The Last Dorado: The Golden Colt of Pancho Villa 

A work of art and an item of beauty.

What a gun, what a story, what a man! Those guns, those storys and those men are legacys of the past, never to return.

I hope you video this auction, outstanding piece!

He must've had quite a collection. Saw one of his supposed guns in a museum someplace many years ago. It was a plain checkered wood handled Spanish made 32/20 revolver

Bandits were feared to possible enter the US up in till late 1930s. My father was horse Calvary in Ft Bliss at the time they finally killed the horses. They use to watch fighting from rooftops in El Paso and we’re always on watch for crossovers. He left the Calvary in 1938, refusing to help shoot the horses.

Viva Pancho Villa...

a very cool SAA.

Anyone know what the pistol auctioned for yesterday? RI won't release info until next week. TY

Mexicos 🇲🇽 Robin Hood

Pancho villa was the first Mexican mathematician _ he invented the north division _ lol

So, it was delivered to the jewelry company did Villa ever take receipt?

one day I will own an engraved peacemaker with my name on the heel. one day.

More great history from RIA and a true work of art. El arma de oro de Pancho Villa

We gave acreage just across the border, north of the Agua Prieta battle and Douglas, Az. the site of the Gadsden Hotel that Pancho Villa rode his horse up the interior grand staircase. The hotel and it's staircase still stand.

I'll take it off your hands for...say $200 ?

Pancho Villa's reported last words: "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something".

I was blessed to video an elderly Mexican woman who said that as a little girl, she asked Pancho Villa for her previously confiscated pony. He asked "Do you see it?" And told her to go get it and take it home!

Wow a jewelry store ffl.

Beautifully told Joel. 👏

After the Mexican revolution he ended up with 50 security guards and hundreds of rifles and handguns in fact the Mexican government at the time feared another revolution because of all the weapons villa posed, but after ge got killed there's no mention of what happened to all of the guns , I believe he had a brother wife and children and I've been reading the government took back the hacienda he owned but his security guards just went their own way and probably took some of the weapons, I remember back in the 1970s in a Mexican TV station they interviewed his widow and she showed them lots of holsters and the documents he had to agreed after the revolution but the widow didn't have any guns only holsters.

Remember Columbus, New Mexico! He killed 17 Americans there. You really want that Colt?

Fascinating.

Elfago Baca went all American South of the border and liberated a gun from Pancho Villa. #Freedom

What gun is he holding 1:19 in video?

Ended up as a sales pitch.

It’s amazing to me that such historical pieces come up for auction. The stories of their history are fantastic!

I was pancho in another life

Sounds like a commie

You do history well!

how much did it sell for ?

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😈🔱👿...its wild how long mexicans have loved gold guns... From villa to cartels... Colts to aks..

PD Cheney, (jerseyville Illinois). Was in Position of one of Pancho Villa pistols in the late 60's-early 70's. His house was robbed and his wife and him tied up. CHENEY'S collection was extensive including a commissioned Jules Ceasar fountain. His collection was never recovered

I’ve seen the estimate written at $650-$950k. Does anyone know the actual hammer price with premium?

Is there any record that Villa actually touched the gun?

This was a great video, bravo RIA!

Well Said My Friend!

Amazing video and history, and it touches on something deep and personal within my own family history. My great grandfather was a sheriff in New Mexico and the US forces that ventured into Mexico during that time brought him along due to his knowledge of the area. I don't know exactly how big of a role he played, but my family still has his Colt Single Action army. There's no engraving and it very worn with basically no original finish as it was used and carried by him, but he did take care of it and it's still fully functional.

When does this sell?

In 1916 my Grandfather was on the Mexican border looking forf Pancho Villa. After that he was sent over to France where he earned Two Silver Stars.

There was another engraved colt during that time period & it belonged to none other than George S.Patton...who was a then Lt. with General Pershing who led the Army to find & capture Villa; Pershing & Patton did not get Pancho Villa, but there are 3 notches in the ivory grips of Patton's colt...for 3 of Villa's bandits that Lt. Patton personally killed & displayed on the hood of his car!

That gun will sell for over $300.000