StrangeRanger Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Rock Island Auction Lot 1210: Theodore Roosevelt Factory Engraved Colt Single Action RevolverHeadline: Immensely Historic National Treasure, Rock Island Auction Company Proudly Present "The Bull Moose Colt Single Action": Documented Cuno Helfricht Factory Deluxe Engraved Silver Plated Colt Single Action Army Revolver with Carved Steer Head Grip Ordered for the 26th President of the United States Colonel Theodore Roosevelt as a Gift for His 54th Birthday Just Days Before He was ShotEstimated Price: $350,000.00 - $550,000.00 Hammered at $1,275,000!!!!! Full write-up/description at https://www.rockislandauction.com/catalog/81/1/?lot=1210 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawksnest Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 WOW! Would you shoot it if it was yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt21a Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Great story and nice Colt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted December 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 And a very nice price. There were 2 bidders who wanted it really badly. The bidding blew way past the $550K estimate and kept on going to around $800K then it started to slow down. The auctioneer gave them plenty of time to chew on each additional bid and for a while it looked like it was going to be over at $1.025M but the other guy bid $1.050M and it took off slowly from there. It was amazing to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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