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Historic Winchester Model 1887 lever action shotgun, 10 gauge, barrel period shortened to 24”, blued and case hardened finish, wood stocks, S/N 33340 with documentation as belonging to famous Western lawman, Jeff Milton. One original signed letter, dated September 18, 1970 states “Regarding the Model 1887 Lever Action 10 gauge Winchester shotgun which I recently let you have, number 33340, and with a 24 inch barrel: This gun along with a 12 gauge of the same model was given to me by Mr. Jeff Milton about 1935 or 1936 while I was Chief of the Border Patrol in the state of Arizona. I carried this shotgun (10 gauge) during and up to the time of my retirement with the U.S. Border patrol. With kindest regards, I am Yours very truly, Earl Fallis”. A similar notarized affidavit, dated Sept. 3, 1971 and hand signed by Mr. Fallis is also included. A 1971 factory letter is also included indicating this gun, by serial number, originally had a 30” barrel and was shipped on November 20, 1891. The gun is in overall very good condition displaying traces of original case colors on the frame and some areas of muted original blue on the barrel and loading tube, crisp action, sharp markings, very good bore and good wood stocks with checkered steel butt plate. Also included is a binder of original candid photos of Jeff Milton in his later years, pictures with Fallis and family members, etc., many with hand written captions on the back providing his connection with Milton. Jeff Milton was considered one of the greatest of all Western lawmen. He was born on Nov. 7, 1861 in Marianna, Florida, the youngest of fourteen children of Florida Governor John Milton. At the age of 15, Milton moved to Texas and 2 years later became a Texas Ranger. After 4 years, he left for New Mexico and Arizona where he continued his law enforcement career as a Deputy U.S. Marshal (1884) and later as an Arizona Sheriff’s Deputy under John Slaughter. Returning to Texas, Milton eventually became Police Chief of El Paso and on June 21, 1895, while working alongside lawman George Scarborough, shot and killed Martin Mroz, a well-known area outlaw. On Feb. 15, 1900, near Fairbank, AZ, while working as a Wells Fargo Express Messenger, Milton was involved in a shootout with the Burt Alvord gang attempting to rob a train that Milton was guarding. Although severely wounded, he returned fire, killing “Three Fingered Jack” Dunlop and wounding “Bravo” Juan Yoas. Although never fully recovering the use of his arm, in 1904, Milton became a Mounted Immigration Inspector (before the advent of the U.S. Border Patrol). Jeff eventually retired to Tombstone, Arizona in 1932 (where he and Fallis remained close friends for a number of years). He was known to Border Patrol agents as the “first Border Patrolman” and later moved from Tombstone to Tucson, AZ where he died on May 7, 1947, having no formal funeral service but instructing his ashes be scattered in his beloved desert. Formerly in the famous Texas collection of the late John Wilson. Also included with this lot is a first edition of “Jeff Milton, A good Man with a Gun” by J. Evetts Haley (hand signed by Haley). A chance to own a great lawman’s shotgun; previously displayed at the Tombstone, AZ Courthouse Museum while on loan from Earl Fallis. (Antique). Est.: $9,000-$18,000.
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