Wild Bill Hickok firearm going up for auction, estimated to cost more than $150,000
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Tuesday marks the anniversary of the passing of James Butler Hickok, better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok and by the end of the month a firearm owned by him will be up for auction.
Many publications note that Wild Bill was carrying a No. 2 when he was murdered while holding the famous "Dead Man's Hand" during a poker game in a Deadwood saloon in the Dakota Territory in on August 2, 1876, according to a release from Rock Island Auction Company.
A historic Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Old Army Revolver owned by Wild Bill Hickok will be offered by Rock Island Auction Company in its August Premier Auction, happening Aug. 26-28.
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One of the legendary guns of the Old West, historians believe Hickok carried a Smith & Wesson the night he was shot and killed in Deadwood, South Dakota on Aug. 2, 1876. The pre-auction estimate for Wild Bill’s Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Old Army Revolver ranges between $150,000 - $350,000, according to the release.
The Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 revolver features the standard 6-inch barrel, blue finish and rosewood grips, according to the release.
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This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Auction to feature gun owned by Wild Bill Hickok
