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LOT 1253
Highly Desirable Gold Texas Ranger Badge Inscribed W.W. Kyle,
Jr. - Offered here is a high grade gold Texas Ranger badge with the reverse marked “10k” and inscribed “W.W. KYLE JR.” (No history on the aforementioned individual.) On the front of the badge “TEXAS RANGER”
is filled in with blue enamel and hand engraved borders and floral flourishes. This is very fine jeweler made Texas Ranger badge with exceptional quality hand engraving. Texas Rangers have a proud, nearly 200 year history, of being the elite of Texas law enforcement. As America’s oldest state law enforcement agency, the Rangers have taken part in some of the most notable Old West criminal cases, played a role in some of the most critical moments in Texas history and have been the subject
of countless books ranging from non-fiction to pulp fiction. To this day the Rangers continue to capture the American imagination. They are, after all, “a legendary symbol of Texas and the American West.”
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, retaining nearly all of the blue enamel.
Provenance: The Robert B. “Bob” Berryman Estate Collection.
Estimate: 2,500 - 4,500
LOT 1254
Gold Filled Deputy U.S. Marshal Badge of Dodge City, Kansas, Deputy U.S. Marshal Ramon K. House - Offered here is the gold Deputy U.S. Marshal badge of Deputy U.S. Marshal Ramon K. “Kenny” House, Dodge City, Kansas. It is a first national issue (1941-1970) badge known as the “Ike” or “Eagle Top” which came in three rank designations: Marshal, Chief Deputy, and Deputy. As stated this is the Deputy version. The back of the badge is marked “1586/THIS BADGE/CONVEYS/NO AUTHORITY/UNLESS/ACCOMPANIED BY/ PROPER/CREDENTIALS” as well as “1/10
10 K GF.” Kenny House began his law
enforcement career with the Louisville
Police Department in 1941 and, after serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, again from 1946 to 1956. From 1956 to 1971 he served as the Chief of Police for the Dodge City Police Department as well as City Marshal. House was among those who greeted Senator John F. Kennedy when he came
to Dodge City while campaigning for U.S. President and offered the then presidential hopeful a cowboy hat on behalf of the city. In January 1961, House appeared on horseback in Kennedy’s inaugural parade. Ten years later House was appointed a deputy U.S. Marshal, and then in 1978 at age 62 was appointed the first U.S. Marshal from Dodge City. His office in Dodge City was a replica of Marshal Matt Dillon’s office, with the added modern convenience of air conditioning, and was meant to be “a tribute to the brave men, past and present, who serve as marshal.” His fascination with western history drew him to Dodge City and to law enforcement. In the words of a fellow U.S. Marshal, House was “a wild west character from the word go.” He was even featured in a television episode of “Gunsmoke.”
CONDITION: Fine, showing even wear and retaining nearly all of the enamel. Provenance: Charles Schreiner III Collection,
Robert B. “Bob” Berryman Estate Collection.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
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