John Holbrook
Member
This beautiful Colt was the carry gun of Texas Ranger Ralph Rohatch, a good friend of my father, Ernest Holbrook. During WW II, he worked out of the Ranger Station in Corpus Christi, Texas, and my father was the sheriff of San Patricio County, Texas, the adjoining county. He and my father worked many cases together.
Ranger Rohatsch was one of the early members on the Texas Highway Patrol which was integrated into the Texas Department of Public Safety in 1930. He was appointed to the Texas rangers in 1937. The letter from Colt states that the Colt was shipped to El Paso for Ralph Rohatsch in 1932 while he was a DPS officer.
Note the wear patterns on this Colt which is typical of a carried gun. Note the wear on the lower half of the right stock and the top of the slide, also the scratches on the front of the grip strap.
This is a Colt that was used for what it was intended!!!!
IF IT COULD JUST TALK.
Ranger Rohatsch was one of the early members on the Texas Highway Patrol which was integrated into the Texas Department of Public Safety in 1930. He was appointed to the Texas rangers in 1937. The letter from Colt states that the Colt was shipped to El Paso for Ralph Rohatsch in 1932 while he was a DPS officer.
Note the wear patterns on this Colt which is typical of a carried gun. Note the wear on the lower half of the right stock and the top of the slide, also the scratches on the front of the grip strap.
This is a Colt that was used for what it was intended!!!!
IF IT COULD JUST TALK.