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This is the First
Percussion Firearm Authorized by the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and
Museum, Waco, Texas
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You can acquire a acquire a
museum-quality firearm for your collection that is both elegant and
historically significant. Firsts are rare. The historic Texas
Ranger Dragoon is the rarest of the rare.It is from the first
inscribed Samuel Colt presentation revolver of which we have any record.
It was presented by Samuel Colt to one of his most celebrated
contemporaries, Major Ben McCulloch, a Texas Ranger whose frontier
exploits during the mid-years of the 19th century have passed into
legend.
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Major Ben McCulloch |
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An ardent supporter of Colt's "repeaters," McCulloch was widely regarded
as one of the two most fearless men on the Texas frontier. The other was
Ranger Jack Hays, another great Colt enthusiast.
With the presentation
of the "McCulloch Dragoon," Samuel Colt initiated a lifelong tradition
that made his name synonymous with fine firearms throughout the 19th
century. He had presented firearms to illustrious contemporaries before,
accompanied by letters, but none had ever borne personal inscriptions,
so far as we know.
This much is certain: the earliest surviving inscribed presentation
Colt is Ben McCulloch's Transition Dragoon, serial number 1337. Ranger
McCulloch carried his cherished Colt for the remaining 13 years of his
life. During the Civil War it was with him. At the Battle of Pea
Ridge, he died from a sniper's bullet. Then it mysteriously vanished -
only to reappear 13 years later in Texas.
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scene between Col. Jack Hays and the Comanche Indians as that on the
original McCulloch Dragoon - the earliest surviving specimen of an
engraved presentation - inscribed Dragoon or Colt of any type. |
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Backstrap Engraving: "Presented by Sam. Colt to Maj. Ben McCulloch, Jan.
1, 1848"
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The left grip features a sterling silver
medallion, inscribed with the Texas Ranger motto:
Free as the breeze
Swift as a mustang
Tough as a cactus |
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A handsome display
case with a Texas Ranger badge featured on the lid accompanies each
revolver. Also included are authentic-style loading accessories: a
Walker powder flask, bullet mold, and
screwdriver-nipple wrench.Click here to see the Texas
Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum. |
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Barrel Length: 7 1/2"
Overall Length: 13 7/8"
Caliber: .44 percussion
Etchings: 24-karat gold
Backstrap: silver-plated brass
Grips: select walnut
Triggerguard: silver-plated brass
Finish: frame, hammer & loading lever, case-hardened; balance blued;
cyclinder, silver-plated.
Accessories: powder flask, bullet mold, screwdriver-nipple wrench
Edition Limit: 1000
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reservation prior to delivery, I will receive a full refund, less a
commissioning fee of $195. Virginia residents please add sales tax. |
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