This is an example of a Colt Single Action Army revolver that was manufactured in 1909. The revolver has the Colt commercial high polish blue finish on the barrel, cylinder, trigger guard and backstrap, casehardened frame, hammer and loading gate and two-piece black, checkered, hard rubber, grips. The top of the barrel is roll stamped with the two line Hartford address. The left side of the frame is roll-stamped with the three dates in two line patent markings followed by the encircled Colt trademark. The left side of the barrel is roll-stamped with the Colt factory marking: "38 W.C.F.". The underside of the barrel has the factory caliber designation: "41" (38-40 WCF and 41 long colt shared the same bore diameter). The left front trigger guard bow is stamped with the Colt "triangle/VP" proofmark and a "W" assembler's mark is stamped on the left rear bow. The assembly number "2875" is located on the inside of the loading gate. The serial number, "308737", is located on the bottom of the frame, trigger guard and backstrap. The partial serial number "8737" is etched on the inside of both of the two-piece grips. The revolver is accompanied by an old bill of sale that indicates that the revolver was originally owned by the legendary Oklahoma Lawman Bill Tilghman. The bill of sale is typed on a Civil War Paymaster receipt dated March 13, 1862 and states: "This 38 W.F.C. Colt Serial NO. 308737 was bought in Vernon, Texas, in 1910 by Bill Tilghman U.S. Marshall, paid $5.00 for this Gun, It has been fired 6 times I took it Fredrick, Okla. In late I910 I sold this gun to Mr. Jack Glover in 1959." The bill of sale is signed "J.L. Thomason" and was sworn and notarized on May 9, 1959. William "Bill" Tilghman was a buffalo hunter, Indian fighter, cavalry scout and lawman. He was associated with Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp in Dodge City, Kansas and subsequently served as U.S. Deputy Marshal in the Indian and Oklahoma Territory. President Theodore Roosevelt stated: "Tilghman would charge Hell with a bucket.". Tilghman gained fame as a lawman in the Oklahoma Territory and was subsequently elected to the Oklahoma State Senate. Bill Tilghman was killed in the line of duty in 1924 while serving as the Marshal of Cromwell, Oklahoma. This consignment is from The National Museum of Crime and Punishment.