EXTREMELY FINE & RARE COLT NEW HAMPSHIRE MARKED 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 10716. Cal. 44. Scarce martially marked dragoon with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, German silver front sight with usual 1-line address on top flat and “NEW HAMPSHIRE” on left side of round section. Rammer has vertical latch and left side of frame has “COLT’S PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.”. It has square back brass trigger guard and back strap with 1-pc grip having a legible “JCB” (Joseph C. Bragg) cartouche on left side and “WAT” (William A. Thornton) cartouche on right side. Various parts have small inspector initials including grips, backstrap, trigger guard, frame, hammer, loading arm & cyl. Cyl has usual markings with the Dragoon/Indian fight scene. This revolver appears as the center image on pg. 52 of the book The Wm M. Locke Collection, Sellers. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only a few hundred of these rare revolvers were contracted by the state of New Hampshire and few are known today. The 2nd Model Dragoon is the most rare of all the dragoons with a total production of only about 2,700 revolvers in the period 1850-51. They were just about all issued and used, even through the Civil War, leaving few with much orig finish. This is among the finest examples known of a New Hampshire 2nd Model Dragoon. PROVENANCE: Wm M. Lock Collection; The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine overall, appears all matching though gun was not disassembled. Bbl retains over 90% of its orig bright blue finish though thinning on bbl and balance plum with some light scratching and small areas of oxidation; cyl retains about 70% blue finish though only about 10% is truly bright remaining blue is very thin turning to a silver/blue with areas of plum/silver retaining virtually all of its rolled Ormsby Dragoon/Indian fight scene with tiny areas of pinprick oxidation; four safety pins are intact and functional; the frame is smooth and mostly a silver/gray with strong ghosts of muted case color over 50% of its surface; hammer has a similar color to frame with same muted case colors; backstrap and trigger guard have a light mustard patina with light scratching on trigger bow; grips are sound, solid and very well fit with light storage marks and edge wear, left inside toe is chipped, cartouches are both crisp and discernible and grips retain a hand worn patina retaining most of their orig oiled finish. Mechanics are crisp, bore is crisp and shiny. (WG-017) 4-51087 JS227 (50,000-80,000) – Lot 2003

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2003	$46,000.00	EXTREMELY FINE & RARE COLT NEW HAMPSHIRE MARKED 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 10716. Cal. 44. Scarce martially marked dragoon with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, German silver front sight with usual 1-line address on top flat and “NEW HAMPSHIRE” on left side of round section. Rammer has vertical latch and left side of frame has “COLT’S PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.”. It has square back brass trigger guard and back strap with 1-pc grip having a legible “JCB” (Joseph C. Bragg) cartouche on left side and “WAT” (William A. Thornton) cartouche on right side. Various parts have small inspector initials including grips, backstrap, trigger guard, frame, hammer, loading arm & cyl. Cyl has usual markings with the Dragoon/Indian fight scene. This revolver appears as the center image on pg. 52 of the book The Wm M. Locke Collection, Sellers. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only a few hundred of these rare revolvers were contracted by the state of New Hampshire and few are known today. The 2nd Model Dragoon is the most rare of all the dragoons with a total production of only about 2,700 revolvers in the period 1850-51. They were just about all issued and used, even through the Civil War, leaving few with much orig finish. This is among the finest examples known of a New Hampshire 2nd Model Dragoon. PROVENANCE: Wm M. Lock Collection; The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine overall, appears all matching though gun was not disassembled. Bbl retains over 90% of its orig bright blue finish though thinning on bbl and balance plum with some light scratching and small areas of oxidation; cyl retains about 70% blue finish though only about 10% is truly bright remaining blue is very thin turning to a silver/blue with areas of plum/silver retaining virtually all of its rolled Ormsby Dragoon/Indian fight scene with tiny areas of pinprick oxidation; four safety pins are intact and functional; the frame is smooth and mostly a silver/gray with strong ghosts of muted case color over 50% of its surface; hammer has a similar color to frame with same muted case colors; backstrap and trigger guard have a light mustard patina with light scratching on trigger bow; grips are sound, solid and very well fit with light storage marks and edge wear, left inside toe is chipped, cartouches are both crisp and discernible and grips retain a hand worn patina retaining most of their orig oiled finish. Mechanics are crisp, bore is crisp and shiny. (WG-017) 4-51087 JS227 (50,000-80,000) – Lot 2003 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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EXTREMELY FINE & RARE COLT NEW HAMPSHIRE MARKED 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.