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Colt SAA Cal .44/40 or .45 SN:60090 Relic condition, still fully loaded with grips attached, the bar

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Colt SAA Cal .44/40 or .45 SN:60090 Relic condition, still fully loaded with grips attached, the bar
Colt SAA Cal .44/40 or .45 SN:60090 Relic condition, still fully loaded with grips attached, the barrel is period shortened to 4 3/4", hand made rifle type sight added, displayed in old hand made case which originally had a glass top with cardboard lRelic condition, still fully loaded with grips attached, the barrel is period shortened to 4 3/4", hand made rifle type sight added, displayed in old hand made case which originally had a glass top with cardboard label on which is written infountain pen: " This barely pitted Colt Frontier revolver has killed eight men- It once was Jesse James, while issued by officers while swimming his horse across the Missouri River, accidentally dropped this gun, the river changed its course,this pistol was picked up on the bank, still loaded but rusted like hell, oil it up and it will still shoot, from the Pony Express Museum, Acadia, Ca.". The Pony express Museum in Arcadia was founded by William Lyon and housed some themost important Western Historical artifacts known by collector tradition. This relic was a gift to a close friend in the 1950s and may be researchable in the many articles and books written about this well known collection.