COLT 1ST MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 3175. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line left hand New York City address. Left side of frame has a small “COLT’S PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.”. Cyl is usual 6-chambers with Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking and rnd stop notches. It has the “U.S. DRAGOONS / COLT’S PATENT” cartouches surrounding the SN. The silver plated square back brass trigger guard & back strap contain a replacement 1-pc oil finish walnut grip with spurious last three digits of matching SN in butt strap channel and the initials “YAN” in the back strap channel. There were only about 7,000 1st Model Dragoons produced in the period 1848-1850. A few thousand of these revolvers were purchased by the U.S. Government with the majority being civilian & foreign government sales. Mr. Colt, anticipating larger government contracts, had all or nearly all of the Dragoon frames marked “U.S.” and when the contracts did not materialize he simply used these frames on civilian models. This being a civilian model, it should have had a varnished walnut grip. These early big bore revolvers were all immediately purchased and placed into service on the western frontier or by foreign governments and continued in service throughout the Civil War and later on the American frontier until supplanted by the advent of self-contained cartridge revolvers. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Good, all matching except grip, as noted and wedge, which is a replacement with SN 121. No orig finish remains being an overall smooth, cleaned gray metal patina with a few scattered light spots of surface rust on the bbl lug; cyl is very fine, showing about 60% Dragoon/Indian fight scene with clear, legible cartouches; the sgl safety pin is partially serviceable; grip frame retains silver on the inside, othewise is a smooth medium brass patina. Grip has chipped toes, otherwise is sound with a smooth oil finish. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore with fine pitting; wedge spring is broken. 4-49847 JR180 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 2179

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
	2179	$8,050.00	COLT 1ST MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 3175. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line left hand New York City address. Left side of frame has a small “COLT’S PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.”. Cyl is usual 6-chambers with Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking and rnd stop notches. It has the “U.S. DRAGOONS / COLT’S PATENT” cartouches surrounding the SN. The silver plated square back brass trigger guard & back strap contain a replacement 1-pc oil finish walnut grip with spurious last three digits of matching SN in butt strap channel and the initials “YAN” in the back strap channel. There were only about 7,000 1st Model Dragoons produced in the period 1848-1850. A few thousand of these revolvers were purchased by the U.S. Government with the majority being civilian & foreign government sales. Mr. Colt, anticipating larger government contracts, had all or nearly all of the Dragoon frames marked “U.S.” and when the contracts did not materialize he simply used these frames on civilian models. This being a civilian model, it should have had a varnished walnut grip. These early big bore revolvers were all immediately purchased and placed into service on the western frontier or by foreign governments and continued in service throughout the Civil War and later on the American frontier until supplanted by the advent of self-contained cartridge revolvers. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Good, all matching except grip, as noted and wedge, which is a replacement with SN 121. No orig finish remains being an overall smooth, cleaned gray metal patina with a few scattered light spots of surface rust on the bbl lug; cyl is very fine, showing about 60% Dragoon/Indian fight scene with clear, legible cartouches; the sgl safety pin is partially serviceable; grip frame retains silver on the inside, othewise is a smooth medium brass patina. Grip has chipped toes, otherwise is sound with a smooth oil finish. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore with fine pitting; wedge spring is broken. 4-49847 JR180 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 2179 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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COLT 1ST MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.