Our man Taylor gave TTAG readers the heads-up on Cimarron’s new Buffalo Bill Signature Series Frontier Revolver in his SHOT Show coverage. Flash forward a month or so and the Texas-based gunmaker’s rolling out the red carpet for the wheelgun as box fresh examples hit the shelves. Our good friends at Laura Burgess PR got their glad rags on for the occasion, assembling a suitably old timey press release for the BB gun’s release. And here it is . . .
Fredericksburg, Texas (March 2018) – Cimarron Firearms honors William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody with a Buffalo Bill Signature Series Frontier Model, in tribute of Bill’s original Colt Peacemaker in .45 Long Colt. America’s first true celebrity, Buffalo Bill was a self-made man, master of his own destiny, who transformed himself many times through his long career. Now, collectors, sport shooters and fans of the history of our American Western culture can now own this unique revolver.
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Cimarron’s Buffalo Bill Signature Frontier is a loving tribute to the World Famous Colt Peacemaker revolver with a 5 ½” barrel. It was popular with both lawmen and outlaws, hence how the nickname “Peacemaker” evolved. Cimarron’s Buffalo Bill version with a nickel finish features a backstrap engraved with Buffalo Bill’s signature, exquisite 90% coverage laser engraving and a handsomely checkered walnut grip.
Born in the Iowa Territory in 1846, Buffalo Bill started his career in the Pony Express at age 14 carrying messages on horseback from the firm’s office in Leavenworth, Kansas to a telegraph station. He served with the Union during the American Civil War and became an Army Scout during the Indian Wars, where he earned a Medal of Honor (the Medal was revoked, along with medals from other recipients in an attempt to reorganize military award hierarchy but was later re-awarded posthumously).
Buffalo Bill earned his nickname from a contract to supply the Kansas Pacific Railroad workers with buffalo meat. Barely 23 years old, the young Buffalo Bill met a writer who published a story loosely based on his adventures. More stories and books followed making Buffalo Bill a household name through the popularity of the western dime novels.
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Buffalo Bill’s greatest contribution to American Western folklore came through his Wild West shows. Gathering cowboys, American Indians and other performers, his touring company traveled through America, Europe and England. His acts included Indian attacks on stagecoaches or frontier families, reenactments, horseback parades and shooting events with the likes of Annie Oakley, Wild Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane and others. Other historical figures, like Sitting Bull, also participated in his show, appearing with a band of his braves in full battle regalia.
Not one to rest on his laurels, Buffalo Bill founded Cody, Wyoming, near Yellowstone Park. He was instrumental in growing the town, to include a hotel and streets named after his associates. During Buffalo Bill’s life, the frontier had changed drastically. Once great herds of bison roamed the plains and now the herds had dwindled. Railroads connected territories and states with more people moving west.
William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody, showman, entrepreneur and storyteller, now added conservationist and preservationist to his large list of occupations and passions. Buffalo Bill, a boy from Iowa, had made a name for himself worldwide and through his stories and shows, exemplified how the world perceived the American frontier for years to come.
More information on the Buffalo Bill Signature Series Laser Engraved Frontier .45LC available here. See all of Cimarron Firearms and accessories at www.cimarron-firearms.com.
For the love of God what does it take to get a T&E sample from these people?
Oh, I don’t know, about $900 would be my guess. I assume that it is a Pietta (their laser engraved 1851 Colt, the “I just had to have it” pistol is). I own a Pietta with a 4 3/4 inch barrel in .45 Colt, and let me tell you, it was very slick right out of the box even though it was not one of the specialty models with a factory action job. Shoots to point of aim, and very smooth. It is one of my favorite revolvers. I only had to do the most minimal of tuning (taking off rough edges and the like). I also added faux ivory grips from Tombstone Grips (you have to hand fit them, but that was a blast). It sure is “purty.” And it cost a lot less than my assumed value of this fancified model.
As an aside, the laser engraving on my Cimarron special edition laser engraved 1851 model (shown on this site previously a month before Christmas) is, well, laser engraving, and out of the box it was rough to the touch, and not very pleasant. Some 1500 grit wet/dry paper took care of that. It also had a very odd timing issue that would lock up the cylinder, but it went away when I swapped cylinders with a ’61 that I own. It now performs properly.
…. Hopefully Cimmarons QC has been improved, the last one I had the timing was off and it spit lead from the barrel cylinder gap
The timing issue is usually because the locking cam is oversized to the slots on the cylinder it is supposed to fit into. I always measure these and adjust as necessary.
How did they get Buffalo Bill to sign it?
He’s been dead since 1917.
What’s next Wild Bill Hickok Colt Navy’s and he’s even 1876 deader?
Laser engraved, just like they did back in the 1800s!
It was truly an age of invention.
People out there actually like laser “engraving”? Nimschke, Meek, etc. are rolling in their graves…
With small pockets and bank accounts, it is laser engraving or no engraving. Do you have any idea what a Nimschke engraved Colt goes for these days? They may as well be unobtanium. On top of that, who would have a master engraver apply his skill to a $400 revolver? The Italian clones will never appreciate in value. They are solid and as reliable as the old Colts, but…they aren’t Colts.
I generally measure these and change as vital.