Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this GORGEOUS Dragoon today for a penny-start auction...this is the TEXAS RANGER HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM BEN MCCULLOCH COMMEMORATIVE!
**Ben McCulloch is an American Legend serving as a Texas Ranger, Lieutenant, Marshal, and many other important roles. He was a veteran of many Indian battles, the Mexican War, and served as a Brigadier-General in the United States Civil War!**
**Ben McCulloch is an American Legend serving as a Texas Ranger, Lieutenant, Marshal, and many other important roles. He was a veteran of many Indian battles, the Mexican War, and served as a Brigadier-General in the United States Civil War!**
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Dragoon
Serial: 1106524
Caliber: .44 Percussion
Finish: Blue/Case Hardened/Silver
Barrel Length: 7.5"
Optics/Sights: Blade Front Sight
Stock/Grips: Walnut
Action: Single-Action
Markings: "Texas Ranger Hall Of Fame And Museum" appears on both sides of the barrel and only on the left we have the "Ben McCulloch" Markings for Commemorative. The right side reads "Samuel Colt." The backstrap engraving reads "Presented by Sam Colt to Maj. Ben McCulloch, Jan. 1, 1848." The grip features a Sterling Silver Medallion inscribed with the Texas Ranger motto: "Free as the breeze, Swift as a Mustang, Tough as a Cactus."
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
With the presentation of the “McCulloch Dragoon,” Samuel Colt initiated a lifelong tradition that made his name synonymous with fine firearms throughout the 19th century. He had presented firearms to illustrious contemporaries before, accompanied by letters, but none had ever borne personal inscriptions, so far as we know. This much is certain: the earliest surviving inscribed presentation Colt is Ben McCulloch’s Transition Dragoon, serial number 1337. Ranger McCulloch carried his cherished Colt for the remaining 13 years of his life. During the Civil War it was with him. At the Battle of Pea Ridge, he died from a sniper’s bullet. Then it mysteriously vanished – only to reappear 13 years later in Texas.
Ben McCulloch was born November 11, 1811 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Late in 1835 he and his brother Henry, made their way to Texas arriving after the fall of the Alamo. Ben joined the Texan army and at the Battle of San Jacinto manned one of the cannons known as the "twin sisters." He won praise and a battlefield promotion from Sam Houston.
After leaving the army, he worked as a surveyor and joined Jack Hays' company of Rangers. He was involved in many skirmishes with the Indians including the battle of Plum Creek in 1840, and in the campaign against Indians located along the tributaries of the Guadalupe River in 1841. In 1842 he was elected as 1st Lieutenant in Jack Hays' company of Rangers.
During the Mexican War, McCulloch raised Company A of Col. Jack Hays' First Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers. Showing great skill in tracking and scouting, he was named Gen. Zachary Taylor's chief of scouts and rose to the rank of Major. In 1849, he caught "gold fever" and traveled to Sacramento, California where he served as sheriff until he returned to Texas in 1852. He was appointed U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas and was appointed as one of the commissioners charged with investigating the Mormon troubles in Utah in 1857.
In May 1861, he offered his services to the Confederacy, was commissioned a brigadier-general, and ordered to Fort Smith, Arkansas. During the Battle of Pea Ridge, March 7, 1862, McCulloch commanded the Confederate right wing that overran and drove the Union forces from their position. Later, riding through the undergrowth to ascertain the new Union position, he was shot and killed.
Condition/Contents:
This Dragoon is in SUPERB condition. It will ship with the Original display case with the Texas Ranger badge featured on the lid accompanying each revolver. Also included are authentic-style loading accessories: a Walker powder flask, bullet mold, and screwdriver-nipple wrench.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Dragoon
Serial: 1106524
Caliber: .44 Percussion
Finish: Blue/Case Hardened/Silver
Barrel Length: 7.5"
Optics/Sights: Blade Front Sight
Stock/Grips: Walnut
Action: Single-Action
Markings: "Texas Ranger Hall Of Fame And Museum" appears on both sides of the barrel and only on the left we have the "Ben McCulloch" Markings for Commemorative. The right side reads "Samuel Colt." The backstrap engraving reads "Presented by Sam Colt to Maj. Ben McCulloch, Jan. 1, 1848." The grip features a Sterling Silver Medallion inscribed with the Texas Ranger motto: "Free as the breeze, Swift as a Mustang, Tough as a Cactus."
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
With the presentation of the “McCulloch Dragoon,” Samuel Colt initiated a lifelong tradition that made his name synonymous with fine firearms throughout the 19th century. He had presented firearms to illustrious contemporaries before, accompanied by letters, but none had ever borne personal inscriptions, so far as we know. This much is certain: the earliest surviving inscribed presentation Colt is Ben McCulloch’s Transition Dragoon, serial number 1337. Ranger McCulloch carried his cherished Colt for the remaining 13 years of his life. During the Civil War it was with him. At the Battle of Pea Ridge, he died from a sniper’s bullet. Then it mysteriously vanished – only to reappear 13 years later in Texas.
Ben McCulloch was born November 11, 1811 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Late in 1835 he and his brother Henry, made their way to Texas arriving after the fall of the Alamo. Ben joined the Texan army and at the Battle of San Jacinto manned one of the cannons known as the "twin sisters." He won praise and a battlefield promotion from Sam Houston.
After leaving the army, he worked as a surveyor and joined Jack Hays' company of Rangers. He was involved in many skirmishes with the Indians including the battle of Plum Creek in 1840, and in the campaign against Indians located along the tributaries of the Guadalupe River in 1841. In 1842 he was elected as 1st Lieutenant in Jack Hays' company of Rangers.
During the Mexican War, McCulloch raised Company A of Col. Jack Hays' First Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers. Showing great skill in tracking and scouting, he was named Gen. Zachary Taylor's chief of scouts and rose to the rank of Major. In 1849, he caught "gold fever" and traveled to Sacramento, California where he served as sheriff until he returned to Texas in 1852. He was appointed U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas and was appointed as one of the commissioners charged with investigating the Mormon troubles in Utah in 1857.
In May 1861, he offered his services to the Confederacy, was commissioned a brigadier-general, and ordered to Fort Smith, Arkansas. During the Battle of Pea Ridge, March 7, 1862, McCulloch commanded the Confederate right wing that overran and drove the Union forces from their position. Later, riding through the undergrowth to ascertain the new Union position, he was shot and killed.
Condition/Contents:
This Dragoon is in SUPERB condition. It will ship with the Original display case with the Texas Ranger badge featured on the lid accompanying each revolver. Also included are authentic-style loading accessories: a Walker powder flask, bullet mold, and screwdriver-nipple wrench.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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