RARE COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 13897. Cal. 31. Very rare variation of the Colt Baby Dragoon revolver. Blue and color case hardened with very rare 3″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line right hand New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the silver plated square back brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip that has the last 3 digits of the matching SN in the backstrap channel. Cyl is usual 5 shots with Stagecoach hold up scene roll marking and rectangular stop notches with 5 crisp safety pins. Cyl arbors on baby dragoons without rammers have a cupped end which was used as a ramrod to seat bullets in the chambers. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique Firearms only about 1500 baby dragoons were produced with this cylinder roll marking and rectangular stop notches out of the approximate 15,000 baby dragoons manufactured during the period 1847-1850. According to The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson those baby dragoons with 3″ bbls are the most rare. The model 1848 was Colt’s first pocket size revolver after the collapse of the Paterson enterprise and were released around the beginning of the Great Westward migration & were readily accepted by the public, hungry for smaller, more convenient repeating side arms. They remained in service through the Civil War, well into the 1870s before they were replaced by cartridge arms. Very few are found today with orig finish. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 90% strong orig blue with only light sharp edge wear and some thinning on the right side with a couple of chemical spots on the left side. Frame retains about 75% faded orig case colors turned silver on the recoil shields. Hammer is faded to silver. Cyl retains 75-80% thin orig blue and shows about 95% Stagecoach hold up scene roll marking. Trigger guard & backstrap retain about 98% orig silver. Grip is sound showing light edge wear with a few light nicks and scratches and retains about 80% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-51135 JR142 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 2066

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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
	2066	$10,350.00	RARE COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 13897. Cal. 31. Very rare variation of the Colt Baby Dragoon revolver. Blue and color case hardened with very rare 3″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line right hand New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the silver plated square back brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip that has the last 3 digits of the matching SN in the backstrap channel. Cyl is usual 5 shots with Stagecoach hold up scene roll marking and rectangular stop notches with 5 crisp safety pins. Cyl arbors on baby dragoons without rammers have a cupped end which was used as a ramrod to seat bullets in the chambers. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique Firearms only about 1500 baby dragoons were produced with this cylinder roll marking and rectangular stop notches out of the approximate 15,000 baby dragoons manufactured during the period 1847-1850. According to The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson those baby dragoons with 3″ bbls are the most rare. The model 1848 was Colt’s first pocket size revolver after the collapse of the Paterson enterprise and were released around the beginning of the Great Westward migration & were readily accepted by the public, hungry for smaller, more convenient repeating side arms. They remained in service through the Civil War, well into the 1870s before they were replaced by cartridge arms. Very few are found today with orig finish. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains about 90% strong orig blue with only light sharp edge wear and some thinning on the right side with a couple of chemical spots on the left side. Frame retains about 75% faded orig case colors turned silver on the recoil shields. Hammer is faded to silver. Cyl retains 75-80% thin orig blue and shows about 95% Stagecoach hold up scene roll marking. Trigger guard & backstrap retain about 98% orig silver. Grip is sound showing light edge wear with a few light nicks and scratches and retains about 80% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-51135 JR142 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 2066 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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 COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.