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Engraved Colt Single Action Army Revolver and Spurs Used by Captain Frank Hamer During His Service with the Texas Ranger. . ...
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Notarized Letter from Frank A. Hamer, Jr. Confirming Ownership and History to Father.
Engraved Colt Single Action Army Revolver and Spurs Used by
Captain Frank Hamer During His Service with the Texas
Ranger.Serial no. 153189, 5 1/2-inch barrel, 44-40 caliber. Originally blued finish. Scroll-engraving throughout [gun was described as factory engraved when last sold, we have not been able to confirm such statement]. Top of barrel marked COLTS PT. F.A. MFG. CO. / HARTFORD, CT. U.S.A. Left side of barrel COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER. Checkered hard rubber grips with Rampant Colt ovals. Two-line patent dates on frame. Manufactured in 1893. This gun previously sold by Tom Keilman & Son-Auctioneers in Round Rock, TX as lot 870 [auction tag and receipt included] from the the Raymond Brown collection, pictured on page 92 of the catalog [catalog not included] but we have an image on our website due to us handling and selling in 2020 Frank Hamer's Important Merwin Hulbert Revolver with which the Legendary Lawman Killed His First Man, that particular Merwin Hulbert and a Winchester rifle are mentioned in the 2/9/81 signed statement we have for this Colt. Also included in the sale are two pairs of spurs which were owned by Captain Frank Hamer during his career as a Texas Ranger. Both sets of spurs also sold in Tom Keilman's Auction sale of the Raymond Brown collection [previous auction tag and receipt for one of the pairs is present]. Notarized letter dated 20th day of July 1973 states, "I, Frank Hamer, Jr. hereby certify that this date I gave to Raymond Brown, Austin, Texas, two pairs of spurs which were owned by my father, Captain Frank Hamer, during his career as a Texas Ranger.............The first a hand-made from silver alloy, and the initials "FAH" are in gold metal on the strap end of the spur [hard to decipher initials, worn].............The second pair is made of Mexican silver and the rowels are large. They were acquired about 1920 or 1922 on the Mexican border. I have put my mark, "FAH" on the inside" [visible by us]. A second copy of the spurs notarized letter is included with added notary titled: I CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT FURNISHED US BY MR. RAYMOND BROWN [signed Tom Keilman, 28th February 1986].
Included signed statement from Frank Hamer, Jr, dated 2/9/81 regarding the Colt Frontier Six Shooter reads in part; "serial number 153189........This gun was used by my father around 1903 to 1911 during his service in the Big Ben country with the Texas Rangers..........On this particular weapon, the well-worn black factory grips are broken. I remember my father relating how this happened. One night in a street fight across from the Del Norte Hotel when there were only two participants left standing both with empty pistols. My father being one and a large Mexican national from across the border with quite the reputation for being rough and tumble and my father weighing 230lbs. decided to settle this matter hand to hand when a Mexican knife flashed in the night. My father ended the fight with the butt of this pistol on the Mexican national's head."
Frank was an American lawman and famous Texas Ranger who led the 1934 posse to track down and eventually kill Bonnie and Clyde. He was as tough as it gets! Inducted into the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame.
Condition: Fair to good, the guns blued finish is flaking and heavy pitting present throughout. Possibly reblued at some point with some nickel or chrome plating elements present. Front sight altered. Grips with heavy wear and right side broken in various levels. The gun has been modified to fire rapidly by fanning [slip hammer]. Action ok as noted, bore dark. Spurs with moderate wear overall, with heavy use. Aged patina overall, with scratches and marring. Nelson A. Faerber Collection.
Auction Info
2022 December 12 Arms & Armor, Civil War & Militaria Signature® Auction #6261 (go to Auction Home page)
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