Wild Bill's Navy For Sale

[Fox Creek Kid]

http://www.littlejohnsauctionservice.com/photo_galleries/may_2013_flipbook/LJAS%20May%2022-23%20Auction.html


You have to page through to ppg. 46-47. One of his Navies up for auction.

[harleydavis]

Just a note to anyone that might be thinking of purchasing this revolver. In fact, Mr. Rosa  has not authenticated either this revolver nor the one in the Cody Museum as Wild Bill's Navies. In Mr. Rosas' opinion, he feels that both pistols were made too late in the SN range to have been Wild Bill's. Since there is no contemorary documentation nor written record both revolvers can only be considered "alledgedly owned by Wild Bill". There are other inconsistancies that cast doubt on the Cody revolver as well. The only firearm that can be definetly traced to Hickok is the Springfield rifle removed from his coffin in 1879 when Bill's grave was moved to Mount Moriah. That rifle is currently in private ownership.

[The Trinity Kid]

In my opinion, it's practically a sin to sell only one of his revolvers, authenticated or not.

--TK

[harleydavis]

Yeah, the sad thing is that there is really no "official" Wild Bill museum or display. There are some small localized things but nothing to really document his life.