Colt single action army .45 Colt caliber, 7 ½ inch barrel, double action style grip with checkered rose wood stocks, and extra high silver front sight shipped to William Crapo June, 1878 verified by factory letter. William Crapo was a miner and mountaineer in Cerro Gordo, California who most likely used this pistol in a gun fight and disappeared to other mining areas in the west. A large research folder and an intriguing story is available to interested buyers. Few outlaw guns are documented by factory letter and also this configuration is one of only four known. A really interesting and rare collectors Colt who’s story is spellbinding and should be further researched. P.O.R.
Colt single action army .45 Colt caliber, 7 ½ inch barrel, double action style grip with checkered rose wood stocks, and extra high silver front sight shipped to William Crapo June, 1878 verified by factory letter. William Crapo was a miner and mountaineer in Cerro Gordo, California who most likely used this pistol in a gun fight and disappeared to other mining areas in the west. A large research folder and an intriguing story is available to interested buyers. Few outlaw guns are documented by factory letter and also this configuration is one of only four known. A really interesting and rare collectors Colt who’s story is spellbinding and should be further researched. P.O.R.
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