Late A&M professor's gun sold at auction for $6 million (gun used to kill Billy the Kid)
The gun used to kill Billy the Kid, which was owned by late Texas A&M professor Jim Earle, sold at auction last month for a record $6 million.
The gun, a Colt “Peacemaker” revolver, Sheriff Pat Garrett used to kill the notorious outlaw in 1881, set a world auction record for any firearm. It was part of a collection of Western firearms and other items from Wild West lawmen and outlaws that belonged to Earle and his wife, Theresa. The auction was held through Bonhams Aug. 27.
Before the auction, the firearm was estimated to sell for between $2 million and $3 million. The collection sold for a total of more than $12.3 million.
Earle died in 2019 at the age of 86, and the Earle family decided to sell the collection. He served as an engineering professor at Texas A&M from the late 1950s until retiring in 1995 and was well-known for his cartoon character, Cadet Slouch, which ran in The Battalion until 1985.
Read more: https://theeagle.com/news/local/late-a-m-professors-gun-sold-at-auction-for-6-million/article_42141366-09b1-11ec-af57-039b69fb1cd1.html
(Bryan-College Station Eagle)
The Colt revolver Pat Garrett used to kill Billy the Kid in 1881 sold for a record $6 million at auction last month. The gun was part of collection owned by late Texas A&M University professor Jim Earle.
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