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Photograph was edited for publication purposes; images #00127375 and #00127376 were composited together in publication. Photograph caption dated September 22, 1954 partially reads, "Part of weapon collection includes...top to bottom, recently manufactured Great Western .357 Atomic Frontier, duplicate of old Colt's Frontier; gold-plated Colt's Frontier . 45 caliber; Colt's Bisley, target version of Frontier formerly owned by Cowboy Tom Mix and now valued at $875; blank-shooting model of Frontier; tiny one and a half inch 60-part gun soon to be manufactured, and .45 Colt's cartridge to illustrate size."; See images #00127372 through #00127380 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Firearms--Private collections--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Firearms--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)--Exhibitions Firearms--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Antiques--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Colt firearms Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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