SCARCE COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON WITH RAMMER.

SN 13684. Cal. 31. Blue and color case hardened with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line right hand New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl is usual 5 shots with Stagecoach hold up scene roll marking and rectangular stop notches with 2 of the 6 safety pins serviceable. The silver plated square back brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last 3 digits of matching SN in back strap channel. There was a total of about 15,000 baby dragoon revolvers produced in the period 1847-1850, the majority of which was made without rammers. Only about 1500 were made in this configuration. The baby dragoon was the first pocket size revolver produced by Colt after the collapse of the Paterson enterprise and was released at the beginning surge of the Great Western migration when any repeating side arm was in great demand, especially the smaller, lighter arms that could easily be handled from a pocket or holster. These little revolvers usually saw continuous hard service right through the Civil War into the 1870s, usually under very harsh circumstances with limited maintenance and are rarely found with any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including rammer handle, wedge, cyl and grip. Bbl retains about 50% glossy orig blue with the balance flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Rammer retains faded case colors on the pivot, faded to silver elsewhere. Frame retains traces of case colors being mostly a dark patina. Cyl retains 60-70% strong orig blue with the balance flaked to a light patina. Hammer is a dark patina. Trigger guard and backstrap retain 85-90% strong orig silver with most of the losses on the lower backstrap and around the heel. Grip has a chip on the left side at the frame, shows moderate edge wear with a few small nicks & retains 95% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine. Bright, shiny bore. 4-51124 JR141 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 2067

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
	2067	$11,500.00	Revised: 2/25/2014 Please Note: The trigger is a replacement. SCARCE COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON WITH RAMMER. SN 13684. Cal. 31. Blue and color case hardened with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line right hand New York City address with brackets. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT”. Cyl is usual 5 shots with Stagecoach hold up scene roll marking and rectangular stop notches with 2 of the 6 safety pins serviceable. The silver plated square back brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with last 3 digits of matching SN in back strap channel. There was a total of about 15,000 baby dragoon revolvers produced in the period 1847-1850, the majority of which was made without rammers. Only about 1500 were made in this configuration. The baby dragoon was the first pocket size revolver produced by Colt after the collapse of the Paterson enterprise and was released at the beginning surge of the Great Western migration when any repeating side arm was in great demand, especially the smaller, lighter arms that could easily be handled from a pocket or holster. These little revolvers usually saw continuous hard service right through the Civil War into the 1870s, usually under very harsh circumstances with limited maintenance and are rarely found with any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including rammer handle, wedge, cyl and grip. Bbl retains about 50% glossy orig blue with the balance flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Rammer retains faded case colors on the pivot, faded to silver elsewhere. Frame retains traces of case colors being mostly a dark patina. Cyl retains 60-70% strong orig blue with the balance flaked to a light patina. Hammer is a dark patina. Trigger guard and backstrap retain 85-90% strong orig silver with most of the losses on the lower backstrap and around the heel. Grip has a chip on the left side at the frame, shows moderate edge wear with a few small nicks & retains 95% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine. Bright, shiny bore. 4-51124 JR141 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 2067 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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SCARCE COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON WITH RAMMER.