A very unique Wichester 1873Made in 1885, this rifle was the posession of Phantly Roy Bean Jr, who w
A very unique Wichester 1873Made in 1885, this rifle was the posession of Phantly Roy Bean Jr, who was a saloon owner in a Texas tent city called Vinegaroon. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace serving as both lawman and judge. His rifle is a very unique Winchester 1873. On the receiver are floral engravings with “Judge Roy Bean” insribed. A tooled and riveted leaver cover encases the buttstock. In the auction this rifle was sold on, the rifle also came with a walrus tusk magnifying glass with the inscription “To Judge Roy Bean, Law, West of the Peco’s, 1899.Sold At Auction: $11,000 -- source link
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