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LOT 3047
Interesting Hollywood Movie U.S. Colt Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver and Cavalry Saber with Display
Case Documented from the Personal Collection of Hollywood Icon John Wayne - Serial no. 9597, 44 cal., 8 inch
round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut grips. These two fascinating items which are wonderfully cased together
are documented as once being part of Hollywood legend John Wayne’s personal gun collection. Born Marion Robert Morrison in
1907 in Winterset, Iowa, John “The Duke” Wayne needs little introduction. In 1916, Wayne’s family moved to southern California,
where he spent his childhood and would later attend college at USC. After breaking his collar bone during a bodysurfing incident,
Wayne lost his football scholarship at the university, and being unable to pay his tuition, left college. As a favor to USC football
coach Howard Jones, Wayne was hired as a prop boy and extra by Tom Mix and John Ford at the Fox Film Corporation. Wayne
quickly moved into bit parts, before landing his first starring role in “The Big Trail” in 1930. In 1939, The Duke landed the lead role
in “Stagecoach”, making him a mainstream Hollywood star, going on to star in 142 films, Wayne cemented his legacy as one of
Hollywood’s legendary actors.
This Colt Model 1860 Army revolver
alongside the Colt Single Action Army
used in the filming of "True Grit"
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