.44 caliber, 8 inch barrel, Colt Model 1860 from the Lott family. Blue and case color finish, martially marked, 1-piece walnut grips, Slim Jim holster and belt, all matching numbers, circa 1862. Condition: excellent bore, barrel and cylinder smooth plum blue, 80% cylinder scene, 50% dark case color on frame and hammer, smooth mustard colored trigger guard, excellent grips with “J A G” carved in right grip, mechanically excellent, excellent marks. Holster is excellent period design, is sound and usable. Period belt with round buckle.
Alleged to have been taken from road agent Jack Gallagher. Dimsdale’s “Vigilantes of Montana” recounts that a pistol and shotgun were taken from Gallagher when he was captured. Jack Gallagher was hanged in 1864 by the Vigilantes in Virginia City, MT.
Includes signed letter from Junior Lott (great grandson of Mortimer Lott and great nephew of John Lott) detailing the revolver’s history in his family.
Provenance: From the Montana History Collection of Jerry "Buzz" Nyhart.
Lot 99, Sold $44,250.
Brian Lebel's Mesa Old West Auction - January 23, 2021. Mesa, AZ.