The accompanying factory letter states the revolver was sold to famed saddlery Myres Co. (address unavailable) and shipped to Momsen, Dunnegan & Ryan Co. of El Paso, Texas, on January 28, 1928 with a 4 3/4 inch barrel in .38 Colt, blue finish, and hard rubber stocks. This was a single gun shipment. Few firearms are more deeply associated with the American West than the Colt Single Action Army and perhaps no other state personifies the image of the Wild West more the Texas. Momsen, Dunnegan & Ryan Co. was a prosperous El Paso based hardware company that traced its lineage back to 1881 when Gustave Momsen arrived in El Paso from San Francisco. Fixed sights, with "38 COLT" on the left side of the barrel, two-line Hartford address on top, and the two-line, three-date patents next to the uncircled Rampant Colt on the frame. "08" on the rear cylinder face. Matching assembly number "838" on the loading gate and hidden on the back right side of the frame. Right side of the grip frame numbers matching. Underside of black hard rubber grips matching hand-numbered. As a Colt SAA sold to Myres Co. it is fitting that it comes with a S.D. Myres floral tooled holster rig. Born in Texas in 1871, Sam D. Myres founded his famed saddlery and leather business in Sweetwater, Texas, in 1897 and moved the operation to El Paso, Texas, in 1920. He offered some of the country’s finest saddles money could buy. A humbled Myres said, “I want to do the job right. I don’t want to make them ashamed they asked me to lead the parade.” And he did just that. This holster rig is certainly a testament to his craftsmanship.

Fine, retaining 40% original case colors on the frame with some mild scattered spotting, 50% original blue finish on barrel, cylinder and grip frame with some mild flaking and edge wear, and mild cylinder drag line. Modified refinished front sight. Grips are also fine with some dings and dents. The holster rig is very fine. Mechanically excellent.