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LOT 101
Desirable Deaf Smith County, Texas,
Sheriff Nate Edgin Badge - Deaf Smith
County, Texas, was defined and named in 1876
but was not properly organized until 1890, with
the town of La Plata as the seat and Hereford
being the modern day seat. The county was
named after Erastus “Deaf” Smith, a partially
deaf scout and soldier who served during
the Texas Revolution and was the first
person to reach the Alamo after its fall in 1836. The badge is brass and in the form of a six-pointed star with a Texas marked circle at the center and raised banners at the top and bottom marked “NATE EDGIN/SHERIFF” and “DEAF SMITH/CO”. The back of the badge has a small maker’s mark for C. Stubenbauch of San Antonio, Texas.
CONDITION: Fine, showing an attractively aged patina overall with crisp engraving and markings.
The pin on the back of the badge has been
reattached. An interesting piece of Texas law
enforcement history!
Provenance: The Greg Lampe Collection.
Estimate: 1,200 - 1,800
LOT 102
New York Engraved Black
Powder Colt Single Action
Army Revolver with Relief
Steer Head Carved Pearl Grip and
Factory Letter - Serial no. 109828, 45 Long Colt cal., 4 3/4 inch round bbl., nickel finish, pearl grips. The factory letter list this period engraved SAA
as one of fifty guns of this type in a shipment to
famed New York retailer Hartley & Graham on April
11, 1884, in .45 caliber with 4 3/4 inch barrel, nickel
finish, and hard rubber stocks. The revolver has classic
L.D. Nimschke style New York engraving consisting of scroll patterns with punch dot backgrounds,
and wavy line designs and accents. Cuno Helfricht and the factory engravers of the period also
used similar patterns. The revolver wears a set of pearl grips with the right panel featuring a relief
carved steer head. From its Hartley & Graham engraving to its steer head carved pearl grips, this
Colt SAA radiates late 19th century wealth and the personal touches for any affluent cattle rancher
looking for a status symbol carried at the hip. The barrel has the two-line Hartford address on top.
The frame has the three-line patent date marking on the left side. The trigger guard is marked “45
CAL” on the left side. Matching serial numbers appear on the frame, trigger guard, and back strap. CONDITION: Very good displaying a smooth gray patina associated with a sidearm that spent a
lifetime of service in a challenging environment proving that not all art hangs on the wall with
slight traces of original nickel finish in the protected areas. The engraving is crisp. The grips are excellent with crisp carving and attractive colors. Mechanically excellent. A New York engraved, relief steer head carved pearl stocked Colt Single Action Army revolver that has a story to tell!
Estimate: 7,500 - 11,000
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