RENO, Nev. – Three dozen 166-year-old Cuban cigars will be in an auction of never-before-offered, historic California .
As we look back at sixgun history we can see a decades-long race between Colt and S&W to be the “firstest with the mostest.” Colt was the first to offer a viable and truly usable repeating pistol with their 1836 Paterson. This was a percussion pistol the user had to load powder and ball in each cylinder chamber and then place a cap on each nipple on the back of the cylinder. Colt officially ignored any thought of fixed ammunition, so S&W emerged in the 1850s with the first .22 pistol a seven-shot, tip-up pocket pistol. These were used as hideout guns especially by officers during the Civil War while Colt sold hundreds of thousands of Dragoons, 1851 Navies, and 1860 Army percussion pistols to the military.
(Reno, Nevada) January 26, 2023 – The second and final auction of never-before-offered, historic California Gold Rush artifacts .
The auction will be conducted in Reno, Nevada and online by Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC (www.HolabirdAmericana.com), which is based in Reno.