RARE CASED COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 9968. Cal 31. Blue and color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line, left hand New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl has five chambers with oval stop notches and a crisp single safety pin. Outer diameter has the Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking. The silver plated, square back, brass trigger guard and backstrap contain its orig, matching numbered, 1-pc certifiable antique ivory grip. Grip is constructed from two slabs of ivory attached to an ivory spacer. Cyl spindle is without grease grooves and has a cupped end intended to be used as a loading tool. Accompanied by an orig brown leather covered coffin lid case with beveled bottom edges and a gold washed repoussed lock escutcheon on the front. Interior is lined in brown velvet, recessed in the bottom for the revolver, a rare matching brown leather covered brass plunger-style powder flask with a cap compartment in the bottom. Case is also recessed for its orig straight legged “COLTS PATENT” brass bullet & ball mold without sprue cutter. This is an orig baby dragoon mold whose bullet cavity is without stepped base. Additionally recessed for an L-shaped nipple wrench. Covered right rear compartment contains a functioning key. There were about 15,000 baby dragoon revolvers produced 1847-1850 in four different bbl lengths, with & without rammers and two different styles of cyl roll marking. This was Colt’s first attempt at a pocket revolver after the demise of the Patterson production in about 1840. This revolver was an instant success, especially with those intrepid souls traveling to the great American frontier, the California and Klondike Gold fields and other hot spots around the world. Pistols with high orig condition are very rare and cased examples, especially early style casings are extremely rare. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our“Ivory Position Statement”and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object”. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except wedge which is numbered “024”. Bbl retains about 98% strong orig blue with only very light sharp edge wear; frame retains faded case colors, stronger on the right side; hammer retains bright case colors on the sides, faded on top edge; cyl retains about 75% orig blue and shows about 98% crisp Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking. Trigger guard and backstrap retain virtually all of their orig silver, turned dark with a few small spots on backstrap. Grip has a couple of age lines otherwise is crisp showing little or no wear and retain a wonderful, mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. Case shows light edge wear with a few nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig brown finish. Interior is strong & bright in the lid and lightly to moderately faded in the bottom with some light damage to the cloth at the hammer spur, toe of the grip, around the mold and a small tear under the flask. None of these damages are visible with the revolver & accessories in place. Flask is missing one small sliver of leather at the bottom edge otherwise it is completely intact with strong orig brown color and most of its orig gold wash on top & bottom. Mold is crisp & bright, appears to have never been used. Nipple wrench is fine. 4-48082 JR217 (60,000-70,000) – Lot 1288

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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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	1288	$0.00	RARE CASED COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 9968. Cal 31. Blue and color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line, left hand New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl has five chambers with oval stop notches and a crisp single safety pin. Outer diameter has the Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking. The silver plated, square back, brass trigger guard and backstrap contain its orig, matching numbered, 1-pc certifiable antique ivory grip. Grip is constructed from two slabs of ivory attached to an ivory spacer. Cyl spindle is without grease grooves and has a cupped end intended to be used as a loading tool. Accompanied by an orig brown leather covered coffin lid case with beveled bottom edges and a gold washed repoussed lock escutcheon on the front. Interior is lined in brown velvet, recessed in the bottom for the revolver, a rare matching brown leather covered brass plunger-style powder flask with a cap compartment in the bottom. Case is also recessed for its orig straight legged “COLTS PATENT” brass bullet & ball mold without sprue cutter. This is an orig baby dragoon mold whose bullet cavity is without stepped base. Additionally recessed for an L-shaped nipple wrench. Covered right rear compartment contains a functioning key. There were about 15,000 baby dragoon revolvers produced 1847-1850 in four different bbl lengths, with & without rammers and two different styles of cyl roll marking. This was Colt’s first attempt at a pocket revolver after the demise of the Patterson production in about 1840. This revolver was an instant success, especially with those intrepid souls traveling to the great American frontier, the California and Klondike Gold fields and other hot spots around the world. Pistols with high orig condition are very rare and cased examples, especially early style casings are extremely rare. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our“Ivory Position Statement”and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object”. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except wedge which is numbered “024”. Bbl retains about 98% strong orig blue with only very light sharp edge wear; frame retains faded case colors, stronger on the right side; hammer retains bright case colors on the sides, faded on top edge; cyl retains about 75% orig blue and shows about 98% crisp Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking. Trigger guard and backstrap retain virtually all of their orig silver, turned dark with a few small spots on backstrap. Grip has a couple of age lines otherwise is crisp showing little or no wear and retain a wonderful, mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. Case shows light edge wear with a few nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig brown finish. Interior is strong & bright in the lid and lightly to moderately faded in the bottom with some light damage to the cloth at the hammer spur, toe of the grip, around the mold and a small tear under the flask. None of these damages are visible with the revolver & accessories in place. Flask is missing one small sliver of leather at the bottom edge otherwise it is completely intact with strong orig brown color and most of its orig gold wash on top & bottom. Mold is crisp & bright, appears to have never been used. Nipple wrench is fine. 4-48082 JR217 (60,000-70,000) – Lot 1288 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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RARE CASED COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.