RARE COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 6183. Cal. 31. Blue and color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line right hand New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl is usual 5 shots with rnd stop notches and has the Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking. The silver plated, brass, square back trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with the last 3 digits of matching SN in the backstrap & buttstrap channels. There were fewer than 15,000 of these rare revolvers built during the period 1847-1850 in four different bbl lengths & two different cyl scenes. A few thousand of them also had rammers attached, mostly in late production. Pistols in this configuration with this cyl scene are usually found under serial range about 9,500. This revolver has a cupped cyl spindle end which serves as a ramrod to seat bullets in the chambers. The baby dragoon was the first pocket sized revolver produced after the collapse of the Paterson enterprise. Their release to the public coincided with the beginnings of the major migration westward when any repeating arm was in great demand. These reliable little revolvers saw continuous and extended service on the frontier and then throughout the Civil War and well into the 1870s until the advent of cartridge arms. They rarely are found today with any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including wedge, cyl and grip. Bbl retains 90-92% dull orig blue with sharp edge wear. Frame retains faded case colors, being mostly a gray patina. Hammer is also a gray patina. Cyl is a blue/gray patina and shows about 95% Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking. Trigger guard & backstrap retain 85-90% strong orig silver. Grip shows moderate edge wear with a few light nicks & scratches and retains 85-90% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine. Strong, dark bore lightly pitted in the grooves. 4-51143 JR140 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2065

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
	2065	$13,800.00	RARE COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 6183. Cal. 31. Blue and color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line right hand New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl is usual 5 shots with rnd stop notches and has the Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking. The silver plated, brass, square back trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with the last 3 digits of matching SN in the backstrap & buttstrap channels. There were fewer than 15,000 of these rare revolvers built during the period 1847-1850 in four different bbl lengths & two different cyl scenes. A few thousand of them also had rammers attached, mostly in late production. Pistols in this configuration with this cyl scene are usually found under serial range about 9,500. This revolver has a cupped cyl spindle end which serves as a ramrod to seat bullets in the chambers. The baby dragoon was the first pocket sized revolver produced after the collapse of the Paterson enterprise. Their release to the public coincided with the beginnings of the major migration westward when any repeating arm was in great demand. These reliable little revolvers saw continuous and extended service on the frontier and then throughout the Civil War and well into the 1870s until the advent of cartridge arms. They rarely are found today with any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including wedge, cyl and grip. Bbl retains 90-92% dull orig blue with sharp edge wear. Frame retains faded case colors, being mostly a gray patina. Hammer is also a gray patina. Cyl is a blue/gray patina and shows about 95% Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking. Trigger guard & backstrap retain 85-90% strong orig silver. Grip shows moderate edge wear with a few light nicks & scratches and retains 85-90% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine. Strong, dark bore lightly pitted in the grooves. 4-51143 JR140 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2065 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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RARE COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.