-SOLD-Pair of inscribed Smith & Wesson Frontier D. A. Revolvers
Pair of inscribed Smith & Wesson frontier D. A. Revolvers in 44-40 caliber with 6-in barrels nickel plated, hard rubber grips inscribed on backstraps “Banking House of W. B. Clarke,” serial numbers 6083 and 6086 and article by John A. Waddell documents his reuniting the pair which were ordered in 1882 to guard W. B. Clarke’s bank during the era when the James and Dalton gangs were robbing nearby banks. Junction City / Kansas in Davis County which was a frontier crossroads near Fort Scott and Fort Leavenworth. Extensive letters and research documents were included along with a Smith &
Wesson letter documenting shipment to Robinson New York and shipping both pistols out on the same day in the same shipment. The engraving is authentic to the period and applied by Robinson in our opinion who were a premier dealers representing New York engravers like L. D. Nimschke. The pair remain in N. R. A. Good to very good condition 10-20% original nickel remains with minor erosion and surface pitting. Good grips with edge wear from being carried. Sharp address showing on both pistols and mechanically sound and tight. The bores show little use and obviously the pair were kept polished, probably with a silver cloth or a croakus mitt.
A really interesting set from right in the area where Kansas outlaw bands, Buffalo hunters, cavalry soldiers and pioneers headed west passed through. As the story tells the bank was wary of outlaw bans like the James Gang and the Daltons who undoubtedly passed through these crossroads. Absolutely worthy of inclusion in an Old West collection or museum.
Pair of inscribed Smith & Wesson frontier D. A. Revolvers in 44-40 caliber with 6-in barrels nickel plated, hard rubber grips inscribed on backstraps “Banking House of W. B. Clarke,” serial numbers 6083 and 6086 and article by John A. Waddell documents his reuniting the pair which were ordered in 1882 to guard W. B. Clarke’s bank during the era when the James and Dalton gangs were robbing nearby banks. Junction City / Kansas in Davis County which was a frontier crossroads near Fort Scott and Fort Leavenworth. Extensive letters and research documents were included along with a Smith &
Wesson letter documenting shipment to Robinson New York and shipping both pistols out on the same day in the same shipment. The engraving is authentic to the period and applied by Robinson in our opinion who were a premier dealers representing New York engravers like L. D. Nimschke. The pair remain in N. R. A. Good to very good condition 10-20% original nickel remains with minor erosion and surface pitting. Good grips with edge wear from being carried. Sharp address showing on both pistols and mechanically sound and tight. The bores show little use and obviously the pair were kept polished, probably with a silver cloth or a croakus mitt.
A really interesting set from right in the area where Kansas outlaw bands, Buffalo hunters, cavalry soldiers and pioneers headed west passed through. As the story tells the bank was wary of outlaw bans like the James Gang and the Daltons who undoubtedly passed through these crossroads. Absolutely worthy of inclusion in an Old West collection or museum.
Pair of inscribed Smith & Wesson frontier D. A. Revolvers in 44-40 caliber with 6-in barrels nickel plated, hard rubber grips inscribed on backstraps “Banking House of W. B. Clarke,” serial numbers 6083 and 6086 and article by John A. Waddell documents his reuniting the pair which were ordered in 1882 to guard W. B. Clarke’s bank during the era when the James and Dalton gangs were robbing nearby banks. Junction City / Kansas in Davis County which was a frontier crossroads near Fort Scott and Fort Leavenworth. Extensive letters and research documents were included along with a Smith &
Wesson letter documenting shipment to Robinson New York and shipping both pistols out on the same day in the same shipment. The engraving is authentic to the period and applied by Robinson in our opinion who were a premier dealers representing New York engravers like L. D. Nimschke. The pair remain in N. R. A. Good to very good condition 10-20% original nickel remains with minor erosion and surface pitting. Good grips with edge wear from being carried. Sharp address showing on both pistols and mechanically sound and tight. The bores show little use and obviously the pair were kept polished, probably with a silver cloth or a croakus mitt.
A really interesting set from right in the area where Kansas outlaw bands, Buffalo hunters, cavalry soldiers and pioneers headed west passed through. As the story tells the bank was wary of outlaw bans like the James Gang and the Daltons who undoubtedly passed through these crossroads. Absolutely worthy of inclusion in an Old West collection or museum.