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Historic and important Colt Model 1878 DA revolver, .45 caliber, 7.5” barrel, nickel finish, factory ivory grips, period inscribed on backstrap “W. T. Hartz/U.S.A”, S/N 4476; accompanied by a factory letter that confirms caliber, barrel length, finish, ivory grips with “Factory Inscribed/Not indicated”; shipped to W. T. Hartz, address “unavailable” on April 30, 1880, 1 gun in shipment. The gun is in overall very good un-cleaned condition displaying considerable original nickel on barrel and cylinder with scattered original nickel on the frame and ejector housing mixed with dark brown patina; the action is working, the markings and inscription are clear, the bore is good overall and the grips are very good with beautiful mellow aging and some minor age line cracking at bottom of grips. The gun is accompanied by an old commercial leather tooled flap holster and a thick 3-ring binder of information on Hartz and his military career. There is also a copy of The Gun Report’s February 2004 magazine where this gun is pictured on the cover and contains a related article on the gun. Wilson Tweed Hartz was born on Sept. 9, 1836, in Pottsville, PA. He enlisted in the Union Army on April 22, 1861, in E Co. of the 6th PA Inf., was promoted to 1st Lt., assigned to the 70th N.Y. Inf. and later promoted to Adjutant and assigned to General Sickles’ famous Excelsior Brigade. He was then promoted to Capt. and Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers on Gen. Nelson Taylor’s staff on Oct. 28, 1862. Hartz was severely wounded in the chest by a Minnie-ball on December 13, 1862 at the battle of Fredericksburg, VA. File letters from Gen. Joe Hooker and Gen. Taylor also cite Hartz’ dedication to duty and his men and his coolness and courage under fire in battles from Williamsburg to Malvern Hill. From Feb. 17, 1863, until the end of the conflict, he served in the Office of Commissary General of Prisoners in Washington, D.C. After the war, Hartz was a 1st Lt. in the 15th U.S. Infantry on May 11, 1866, and during re-construction, was Assistant Adjutant in the District of Alabama. In 1867, he was brevetted to Captain; in 1868 and spent time in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico and was involved in the Ute Indian campaign of the winter of 1879-80. During those times, he served periodically at Fort Wingate, NM Territory. Interestingly enough, also serving at that Fort during the time of shipment of his Colt 1878 revolver, were 6 officers who, according to Parsons’ “The Peacemaker and its Rivals” and Colt factory records, were recipients of the first recorded inscribed Colt Single Action Army revolvers (two of the six guns have so far turned up; “B.N. Waters/U.S.A.” & “P.T. Swaine/U.S.A”). After additional service in the Dakotas and Montana and other assignments, On April 26, 1898, after 36 years of continuous service to his Country, Hartz was promoted to Major of the 15th Infantry and at the end of 1899, requested to accompany his troops to the Philippines but was denied due to his failing health and age. After retirement from the military, Hartz traveled to the Caribbean and Guatemala. Interestingly, in 1907, he received a special passport from the State Dept.; in 1909, the President promoted now Lt. Colonel Hartz (retired) to the grade of Brigadier-General (retired). He died in Guatemala on July 16, 1915. This sidearm was the property of a gallant and meritorious officer of the U.S. Army. Additional research, particularly into the post-military life of W.T. Hartz, could prove very interesting, particularly given the time he spent out-of-Country and what type of “special passport” he was given by the State Dept. in 1907. (Antique). Est.: $7,000-$14,000.
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