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AN HISTORIC 10 GAUGE COLT MODEL 1878 SHOTGUN, NO. 8410 FOR 1881, USED BY WELLS, FARGO & CO. GUARD JEFF MILTON
Heavy twist steel barrels, rib marked WELLS-FARGO-EXPRESS CO. NO.17 EL PASO, TEXAS and COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD CT. U.S.A., double triggers, top lever, checkered fore-end and butt stock with inlaid German-silver plaque inscribed JEFF D. MILTON FAIRBANKS, ARIZ.T. NO.17, steel butt plate
21 inch (53.3 cm.) barrels (shortened)
Well worn overall, with brown patina, mismatched barrel set.
Heavy twist steel barrels, rib marked WELLS-FARGO-EXPRESS CO. NO.17 EL PASO, TEXAS and COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD CT. U.S.A., double triggers, top lever, checkered fore-end and butt stock with inlaid German-silver plaque inscribed JEFF D. MILTON FAIRBANKS, ARIZ.T. NO.17, steel butt plate
21 inch (53.3 cm.) barrels (shortened)
Well worn overall, with brown patina, mismatched barrel set.
Literature
Conger, Roger N., Texas Collector: Gaines de Graffenried, Texian Press, Waco, 1987, pages 57-8.