We were offered right of first refusal on a Bill Cody-related gun. This guns had a signed affidavit (from 1925) describing the history as a gift from Buffalo Bill to the seller (a long-time friend of Cody’s supposedly) in 1876. The seller of the gun was in dire financial straits and needed to sell the gun. The selling price, you ask? $1.00. Granted, this was 1925 and the dollar went a lot further, but one would imagine that you could get more mileage out of the Buffalo Bill association.
Regardless, we looked up the gun and determined that the gun was not made until 1904. Also, relying on the Buffalo Bill Museum’s list of people known to have relationships with Buffalo Bill, we found no mention of the seller.
We took a pass.
