Remington Model 1875, Single Action Army, .44 Caliber Revolver This gun was recently identified by the ancestors of the original owner, William Armstrong "Buck" Lewis Engledow. Buck Engledow was a cowboy on the Ikard Ranch in Clay County, Texas for 35 years. He came to the area in 1874 and operated a stage line from […]

Smith & Wesson Double Action Revolver, .44 Caliber, 1876 Patent If only this gun could speak, what amazing stories it might tell. The horn grips have notches scribed throughout which usually indicates "kills". The wax museum acquired this gun in 1978 so it wasn't part of the original Schwend Collection. It was displayed and promoted […]

Colt's Single Action, .45 Caliber Revolver, Manufactured in 1900 Family records indicate that Harrison Schwend found this revolver, just after the turn of the century, somewhere on the Wichita Flats, an area of bottom land that runs between the Big Wichita and Little Wichita Rivers, just north of Henrietta. This was terrain that Harrison often […]

Colt's Model 1877 Double Action, "Lightning" Revolver, .38 Caliber CF Family and Museum records state that "the thief who owned this gun stole a barrel of whiskey from the Satterfield Store in Henrietta, Texas before being arrested by Deputy Harrison Schwend". The thief was relieved of this gun which found its way into the collection. […]

Spanish Double Action, .44 Caliber Revolver G. Cooper Wright, Sheriff of Clay County, Texas from 1889-1895, owned this gun for many years and used it in making countless arrests throughout north Texas. It was given by him to Harrison Schwend in 1895 for his collection as he left office. Schwend would later serve as a […]

Merwin & Hulbert, Single Action, Pocket Army Revolver, .44-.40 Caliber Winchester, Manufactured mid 1880's, Total Production: Approximately 9,000 A whiskey runner and member of the notorious Cook Outlaw Gang used this weapon before he was killed by lawmen near Fort Sill Indian Territory (Oklahoma) sometime in the mid 1890's. Bill and Jim Cook assembled a […]

This is a very rare early Remington Model 1888, .44 Caliber WCF that has only recently been identified as the "Transitional" model. You will notice that this early design has a much shorter web under the barrel as opposed to the long sweeping one that characterizes most other Remingtons of this era. The original owner […]

Smith & Wesson Second Model 1871 Single Action Revolver, .38 Caliber, Spur Trigger, 5 Shot, Total Production 108,255 This is another gun carried by Texas Ranger Sgt. J. M. Brittain who was a member of Company B, Frontier Battalion and served under Ranger Captain Bill McDonald in the 1890's. Guns such as this were very […]

Colt Single Action Revolver, .45 Caliber LC, U.S. Cavalry Model, 7.5 " Barrel, Manufactured 1874 This gun was carried by Texas Ranger Sgt. J. M. Brittain who was a member of Company B, Frontier Battalion and served under Ranger Captain Bill McDonald in the 1890's. Company B trailed outlaws and renegade Indians along the Texas […]

National Arms Company (Later Colt) Model #2 Single Shot Derringer, .41 Caliber RF with rare 2" Barrel Here is outlaw Bill Doolin's backup firepower. Doolin carried this little pistol in his boot, just in case he needed an extra shot. The grips are replacements.