And the search begins

[Valmet]

It's things like this that keep this hobby so interesting- thanks for posting and keep us updated.

 

[merl67]

A little digging from my Ancestry account looking like possibly a lawmans gun.

 

[Dosgatos]

Serial number is 29805. Thanks for the newspaper scans SWSC!

I have 29,179 shipped 4/27 to Wolf & Klar.

 

[Kansasgunner]

The letter request with photos has been mailed to Dr. Jinks. Fingers crossed that it has a possible tie to Mr. Haverfield, and was not just in a group ordered by Wolf & Klar.
I'll post the letter when it arrives.

 

[Kansasgunner]

Dr. Jinks said this revolver shipped May 1927. No hints, so letter will probably show shipped to Wolf & Klar.
Found this FOIPA file on line last night mentioning Gene Haverfield as a police officer at Nowata, OK.

 

[Kansasgunner]

The second page from the FBI report quoting Officer Haverfield and a excerpt from the Nowata Daily Star dated two years later when Sheriff Hugh Owen was shot and killed in the line of duty.

 

[54ball]

Absolutely fascinating!!!
This is proof that the "Wild West" was not just the 1865-1885 period but in reality, the Wild West was from 1865-1940. Likely it peaked in in the mid-30s.

 

[S&W ucla]

That's a great gun, you have a nose for those, lol. The fun part is finding the history to bring our old guns to life You have the makings of a great display!

 

[SAFireman]

Goodness, that is a dandy one Tim!

I can't wait to see what more stories lay waiting to be discovered.

 

[RM Vivas]

I can not stress enough how useful newspapers.com has been in my research. Occasionally I will run across some familiar names as fellow users of this invaluable service.

If you're doing any kind of research, it is a huge boon to one's work.

The only downside is that it does not have much from the New York Times databases, but for $4 a month you can get a digital subscription to TNYT and access their TimeMachine archive. Nowhere near as good or as useful as newspapers.com, but every once in a while something useful pops up.

Definitely recommend newspapers.com though!!

 

[gunbarrel]

IMHO, it doesn't get much more cool than this!

 

[dpast32]

What else can we say but, CONGRATULATIONS on your awesome recent acquisition !! Hopefully you purchased it at at least a 'fair' price, which always makes one feel a bit better. Right now, until your Letter arrives, at least you'll be able to enjoy yourself by performing Internet searches to see what you can dig up. As you've seen already, the Web can really make a huge difference in what you can learn about your recent new 'Gem' ! Good Luck,

Best, Dom P.

 

[unclemilty]

Very cool! I am so engrossed in this whole thing. Makes me want to start doing researches of this era. That guy was a real law enforcement officer for sure! Thanks to all for getting me started off right, on a Saturday morning.

 

[borntxn]

Eugene A. Haverfield
BIRTH 15 Feb 1886
Sedalia Township, Pettis County, Missouri, USA
DEATH 15 Aug 1951 (aged 65)
BURIAL
Mount Washington Cemetery
Lenapah, Nowata County, Oklahoma, USA

 

[AlHunt]

Eugene A. Haverfield
BIRTH 15 Feb 1886
Sedalia Township, Pettis County, Missouri, USA
DEATH 15 Aug 1951 (aged 65)
BURIAL
Mount Washington Cemetery
Lenapah, Nowata County, Oklahoma, USA

How in the world did you pull that picture of his gravestone off??

 

[DARE]

Another website called "Find a Grave" frequently has pics of gravestones plus other info on history and families. Another good resource.

 

[merl67]

You can also find pictures of tombstones as well.

 

[gator59]

An interesting read…

OCCA

 

[borntxn]

How in the world did you pull that picture of his gravestone off??

Yes, JADARE is correct, that info & photo came from Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records. Another source is BillionGraves and I'm not a fan nor subscriber to ancestry.com but I do find a lot of good genealogy info at FamilySearch • Free Family Trees and Genealogy Archives . I attempted to see if Haverfield had any potential living relatives but could not identify any with a short search of those sites.

 

[Kansasgunner]

Well the letter arrived and this revolver went straight to Wolf and Klar as I suspected it would. It was in good company as it traveled with 83 other .44 Military revolvers of all barrel lengths and finishes.