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*AN HISTORIC ENGRAVED .45 ACP COLT NEW SERVICE REVOLVER, NO. 259048 FOR 1919, CARRIED BY TEXAS RANGER CAPTAIN M.T. "LONE WOLF" GONZAULLAS
Extensively customised for Ranger Gonzaullas, the revolver is shortened at barrel, with high fore-sight added, engraved overall with scrolls, shortened butt, nickel and gold plated, trigger guard cut-away at front (in the manner of Fitz-Gerald), oversized rosewood grips, with its brown tooled leather holster by HUNTER
2 3/8 inch (6.1 cm.) barrel
Modifications non-factory.
Accompanied by a singed letter from J.F. "Buster" Kreuz, an Austin, Texas gun-smith, noting his recollection of working on this revolver for Captain Gonzaullas.
Extensively customised for Ranger Gonzaullas, the revolver is shortened at barrel, with high fore-sight added, engraved overall with scrolls, shortened butt, nickel and gold plated, trigger guard cut-away at front (in the manner of Fitz-Gerald), oversized rosewood grips, with its brown tooled leather holster by HUNTER
2 3/8 inch (6.1 cm.) barrel
Modifications non-factory.
Accompanied by a singed letter from J.F. "Buster" Kreuz, an Austin, Texas gun-smith, noting his recollection of working on this revolver for Captain Gonzaullas.
Literature
The Texas Ranger Annual, Volume I 1982, page 46.
The Texas Ranger Annual, Volume IV 1985, page 46.
The Texas Ranger Annual, Volume IV 1985, page 46.
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