Clayton Moore's Iconic Lone Ranger Outfit Stars in Big July 12 Western Auction in Texas

Costume includes Colt pistols custom made for Moore, with factory authentication.
Waco T! June 2" 2#1$ %% A & S Auction in Waco, Texas, is no stranger to unique Western
Americana. For 30 years, the family-owne com!any has "rought the #l West to life for collectors
with their ex!ertly !rouce s!ecialty sales of antiques, firearms, art, an riing gear. Their $uly
%&th Summer Western Auction will feature all that, !lus something truly iconic ' the (one )anger
outfit that actor *layton +oore wore to numerous !u"lic a!!earances after his retirement from
tele,ision.
After lea,ing the show, +oore a!!eare -in character. as The (one )anger at state fairs, !araes
an e,en high-!rofile sho!!ing mall o!enings. /e was a stri0ing figure in his !ower-"lue shirt an
!ants, re 0erchief an Stetson hat. The outfit ' esigne "y the fame 1uie2s )oeo Tailors of
1orth /ollywoo, *alifornia ' inclues "lac0 1uie2s cow"oy "oots, a han-toole an stue
"uscaero gun rig mae "y /ollywoo2s -sil,ersmith to the stars. 3war /. 4ohlin5 an custom-
mae *olt !istols factory-engra,e with the serial num"ers -()-%. an -()-&,. an -*layton
+oore ' The (one )anger.. The guns are accom!anie "y an original *olt factory letter that
certifies them as ha,ing "een a s!ecial orer for *layton +oore.
+oore !asse away in %666, "ut his hea-turning (one )anger costume is now "ac0 in the s!otlight
after more than a ecae of careful !reser,ation in the !ri,ate collection of the late 4o" 7a,is. A
Texas "usinessman, !atriot an collector, 7a,is was museum curator for The 8m!ro,e #rer of
)e +en, a fraternal organi9ation foune in %:;< as an offshoot of The Sons of (i"erty. The (one
)anger outfit from the 7a,is collection will "e offere to "iers in four se!arate lots at the $uly
%&th sale.
8n a metho 0nown as -sol on the whole "i,. each of the four lots will "e auctione ini,iually
an in consecuti,e orer. Then, the auctioneer will reo!en "iing for the entire outfit with a
starting "i that equals the total of the four !re,ious -winning. "is !lus %0 !ercent.
-8f there are no "is at that !oint, then each of the four ini,iual lots will "e consiere sol for
whate,er the hammer !rices were. #therwise, the "iing will continue in normal auction fashion
for the whole 0it an ca"oole. 8t2s a way of ena"ling the outfit to remain intact, if !ossi"le,. sai
Scott Fran0s, owner an auctioneer at A & S Auction.
The =<0-lot Summer Western Auction also features sil,er-mounte an Texas toole sales, cha!s,
an a large selection of tac0. A su!er" collection of s!urs is highlighte "y custom !rouctions "y
famous Texas artisans, incluing 4illy >la!!er, (ytle & +ower, $erry Wallace an se,eral giants of
s!ur an "it craftsmanshi! who are no longer li,ing. The latter artisans inclue Aol!h 4ayers,
$erry *ates an *arl 7. /all, who was the olest li,ing Texas "it an s!ur ma0er at the time of his
!assing in +ay.
Fran0s em!hasi9e that the hammer !rice will "e the final selling !rice on all lots ?state sales tax
a!!lies, unless "uyer is exem!t@. Also, in 0ee!ing with A & S Auction2s stanar !olicy, there will
"e no reser,e or "uyer2s !remium on any item in the sale.
4is will "e acce!te li,e in the gallery, o,er the !hone ?!lease reser,e line in a,ance@ or a"sentee.
Start timeA %0 a.m. *entral. Biew the full-color catalog online at www.asauctions.com. For
aitional information on any lot in the sale, contact A & S Auction at &<=-:66-;00= or email
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"eautiful, high-quality American antiques an collecti"les in our monthly sales for the
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