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The revolver is also accompanied by a letter from Tommy Rholes indicating he had purchased the revolver from Roy Clayton and that it had been his father’s gun. Clayton indicated his father, Charles Peach Clayton, had won it in a poker game in Oklahoma. Talk about a sweet pot! Rholes noted, “The engraving on this Colt is different from any I’ve ever seen and, in my opinion, some of the best that Colt offered.” We certainly agree. The engraving is particularly fine and consists primarily of classic American scrollwork with beaded backgrounds but also includes a variety of other border and accent designs, some in the classic wavy line and dot fashion along with two different checkered panels on the frame at the breech, floral blooms, and interesting chevron-esque borders at the barrel address and top strap. The barrel also features a blade front sight and the one- line “COLT’S PT. F.A. MFG. Co HARTFORD CT. U.S.A.” address on top and the “45 COLT” caliber designation in an engraved banner on the left. The frame has the two-line patent marking on the left, and the left side of the trigger guard has the triangular “VP” proof and a “W”. The revolver’s serial number, “311401”, dates to 1909, and matching serial numbers are stamped on the cylinder (partial “1401”), frame, trigger guard, and butt. The assembly number “1400” is on the loading gate. The two-piece grips have a raised relief steer head carved on the right panel and a blind screw on the left panel.