Where is Wyatt Earp pistol?

the Arizona History Museum
The Wyatt Earp gun on display at the Arizona History Museum.

What caliber was Wyatt Earp’s Buntline Special?

.45 Colt
Lake described in his best-selling but largely fictionalized 1931 biography, Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal. According to Lake, the dime novelist Ned Buntline commissioned the production of five Buntline Specials….

Colt Buntline
Produced 1957–1992
Specifications
Barrel length 12 inches (30 cm)
Cartridge .45 Colt

What happened to Wyatt Earp’s Buntline Special?

Earp told Lake that in 1901 he gave his “Buntline Special” to Charlie Hoxsie, his partner in running the Dexter saloon in Nome, Alaska, and that Hoxsie subsequently vanished from the scene, along with the gun.

How much is a Buntline Special worth?

He said it was worth well over $1 million, and the Buntline accounted for most of that. Its appeal to collectors was underscored the first time she displayed it at a Las Vegas gun show. “People wanted to take pictures of it,” she said.

Does Wyatt Earps gun still exist?

The gun’s barrel, cylinder and grips have been replaced, the frame of the gun, which is most important when determining value, remains intact. Estimated value between $100,000 and $150,000. Wyatt Earp’s Winchester Lever-action Shotgun: Serial #47055 and as listed by Bill Miller, Nephew of Wyatt Earp, Inventory.

Who used a Buntline Special?

Wyatt Earp
Perhaps the most widely accepted of all such stories concerns Wyatt Earp and Colt’s so-called “Buntline Special” revolvers. Legend describes Earp’s gun as sporting a 12-inch barrel and shoulder stock attachment.

What was Wyatt Earp’s gun?

Colt single-action Army revolver
Wyatt uses a Colt single-action Army revolver with a 4.75-inch barrel for most of the movie, but he breaks out a different SAA with a 12-inch barrel that he says was made custom for him by Ned Buntline.

How much is Wyatt Earp’s gun?

(AP) — A gun thought to have been carried by Wyatt Earp during the famous O.K. Corral shootout in Tombstone has sold at auction for $225,000. A telephone bidder in New Mexico made the winning bid for the Colt .

How much is Wyatt Earps gun worth?

45-caliber revolver that descendants of Earp say was carried during his time in Tombstone, Ariz., and possibly used in the shootout at the O.K. Corral. It sold to a New Mexico phone bidder for $225,000, far exceeding the pre-auction estimated high value of $150,000.

What kind of barrel does a Buntline Special have?

HWS COLT S.A.A 45 Buntline Special with incredible 12 inch barrel ! and Pearl Style Grips with Colt Logo. This has to be a don’t miss for any Western Fan collection ! In very good condition / unfired condition. Includes Original box, original instructions, pearl style grips and six HWS COLT .45 firing cartridges.

How much does a Wyatt Earp Buntline cost?

Model-SAA-Buntline 3rd gen in 44spl with 12″bbl,factory nickel finishwith wood grip,1980-vintage,100% new and unfired,no box. (NON-CASH PRICE $3763.97) (read more) Brand new Cimarron Arms Wyatt Earp Frontier Buntline revolver chambered in 45 colt.

When did the COLT BUNTLINE SPECIAL come out?

This is a very clean, 99% plus, Colt Single Action Army Buntline Special (12″ barrel) revolver made in made in 1967 (serial #45870SA), second generation. It has walnut grips, has p… (read more)

How big is the barrel on a Cimarron frontier Buntline?

(CA558) This is a new Cimarron Wyatt Earp Frontier Buntline Hollywood Series single-action only revolver chambered in 45 Long Colt. This revolver feature a 10″ barrel with wide fro… (read more) This is a Colt Frontier Scout Buntline ’62 chambered in .22 Magnum.