RARE CASED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

RARE CASED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 11015. Cal. 31. Very rare baby dragoon with 4″ oct bbl, pin front sight & 2-line New York City address with dashes. It has 5-shot cylinder with oval stop notches, the stagecoach holdup scene & a single safety pin. Left side of frame has “COLT’S PATENT” and it has a square back silver plated brass trigger guard & back strap with 1-pc walnut grip. Accompanied by an orig baby dragoon walnut Colt casing with burgundy velvet lining compartmented in bottom for revolver, an early dbl sided eagle flask, brass 2-cavity “COLT’S PATENT” mold & a small steel,, brass & wood cleaning rod. Also in the case is a packet of five combustible cartridges and a small tin of Eley Bros. caps. Right rear compartment divider is missing. Baby dragoons in any configuration are rare and cased ones are very rare. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching except wedge which is numbered “949”. Bbl retains about 85-88% strong orig factory blue. Frame & hammer retain faded case colors being mostly a cleaned gray/brown patina. Cylinder retains traces of orig blue, being mostly a silver/gray patina and retains about 90% stagecoach holdup scene with crisp single safety pin. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 96-97% strong, tarnished, orig silver plate. Grip has a chipped right toe with minor nicks & scratches and retains about 85% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Case has a couple of grain checks in bottom, otherwise is completely sound with minor storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its bright orig varnish. Left front corner in lid is loose. Interior of lid is moderately to heavily faded with light soil & slight damage at cylinder impression & fading at muzzle impression. Bottom, with its missing partition, is moderately soiled with wear from grip, cylinder & muzzle and damage from front sight & hammer spur. Flask is fine, mold is crisp & clean, other accessories are also fine. 4-35917 JR467 (6,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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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	2271	$13,800.00	RARE CASED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 11015. Cal. 31. Very rare baby dragoon with 4″ oct bbl, pin front sight & 2-line New York City address with dashes. It has 5-shot cylinder with oval stop notches, the stagecoach holdup scene & a single safety pin. Left side of frame has “COLT’S PATENT” and it has a square back silver plated brass trigger guard & back strap with 1-pc walnut grip. Accompanied by an orig baby dragoon walnut Colt casing with burgundy velvet lining compartmented in bottom for revolver, an early dbl sided eagle flask, brass 2-cavity “COLT’S PATENT” mold & a small steel,, brass & wood cleaning rod. Also in the case is a packet of five combustible cartridges and a small tin of Eley Bros. caps. Right rear compartment divider is missing. Baby dragoons in any configuration are rare and cased ones are very rare. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching except wedge which is numbered “949”. Bbl retains about 85-88% strong orig factory blue. Frame & hammer retain faded case colors being mostly a cleaned gray/brown patina. Cylinder retains traces of orig blue, being mostly a silver/gray patina and retains about 90% stagecoach holdup scene with crisp single safety pin. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 96-97% strong, tarnished, orig silver plate. Grip has a chipped right toe with minor nicks & scratches and retains about 85% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Case has a couple of grain checks in bottom, otherwise is completely sound with minor storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its bright orig varnish. Left front corner in lid is loose. Interior of lid is moderately to heavily faded with light soil & slight damage at cylinder impression & fading at muzzle impression. Bottom, with its missing partition, is moderately soiled with wear from grip, cylinder & muzzle and damage from front sight & hammer spur. Flask is fine, mold is crisp & clean, other accessories are also fine. 4-35917 JR467 (6,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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