GUN FALL 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
IMPORTANT WOLF & KLAR ENGRAVED TWO GUN LOT: SMITH & WESSON 38/44 HEAVY/DUTY AND COLT 1911 .38 SUPER PISTOL. THE PROPERTY OF FBI SPL AGENT GEORGE H. FRANKLIN. SMITH&WESSON/COLT REVOLVER/PISTOL 47675/6550 .38-44/.38SUPER MODERN; C&R; IVORY 1) Smith & Wesson 38-44 Heavy/Duty revolver, custom engraved by Wolf & Klar of Fort Worth, Texas. Cal. 38SPEC. 4" bbl. Nickel finish. 2-pc ivory grips with Mexican eagle motif on right side. Engraving is of the walking hunch design with farce coverage overall. Right side shows bird motif of "G.H. Franklin" in a riband. SN matches on frame, cyl, and bbl. Assembly no.5610 on inside of frame and cyl crane. Standard Smith & Wesson markings for this model. Factory letter states shipped 4/29/1936 to G.H. Franklin % Federal Reserve Bank Bld, K.C.,MO in a one gun shipment. 2) Colt Model 1911 .38 Super Pistol, custom engraved by Wolf & Klar of Forth Worth, Texas. Cal. 38 SUPER. 5" bbl. Full nickle finish. Stag-horn grips. Engraving is of the walking hunch design with sparce coverage. Right side of slide shows a bird and floral motif. Left side of frame is engraved "G.H. Franklin". All factory markings are standard for this pistol. 2-pc stag-horn grips. Factory letter states shipped 8/9/1933 to Oklahoma City Hdwe Co in a one gun shipment. PROVENANCE: Accompanied by S&W and Colt Factory Letters and biography of George H. Franklin (FBI SA 1932-56). Franklin was one of Hoover's "hired guns" serving during the outlaw days of the 1930s in NC, OK, MO, TX, NM. Consigned by the Franklin Family. CONDITION: 1) Fine. Revolver retains 90% of the nickel finish overall. Engraving was accomplished through the nickel finish. Markings are sharp. Bore is very good. Chambers are very good. Cyl shows a slight drag mark. Hammer and trigger show generous traces of case color. Hammer spur has been slightly bobbed. Grips are very good with no missing pieces and a carved Mexican eagle on right grip. 2) Fine. Pistol retains 90% of orig nickel finish, with some muzzle wear and slight dulling. Engraving was accomplished through the nickel finish. Factory markings are sharp. Bore is fine. Grips are very good. 50207-1 TDW (5,000-9,000)