Gun that killed Billy the Kid for sale

A Colt single action revolver, famously used by Sheriff Pat Garrett to kill outlaw Billy the Kid in 1881, is heading to auction


PAT GARRETT (above) 
Born Jun 5, 1850
Died Feb 29, 1908* 
Sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico

BILLY THE KID (right) aka William H. Bonney 
Born Henry McCarty in New York City Sep 17 or Nov 23, 1859 (disputed)
Died Jul 14, 1881 at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, aged 21

Notorious outlaw and gunfighter. Killed eight men before being shot dead


After tracking Billy the Kid for months Garrett finds him at Maxwell Ranch – where both used to be ranch hands and good friends – and kills him with single gunshot to chest 


CA AZ NM KS OK TX
Los Angeles
Fort Sumner
Modern state lines shown
MEXICO
500km 300 miles


COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER

Weight: 1.05kg (2.31-lbs)

Serial number 55093 (1880)

.44-40 calibre
7.5 inch barrel, one line Hartford address crescent ejector rod head
6-shot cylinder

Auction: Los Angeles Aug 27, 2021, 1900GMT 
Estimate: $2-$3 million


*Shot dead in land dispute


Sources: Reuters, Bonhams
Pictures: Bonhams, Creative Commons
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