FINE RARE AND EARLY CASED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 2657. Cal. 31. This is a very nice example of an all orig and matching Baby Dragoon made in 1848 with a desirable 5″ oct bbl with 2-line New York address with brackets. These earliest production revolvers are rarely found with any finish and generally saw very hard use. This is a beautiful example that displays well in an orig mahogany Colt casing with tools including a rare, rarely seen “mushroom” shaped combination tool for Baby Dragoons with screwdriver, rammer and nipple wrench all in combination. This early tool is accompanied by a standard Colt “L” shaped tool, a silver plated 2-cavity brass mold and a nice “COLTS PATENT” 2-sided eagle flask. CONDITION: Fine overall. Gun is all matching orig and complete including wedge and grips. Gun is crisp with sharp edges. Well discerned markings, including Indian fight rolled cylinder scene. This gun retains strong traces of thinning blue finish on bbl & cylinder, probably more on cylinder than on bbl. The balance is mostly silver/plum on bbl and blue/plum on cylinder. Frame and hammer have traces of muted light case colors with a balance dark grey. Backstrap & trigger guard retain most of their silver plate with numerous small scratches and blemishes, especially on buttstrap where gun was used as tack hammer and there are numerous small indentations in both wood and metal. Gun functions well and retains its crisp single safety pin. Stocks are sound, solid and well fit with strong areas of orig varnish under a more recently applied varnish layer. Bore is crisp with areas of pitting. Accompanying case is sound and solid with light fading, wear and soiling. The accompanying double-sided eagle “COLTS PATENT” flask retains about 30% orig lacquer with balance a brass patina. Scarce, brass-tipped mushroom shaped gun tool is stained and pitted and missing retaining screw. The L-shaped Colt gun tool retains about 80% orig dull finish. The silver plated 2-cavity brass bullet mold is smooth, retaining about 60% of an applied silver plating. “COLTS PATENT” markings are only partially discernible. 49564-7 JS (17,500-27,500) – Lot 3140

Auction: Firearms - October 2015

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
	3140	$20,125.00	FINE RARE AND EARLY CASED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 2657. Cal. 31. This is a very nice example of an all orig and matching Baby Dragoon made in 1848 with a desirable 5″ oct bbl with 2-line New York address with brackets. These earliest production revolvers are rarely found with any finish and generally saw very hard use. This is a beautiful example that displays well in an orig mahogany Colt casing with tools including a rare, rarely seen “mushroom” shaped combination tool for Baby Dragoons with screwdriver, rammer and nipple wrench all in combination. This early tool is accompanied by a standard Colt “L” shaped tool, a silver plated 2-cavity brass mold and a nice “COLTS PATENT” 2-sided eagle flask. CONDITION: Fine overall. Gun is all matching orig and complete including wedge and grips. Gun is crisp with sharp edges. Well discerned markings, including Indian fight rolled cylinder scene. This gun retains strong traces of thinning blue finish on bbl & cylinder, probably more on cylinder than on bbl. The balance is mostly silver/plum on bbl and blue/plum on cylinder. Frame and hammer have traces of muted light case colors with a balance dark grey. Backstrap & trigger guard retain most of their silver plate with numerous small scratches and blemishes, especially on buttstrap where gun was used as tack hammer and there are numerous small indentations in both wood and metal. Gun functions well and retains its crisp single safety pin. Stocks are sound, solid and well fit with strong areas of orig varnish under a more recently applied varnish layer. Bore is crisp with areas of pitting. Accompanying case is sound and solid with light fading, wear and soiling. The accompanying double-sided eagle “COLTS PATENT” flask retains about 30% orig lacquer with balance a brass patina. Scarce, brass-tipped mushroom shaped gun tool is stained and pitted and missing retaining screw. The L-shaped Colt gun tool retains about 80% orig dull finish. The silver plated 2-cavity brass bullet mold is smooth, retaining about 60% of an applied silver plating. “COLTS PATENT” markings are only partially discernible. 49564-7 JS (17,500-27,500) – Lot 3140 Auction: Firearms - October 2015 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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FINE RARE AND EARLY CASED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.