For your consideration are Rare S. L. Hart Gunsmithing Tools, circa 1880-1890. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone, Arizona. Tools include gun powder measuring tools and a blunt nose H&S 90 pliers. One adjustable shot and powder measuring tool is marked "Bridgeport G&I CO." with S.L. (heart) stamps. Samuel Lombard Hart (1830-1893) was a very highly regarded and skilled gunsmith over his ten years in Tombstone. If gun repairs were needed, Hart's on Freemont Street was the place to go, located just a short distance from the famous Fly Photography studio and right next door to the O.K. Corral. On Oct. 26th of 1881 Hart, while working in his store, would be one of the relatively few witnesses to the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral that made Tombstone and the Earp's famous. Guns that were re-worked or repaired by Hart were often stamped with his logo, which was the letters S and L over a "heart," an artistic yet compact and simple way of saying "S.L. Hart." S.L. was entrusted with both basic repairs as well as also sought out for his special Colt pistols. Some of Hart's more notable clients were US Marshal Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday, outlaw Ike Clanton and Buckskin Frank Leslie. It has been said that the legacy of S. L. Hart as gunsmith to the cowboys, gamblers, lawmen, and gunfighters of Tombstone cannot be over estimated. A "Tombstone" Colt Single Action Army Revolver with Hart's markings on it sold at a Rock Island Auction Company 2010 auction for $32,500.00. Today a firearm with the "S.L. Hart" stamp is almost priceless. Two of Hart's sons, Kirt and James, are known to have worked with their father in his gunsmithing business, Kirt opened his own business in Tucson when the family moved from Tombstone. Both of the sons tailored their particular logos after their father's. One of the gun powder measuring tools features both S. L. and Kirt's stamped logos. The pliers feature James' logo. Letters included are from Marjorie Elliott, Curator and President of the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum that traces ownership of the gunsmithing tools from the Hart Estate through S. L. Hart's son Kirt, who was a gunsmith in Tucson, Arizona, to a lady who had a large collection of Hart items, from whom the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum received them. Included Tombstone Western Heritage Museum label reads, "S. L. HART marked gunsmithing and reloading tools", museum code "G-040". The gunsmithing tools are in good working condition, rich patina exhibited throughout each piece. Largest measures 2"W x 6"L (pliers), smallest gun powder measurer is 1.25"W x 5.125"L. Combined weight is U6.