entrepreneur and antiques dealer who often rubbed-elbows with Hollywood's elite.

If this story seems familiar to you, perhaps you are a fan of the History Channel's American Pickers. An episode that aired in 2015 shows Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz making a stop in Arizona to purchase a few items from the Victor Buck estate.

Lots: 61, 253, 368, 369, 370, 372, 373, 385, 413, 414.

Brian Lebel's Old West Auction - June 11, 2016

Lot 373 - Collection of San Ildefonso & Santa Clara Pottery
Sold $605