Guns International #: 103531149
Seller's Inventory #: 259549

Category - Colt Revolvers - Bisley - Handguns - American Revolvers

Category
Colt Revolvers - Bisley
Handguns - American Revolvers

1900 mfr. COLT Bisley SAA .38-40 WCF Owned by Lawmen BART & SKEETER SKELTON DOCUMENTED LETTER from Granddaughter EVAN SKELTON

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1900 mfr. COLT Bisley SAA .38-40 WCF Owned by Lawmen BART & SKEETER SKELTON

DOCUMENTED LETTER from Granddaughter EVAN SKELTON

Here Ancestry Guns presents a C&R Colt Bisley Model Single Action Army Revolver chambered in .38-40 Winchester Center Fire, manufactured in Hartford, Connecticut in 1900. This revolver includes a letter from Evan Skelton, granddaughter of famed American author, handgunner, and lawman Charles "Skeeter" Skelton, stating that this revolver was acquired by Skeeter Skelton, himself a highly regarded lawman and author, in Mexico during his career, before he passed it to her father Bart Skelton. Charles Allan "Skeeter" Skelton was an American lawman and firearms writer who was born in Hereford, Texas and died in El Paso, Texas. After serving in the United States Marine Corps from 1945–1946 he began a law enforcement career which included service with the United States Border Patrol, a uniformed officer with the Amarillo, Texas police department, a term as Sheriff of Deaf Smith County, Texas, and investigator with both the U.S. Customs Service and Special Agent in Charge with the Drug Enforcement Administration. After his first nationally published article hit newsstands in September 1959, Skelton began writing part-time for firearms periodicals. In 1974 he retired from the DEA and concentrated full-time on his writing.

Though Colt enjoyed the largest contracts of any handgun maker during the American Civil War, it had to rely on its array of percussion fired revolvers, namely the 1860 Army until the Smith & Wesson owned Rollin White Patent expired in 1869. This enabled them to begin making revolvers with completely bored through cylinder chambers in order to utilize modern metallic cartridge ammunition in the most effective manner. In 1869, Colt’s began development of a suitable cartridge revolver in earnest, first coming out with a number of conversions for their percussion lines, until 1872 when they debuted what was to become the Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army in the 1872 U.S. Trials. Needless to say, it won, and became the Army’s revolver of choice. It also became the sidearm of choice for many others like cowboys, guards, lawmen, crooks, shopkeepers and all manner of civilians.
This is an example of the Bisley variant of the Colt Single Action Army revolver. The primary differences were a lower hammer spur and a more curvaceous grip frame. These were optimized toward target shooting but many general users and shooters who were not simply target shooters preferred them as well.

The overall condition is good. Patina throughout. The action has all four clicks and holds all three positions. Solid cylinder lock up. The bore is frosted with strong rifling. The left grip has been repaired, both grip heavily worn. Numbers match on the frame, trigger guard and grip frame.

Own the original. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

Barrel is 4-3/4 inches.

Caliber: .38-40 WCF

Overall condition as seen in photos.

Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Willneed to be sent to your local FFL or C&R licensee. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.
Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.

$3200

#259549
 

SOLD

Curio/Relic: Yes