Both were from 1874-production revolvers. The Blue Book of Gun Values lists the value of a 10 percent-finish Artillery Model at $3,000, and a good no-finish gun may easily approach that value.

A .44-caliber Colt Army gun is about to be sold through a Midwest auction house with the story that it was involved in an 1874 Wichita killing.

The introduction of the Colt revolver helped settlers protect their land. ... the 1874 Sharps Rifle could fire .40, .45, and .50 caliber, depending on what you were hunting.