RARE COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH RAMMER.

RARE COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH RAMMER. SN 13485. Cal. 31. Blue and color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. It has 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach hold-up scene and left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT”. It has square-back silver-plated brass trigger guard and backstrap containing a 1-pc walnut grip with the last three digits of the serial no. visible in the backstrap channel. Only about 15,000 of this model of pocket revolver were produced in the period 1847-1850 with only a few made with rammer. This revolver being in the last series produced. Right side of the bbl lug has a V-loading notch. These little revolvers were produced during the period of America’s early westward expansion before the Civil War and were the first, small, effective revolvers available to the public traveling west. With the advent of the Civil War, they were pressed into military service as privately owned arms and again after the Civil War were returned to the frontier. Therefore, finding one today with strong original finish and in good mechanical order is a rarity. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching including wedge and grip. Bbl retains about 90% strong orig blue with slight muzzle and sharp edge wear with the losses flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Rammer and rammer handle retain most of the their original case colors, strong and bright on the handle and pivot. Frame and hammer retains smoky case colors, mostly faded to gray. Cylinder is a blue-gray patina with a couple of minor dings and a few spots of light pitting and retains 60-70% stagecoach hold-up scene. Trigger guard retains strong silver-plating around the trigger bow being a light lemon patina on the frontstrap. Backstrap retains 75-80% strong orig silver-plating, worn at the heel and at the buttstrap. Grip is sound with minor handling and use marks and retains 92-94% strong original varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with very fine, very light pitting just in front of the forcing cone. 4-38458 JR319 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	2299	$8,625.00	RARE COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH RAMMER. SN 13485. Cal. 31. Blue and color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address with brackets. It has 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach hold-up scene and left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT”. It has square-back silver-plated brass trigger guard and backstrap containing a 1-pc walnut grip with the last three digits of the serial no. visible in the backstrap channel. Only about 15,000 of this model of pocket revolver were produced in the period 1847-1850 with only a few made with rammer. This revolver being in the last series produced. Right side of the bbl lug has a V-loading notch. These little revolvers were produced during the period of America’s early westward expansion before the Civil War and were the first, small, effective revolvers available to the public traveling west. With the advent of the Civil War, they were pressed into military service as privately owned arms and again after the Civil War were returned to the frontier. Therefore, finding one today with strong original finish and in good mechanical order is a rarity. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching including wedge and grip. Bbl retains about 90% strong orig blue with slight muzzle and sharp edge wear with the losses flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Rammer and rammer handle retain most of the their original case colors, strong and bright on the handle and pivot. Frame and hammer retains smoky case colors, mostly faded to gray. Cylinder is a blue-gray patina with a couple of minor dings and a few spots of light pitting and retains 60-70% stagecoach hold-up scene. Trigger guard retains strong silver-plating around the trigger bow being a light lemon patina on the frontstrap. Backstrap retains 75-80% strong orig silver-plating, worn at the heel and at the buttstrap. Grip is sound with minor handling and use marks and retains 92-94% strong original varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with very fine, very light pitting just in front of the forcing cone. 4-38458 JR319 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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