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Boy, I'd want a lot more provenance than a signed affidavit from 1994.
A lot of the families of famous "old west" lawmen and outlaws made a tidy profit selling off the firearms of their departed...several times. That said, I can't imagine anything cooler than owning the Colt .45 Earp used at the OK Corral.
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Chuck, we miss ya man.
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I wish it had stayed in AZ. It would have been nice had one of our museums purchased it.
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I agree with Steyr that I'd want a lot more provenance. I read in an article a month or so ago that this particular Colt had been "converted" to 45 Colt at some point after it was manufactured. The barrel and cylinder were not originals. I don't know how common that work was back in the 1870s-80s. The article didn't give it's original chambering. Other accounts I've read mentioned Earp may have used a S&W in Tombstone. I heard a story years ago that Bat Masterson, in his later years would acquire pawn shop Colts, carve notches in the grips, and sell them to treasure collectors. Whatever the case, this particular Colt may have a history, but it can't speak for its self.
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