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Documented Texas Shipped Factory Engraved Antique Colt Frontier Six Shooter Single Action Army Revolver with Factory Relief Carved Eagle Pearl Grip and Factory Letters Featured in “The Book of Colt Engraving Volume 1” - Serial no. 132708, 44-40 WCF cal., 5 1/2 inch round bbl., nickel finish, pearl grips. The two included factory letters list this revolver in .44-40 with a 5
1/2 inch barrel, nickel finish, pearl grip “with carved American eagle motif”, and factory engraving and indicate the revolver was shipped to Charles Hummel &
Son in San Antonio, Texas, on May 1, 1890, and was the sole gun of this type in the shipment. Four photographs of the revolver are featured on page 420 of “The Book of Colt Engraving Volume 1” by R.L. Wilson. Charles Hummel & Son was a gun and sporting goods store at 270 West Commerce Street in San Antonio less than a mile from the Alamo. Like many gunsmiths and retailers in Texas, they were of German descent and were active sportsmen and marksmen. In the late 19th century, Texas was still a frontier state, but its population was growing steadily. San Antonio was one of the state’s biggest cities and the heart of its large cattle industry.
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