EXTREMELY EARLY CIVILIAN COLT 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 6295. Cal. 44. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl with German silver front sight & left hand New York City address. Rammer latch is of the vertical type. Left side of frame has a small “COLT’S PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.” and is a light strike. Cylinder is 2 3/16″ long 6 shots with dragoon Indian fight scene roll marking and “U.S. DRAGOONS / COLT’S PATENT” panels. All 6 safety pins are crisp & orig. The silver plated, square back, brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last 3 digits of matching serial number in the buttstrap channel. Hammer spring is “V” type & the hammer is without a roller. This revolver is extraordinarily rare being such an early number. There were about 2,700 2nd model dragoons produced in the period 1850-1851 in two styles of loading lever latches & two styles of cylinder roll markings. The 2nd model dragoons serial number series is generally thought to begin around 8,000. Page 88 of The Book of Colt Firearms, Sutherland & Wilson, pictures a similar 2nd model dragoon, serial number “6293” with credit to the Robert Q. Sutherland Collection. The caption states “This is an unusually low number for the 2nd model and may have been a factory prototype”. These revolvers usually saw extensive hard service on the American frontier, right through the Civil War and are rarely found today with any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including cylinder & grip except wedge which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 92-93% strong orig blue with muzzle end wear and a series of light scratches on the right side. Rammer pivot retains bright case colors & the handle dark case colors. Frame retains strong case colors, bright on the right side, faded on the recoil shields. Hammer retains moderately faded case colors. Cylinder is extraordinary, retaining about 95% orig blue & about 99% dragoon Indian fight scene roll marking with crisp panels. Trigger guard & backstrap retain about all of their orig silver plating with a small ding on the trigger plate that appears to have been in place before the plating was added. Backstrap has a few light nicks. Grip is sound with light nicks & scratches and retains about 95% orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, appears to be unfired. 4-51125 JR122 (50,000-60,000) – Lot 2061

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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	2061	$77,625.00	EXTREMELY EARLY CIVILIAN COLT 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 6295. Cal. 44. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl with German silver front sight & left hand New York City address. Rammer latch is of the vertical type. Left side of frame has a small “COLT’S PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.” and is a light strike. Cylinder is 2 3/16″ long 6 shots with dragoon Indian fight scene roll marking and “U.S. DRAGOONS / COLT’S PATENT” panels. All 6 safety pins are crisp & orig. The silver plated, square back, brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last 3 digits of matching serial number in the buttstrap channel. Hammer spring is “V” type & the hammer is without a roller. This revolver is extraordinarily rare being such an early number. There were about 2,700 2nd model dragoons produced in the period 1850-1851 in two styles of loading lever latches & two styles of cylinder roll markings. The 2nd model dragoons serial number series is generally thought to begin around 8,000. Page 88 of The Book of Colt Firearms, Sutherland & Wilson, pictures a similar 2nd model dragoon, serial number “6293” with credit to the Robert Q. Sutherland Collection. The caption states “This is an unusually low number for the 2nd model and may have been a factory prototype”. These revolvers usually saw extensive hard service on the American frontier, right through the Civil War and are rarely found today with any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including cylinder & grip except wedge which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 92-93% strong orig blue with muzzle end wear and a series of light scratches on the right side. Rammer pivot retains bright case colors & the handle dark case colors. Frame retains strong case colors, bright on the right side, faded on the recoil shields. Hammer retains moderately faded case colors. Cylinder is extraordinary, retaining about 95% orig blue & about 99% dragoon Indian fight scene roll marking with crisp panels. Trigger guard & backstrap retain about all of their orig silver plating with a small ding on the trigger plate that appears to have been in place before the plating was added. Backstrap has a few light nicks. Grip is sound with light nicks & scratches and retains about 95% orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, appears to be unfired. 4-51125 JR122 (50,000-60,000) – Lot 2061 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 EARLY CIVILIAN COLT 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.