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with lasseu, gold inlaid borders, “W.F. & Co” marking on the butt, and signatures of both Samuel Colt and Oliver Winchester on the backstrap. The revolver is pictured on page 673 in of “The Colt Engraving Book: Volume II by R.L. Wilson stating the revolver’s embellishment was the result of Alvin White and Andrew Bourbon. Included with the revolver is a factory letter listing the revolver in .45 Long Colt with 7 1/2 inch barrel, blue finish, and grips not listed when shipped to Dave’s House of Guns in Dallas, Texas on May 25, 1978, a provenance letter from R.L. Wilson for the revolver stating the revolver was engraved by White and purchased by Western actor Richard Farnsworth, and a generic hard case.
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LOT 1179
Magnificent Exhibition Grade Alvin White Master Engraved and Gold
and Silver Inlaid Colt Single Action Army Made for The 1996 Gene Autry Museum Gala with Factory Letter, R.L. Wilson Letter, and as Pictured in
The Colt Engraving Book Volume II - Serial no. 99580SA, 45 Long Colt cal., 7
1/2 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened/gold finish, smooth grips. Offered here
is a single action which stands as a testament to the legacy left by the American West and has been elaborately embellished to commemorate the characters whose stories have been perpetuated through the ages. This Alvin White engraved and inlaid Single Action Army was created for the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum’s 1996 Gala. This elegant revolver has been masterfully embellished and displays near full coverage floral scroll engraving with panels of cross hatches backed by punchdot. The revolver is also extensively inlaid, displaying a silver inlaid Indian trade flintlock muzzleloader and gold inlaid rendition of Black Bart’s Sawed-off double barrel side lever shotgun on the left side of the barrel, a gold
inlaid Beecher’s Bible Sharps carbine and Billy the Kid’s Whitney-Kennedy carbine flanking a silver inlaid depiction of George Custer’s pair of Smith & Wesson No. 2 revolvers on the right side of the barrel, a gold inlaid rendition of cowboy star Buck Jones’ cartridge belt and holster rig on the left side of the partially fluted cylinder, a gold inlaid rendition of Jack Sinclair’s Single Action Army on the left of the frame, a gold inlaid rendition of Wild Bill Hickok’s 1851 Navy and bust of Buffalo Bill Cody on the left recoil shield, a gold inlaid rendition of a Stevens tip up pistol on the right of the frame, and a gold inlaid rendition of a Remington double derringer on the loading gate. Along with the already extensive raised relief inlays are all of the barrel and frame markings, the serial number over “AMWH-1996”, “Guns of the Wild West/Autry Museum Gala Revolver” in script on the barrel, intertwining lines on the ejector rod housing, U.S. marking on the frame, Shadow of a mounted cowboy
AS PICTURED AND DESCRIBED IN THE COLT ENGRAVING BOOK, VOL. II BY WILSON