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Wild West Show Performer Princess Wenona’s Colt Lightning

lot 

39

Estimate:

$

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06. Aug. 2025  -  Lusher Annual Premier Auction

Santa Fe:

1616 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM

Lot

39

Wild West Show Performer Princess Wenona’s Colt Lightning

Colt Lightning Rifle, .22 caliber, made 1893 with serial number 72338, with 24” octagon barrel, carving of “Princess Wenona Champion Rifle Shot” with” Daisy flower” on buttstock, Badge with “Miller Bros, Lillian Smith, 101 Ranch Champion 1900”, Three banners “Princess Wenona 101”, “Miller Bros 101 Ranch”, “Princess Wenona Lillian Smith 101 Ranch” and a 101 playing card with the name “Lilliian Smith” with a shot mark through the center. She was considered “The World’s Greatest Horseback Rifle Shot”, Princess Wenona, aka Lillian Smith, Wild West Show Performer. First discovered by “Buffalo Bill” Cody, she performed in his Wild West Show and others before moving to Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show.

Estimate:

$

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Weaponry

Colt Lightning Rifle, .22 caliber, made 1893 with serial number 72338, with 24” octagon barrel, carving of “Princess Wenona Champion Rifle Shot” with” Daisy flower” on buttstock, Badge with “Miller Bros, Lillian Smith, 101 Ranch Champion 1900”, Three banners “Princess Wenona 101”, “Miller Bros 101 Ranch”, “Princess Wenona Lillian Smith 101 Ranch” and a 101 playing card with the name “Lilliian Smith” with a shot mark through the center.  She was considered “The World’s Greatest Horseback Rifle Shot”, Princess Wenona, aka Lillian Smith, Wild West Show Performer.  First discovered by “Buffalo Bill” Cody, she performed in his Wild West Show and others before moving to Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show.
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