SCARCE 1ST MODEL COLT DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SCARCE 1ST MODEL COLT DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 2581. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, replacement brass front sight and fixed rear sight in a dovetail in the top flat. Bbl address is on top flat reading from cyl to muzzle. Frame is marked “COLT’S PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.” about center on left side. It has square-back brass trigger guard & back strap containing a period of use replacement 1-pc grip. Cylinder is usual 6-shots with oval stop notches and a distinctive Walker-style pressure ridge. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms about 7,000 of these revolvers were produced in the period 1848-1850. They usually saw extreme hard service with the U.S. military right through the Civil War and later on the American frontier and are usually found with little or no orig finish. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching except rammer handle which is an unnumbered period of use replacement and grip as noted above. No orig finish remains being an overall smooth dark gray patina with moderate to heavy pitting around front sight and on bbl lug. Frame & hammer are also moderately pitted. Trigger guard & back strap are a medium mustard patina. Grip is sound with usual nicks & dings and retains most of an old restored finish. Cylinder retains traces of the Dragoon/Indian fight scene with moderate pitting. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. 4-41846 JR122 (7,500-12,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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
	2260	$5,750.00	SCARCE 1ST MODEL COLT DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 2581. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, replacement brass front sight and fixed rear sight in a dovetail in the top flat. Bbl address is on top flat reading from cyl to muzzle. Frame is marked “COLT’S PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.” about center on left side. It has square-back brass trigger guard & back strap containing a period of use replacement 1-pc grip. Cylinder is usual 6-shots with oval stop notches and a distinctive Walker-style pressure ridge. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms about 7,000 of these revolvers were produced in the period 1848-1850. They usually saw extreme hard service with the U.S. military right through the Civil War and later on the American frontier and are usually found with little or no orig finish. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching except rammer handle which is an unnumbered period of use replacement and grip as noted above. No orig finish remains being an overall smooth dark gray patina with moderate to heavy pitting around front sight and on bbl lug. Frame & hammer are also moderately pitted. Trigger guard & back strap are a medium mustard patina. Grip is sound with usual nicks & dings and retains most of an old restored finish. Cylinder retains traces of the Dragoon/Indian fight scene with moderate pitting. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. 4-41846 JR122 (7,500-12,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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