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Well....Bat may well have had a 5.5" Colt before 1885. I'm sure he carried a few different firearms before 1885 from his time in Colorado and Arizona, before heading back to Dodge City. But the provenance on this one is solid it appears. That's pretty damn awesome.
There have been so many shysters trying to pass off 5 1/2" barrel Colt as Bat Masterson's. They should do 5 minutes research and get on track.
Bat Masterson did it himself. He bought a lot of old Colt's and sold them as the one he used so some of those people may well have had a gun handed down through generations that was bought from Bat and really believed it was his.
Quote from: Hawg on February 18, 2023, 10:21:50 AMBat Masterson did it himself. He bought a lot of old Colt's and sold them as the one he used so some of those people may well have had a gun handed down through generations that was bought from Bat and really believed it was his.I just said that.
Quote from: Miguel Loco on February 18, 2023, 09:26:47 AMWell....Bat may well have had a 5.5" Colt before 1885. I'm sure he carried a few different firearms before 1885 from his time in Colorado and Arizona, before heading back to Dodge City. But the provenance on this one is solid it appears. That's pretty damn awesome.After Bat became a sportswriter back east, he was known to go buy old Colts from pawn shops to give to certain cliental when they would offer to buy one of "his" guns.https://www.magzter.com/stories/Lifestyle/True-West/Bat-Masterson-Armed-and-Dangerous