Image Lot Price Description


2330
$8,625.00

RARE COLT LONDON DRAGOON CASING. Fine English mahogany casing for Colt Dragoon revolver with empty dogbone shaped plate centered in lid and a mortised brass lock in front with small round escutcheon. Front of case also has swinging latches at each end. Interior is blue velvet lined and compartmented, English-style, in the bottom for a revolver, a bag-shaped flask and other tools & implements. Right rear covered compartment has a brass pull and there is an all steel cleaning rod in back slot. Dragoon casings are very rare and to find one empty is most rare & unusual. CONDITION: Case has three grain checks in bottom, otherwise is completely sound with numerous storage & handling nicks & scratches and retains 75-80% orig varnish. Interior is lightly to moderately faded & soiled with damage from front sight & hammer spur. An unusual find. 4-39058 JR329 (10,000-15,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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