LOT #40108 |
Sold on Jun 9, 2025 for: Not Sold
Modified Colt Model 1917 Revolver Belonging to Texas Ranger Captain Clint Peoples.. ...
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Description
Modified Colt Model 1917 Revolver Belonging to Texas Ranger Captain Clint Peoples.Serial no. 303915, .45 caliber [COLT 45 marking], 2 1/2-inch barrel. Blued finish with stag handled grips. Accent engraving to cylinder. Right side of frame is faintly etched with CLINT PEOPLES / TEXAS RANGER / SR CAPT. within a [Texas Ranger Star Badge]. Butt is marked 1917 / NO /152. Sling swivel missing from butt. Gun is pictured and described on page 216 of the book titled Colt's New Service Revolver "A Particularly Strong, Heavy Weapon" by Timothy J. Mullin. Gun is incorrectly marked as serial no. 303215 on book, but clearly it is the same gun and the photos match the actual gun. Included in the sale are two books, the one mentioned above and Captain Clint Peoples, Texas Ranger, Fifty Years a Lawman by James M. Day [signed and dedicated by author].
Clinton Thomas Peoples was born in Bridgeport, Texas, on August 25, 1910. During the Conroe oil boom, he served as a deputy sheriff, later becoming chief deputy. Governor Miriam "Ma" Ferguson appointed him as a Special Texas Ranger to oversee the state's four horse racing tracks.
In 1941, Peoples joined the Texas Department of Public Safety as a highway patrolman and became a Texas Ranger in 1946, assigned to Headquarters Company in Austin. He was promoted to Captain of Company F in 1953 and later handled high-profile cases involving Billie Sol Estes, the Maceo brothers, the La Grange Chicken Ranch, and George Parr.
In 1969, he became Senior Ranger Captain and transferred to Austin. After retiring in 1974, he was appointed U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Texas by President Nixon, serving for 14 years.
Condition: Fine as configured, retains most added finish overall. Barrel has been cut down, triggerguard customized for easier concealment. Grips fine but replaced. According to book, gun "as modified by Texas Ranger Captain Clint Peoples , who used it as a concealed carry gun". Action good, bore good.
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2025 June 9 Arms & Armor, Civil War & Militaria Signature® Auction #6320 (go to Auction Home page)
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