For your consideration are Rare S. L. Hart Leather Rifle Sling and 9 Round Leather Cartridge Slide, circa 1880-1890. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone, Arizona. Both have Hart's famous stamped logo, which are the letters S and L over a "heart", an artistic yet compact and simple way of saying "S.L. Hart," with the cartridge slide also including nine (9) rounds of vintage .38 S&W bullets. 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. Letters included are from Marjorie Elliott, Curator and President of the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum that trace ownership of the items 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 Rifle Sling", museum code, "G-117". Cartridge slide has museum code on reverse, "G237." The leather rifle sling and the leather cartridge slide feature wonderfully and professional crafted tanned hide construction, rich patina observed throughout. Both feature Hart's stamped logo. Rifle sling has previous owner's name written on reverse. Measures 35"L x 1.25"W. Cartridge slide is 2.375"W x 8.125"L. Combined weight is 6oz.