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$8,337.00

SCARCE COLT BABY DRAGOON REVOLVER. Cal. 31. SN 13485. Late production Baby Dragoon with 4” oct bbl, brass cone front sight, with 2-line New York City address with brackets. It has the stagecoach holdup cylinder scene with silver-plated, brass, square back trigger guard and back strap and 1-pc walnut grips. It has attached loading lever and the number “4” stamped on the left side of the bbl lug and by the serial number on the cylinder. There is a small “X” stamped on the left flat of the trigger guard. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 85-90% original blue, thin on the edges and mixed with light patina. Rammer lever retains most of its original case colors, faded but strong. Cylinder is a medium gray patina with scattered light pitting and a couple of spots of deep pitting around a nipple recess and retains about 75% original stagecoach holdup scene. Frame retains traces of faded case colors, being mostly a light gray patina. Trigger guard and front strap retain about 70-75% silver plating and the back strap 80-85% plating. Grips are extremely fine with good edges, light wear and retain most of its original strong varnish. A couple of battered screws, timing needs adjusting, strong bright bore with light pitting. A rare and seldom encountered little Colt. 4-51028 JR685 (3,000-5,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004
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