Project Description
!!!!!SOLD!!!!! This is a 1/4 scale sterling silver Colt 1851 Navy revolver cased set, serial # 180, sold in 1973 by the Texas Ranger Commemorative Commission to honor the 150th anniversary of the Texas Rangers. One of only 500. This is the first one of these I have been able to offer in well over 4 years. You’d think, that with me being in Texas, I’d be finding these all the time, but not so! The revolver is 3 3/16″ long overall. The revolver is not functional, more like a charm pistol in that the cylinder will turn and the hammer is spring loaded, but will not cock. No internal parts. Accessories include a very nice non-functional sterling silver powder flask, a sterling silver two legged bullet mold with sprue cutter, a sterling silver “L” shaped nipple wrench/screwdriver, and a number of very small lead shot. The Top of the walnut hinged top casing has a round sterling silver medallion with the Texas star in the center with wreaths. Surrounding that is, in embossed lettering, “STATE OF TEXAS, TEXAS RANGER COMMEMORATIVE COMMISSION”. The interior lid has a rectangular sterling silver plaque that is machine or pantograph engraved in script “Texas Rangers, 1823 – 1973, Serial # 180”. A really neat item if you are a Texian, a collector Texas history, or just someone who is fascinated by the legend of the Texas Rangers. There were reportedly also 50 of these sets made in 14 karat gold, but I have never seen one. As I recall, these were done in some fund raising effort, maybe for the Texas Ranger Museum in Waco? Excellent near mint condition showing only the most minor signs of handling. !!!!!SOLD!!!!!
