^Lot 3309 COLT FIRST GENERATION FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER TEXAS

SHIPPED SAA REVOLVER. Cal. 44-40. S# 127063. Bbl. 7 1/2" with Hartford address. Black powder frame. Frame and grip straps have matching S#s. 2-piece checkered hard rubber eagle grips. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Colt factory letter stating: "Serial Number: 127063/ Caliber: .44/40/ Barrel Length: 7 1/2"/ Finish: Blue/ Type of Stocks: Not Listed/ Shipped To: Ketelsen & Digesteau/ Address: El Paso TX/ Date of Shipment: August 16, 1888/ Number of Same Type Guns in Shipment: 27/ Remarks: Records also indicate notation "Guards driller for Rubber Stocks". Ketelsen & Degetau was a hardware firm in El Paso and Juarez selling dry goods, agricultural implements, dynamite, arms and ammunition. The firm's principals were politically involved in the Mexican revolution against Pancho Villa.The K&D store in Juarez was destroyed by Pancho Villa during the 1911 Battle of Juarez. It is written that "[t]he explosion was so loud it was heard in border towns 35 miles away.". CONDITION: metal has a cleaned gray appearance showing handling marks and scattered very light pitting. Grips show moderate wear, may be replacement due to poor fit at frame. Sound mechanics. Some action screws appear to be replacements. Dark lightly pitted bore retains intact rifling. PROVENANCE: The Esteemed Norm Greenberg Collection. (01-27661/DS). ANTIQUE. $4,000-6,000.