Manufactured in 1973, with standard Colt factory markings on the frame and slide. Features an all matte stainless finish, with grips made of stag. Includes a notarized affidavit attributing both pistols as the former property of Texas Ranger Captain E. J. "Jay" Banks. Banks became a Texas Ranger in 1947, after previous work in local, county, and state law enforcement. In 1950 he, along with other Rangers, are credited with apprehending the notorious Los Angeles-based gangster Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen in the Kemp Hotel in Wichita Falls, Texas, "escorting" him to a plane out of Texas, and "advising" him to never return. Banks was also involved in bringing the notorious killers Gene Paul Norris and Bill Humphrey to justice in 1957 after a high speed chase and shootout which ended in the deaths of both Norris and Humphrey. According to the document, both pistols were carried and used by Capt. Banks, and eventually sold to a personal friend after he retired. Includes a "DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY" marked Texas rangers badge, made from a Mexican silver coin.

Manufactured in the 1973, with standard Colt factory markings on the frame and slide. Features an all matte stainless finish, with grips made of stag. Shares the same background information as lot "A." Provenance: Texas Ranger Captain Jay Banks; Property of a Gentleman