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From the Vault: Wild Bill Hickok's Colt 1851 Navy

Get ready for a History Rush, folks! Brownells Gun Tech™ Keith Ford is at Rock Island Auction Co. to give us a long look at a Colt 1851 Navy revolver attributed to Old West legend James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok. While the gun's provenance isn't perfect, Rock Island's Joel Colander points to several factors that indicate it WAS Wild Bill's Colt. It is one of a pair of matching ivory-gripped, heavily engraved 1851s only 17 serial number apart, formerly owned by the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming. The serial numbers fit the period when Wild Bill was known to carry Colt 1851s with ivory grips. Hickok historian Joseph Rosa has concluded that this gun was indeed owned by Wild Bill. Rosa is no pushover: he has also disproven Hickok ownership of several guns attributed to the law man, scout, gambler, showman, and gunfighter. Rosa believes this gun and the matching Colt 1851 in the Cody were the same two Colts auctioned off to help cover Hickok's funeral expenses after that fatal poker game in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. They sold for only 25¢ a piece! A shocking price for guns that cost a pretty penny when they left the Colt factory. The Rock Island gun is not in mint condition. There's some holster wear, and it's definitely been used but WELL cared for. The engraving is still crisp, and the nicely aged ivory grips are in beautiful condition.