COLT 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 8221. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line right hand New York City address. Left side of frame has a small “COLT’S PATENT”. The squareback brass trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with clear “WAT” (William A. Thornton) inspector’s cartouche on the right side. Revolver is a civilian model while the grip is from a military inspected revolver. Back strap channel in the grip appears to have had the numbers removed. Cyl has usual 6-chambers with Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking and “MODEL U.S.M.R. / COLT’S PATENT” cartouches surrounding the SN. The orig V-shape hammer spring has been replaced by a flat spring. There were only about 2,700 of these revolvers produced in the period 1850-1851 making it the most scarce of all the Dragoons and one of the most difficult to find with orig finish. As with the 1st Model Dragoons these revolvers were all sold to either the government, private civilian sales or foreign governments and virtually all saw hard & continuous service from the early 1850s right through the Civil War and later on the American frontier and in foreign services. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Good, all matching except grip as noted. No orig finish remains, being a cleaned gray artificially aged patina with scattered very fine pitting on the frame & hammer; cyl is matching patina with a small dressed ding and shows 30-40% Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking; both cartouches are fully legible; grip frame is a dark brass patina. Grip is sound with an old refinish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-49998 JR179 (4,000-7,000) – Lot 2186

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
	2186	$5,750.00	COLT 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 8221. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line right hand New York City address. Left side of frame has a small “COLT’S PATENT”. The squareback brass trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with clear “WAT” (William A. Thornton) inspector’s cartouche on the right side. Revolver is a civilian model while the grip is from a military inspected revolver. Back strap channel in the grip appears to have had the numbers removed. Cyl has usual 6-chambers with Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking and “MODEL U.S.M.R. / COLT’S PATENT” cartouches surrounding the SN. The orig V-shape hammer spring has been replaced by a flat spring. There were only about 2,700 of these revolvers produced in the period 1850-1851 making it the most scarce of all the Dragoons and one of the most difficult to find with orig finish. As with the 1st Model Dragoons these revolvers were all sold to either the government, private civilian sales or foreign governments and virtually all saw hard & continuous service from the early 1850s right through the Civil War and later on the American frontier and in foreign services. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Good, all matching except grip as noted. No orig finish remains, being a cleaned gray artificially aged patina with scattered very fine pitting on the frame & hammer; cyl is matching patina with a small dressed ding and shows 30-40% Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking; both cartouches are fully legible; grip frame is a dark brass patina. Grip is sound with an old refinish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-49998 JR179 (4,000-7,000) – Lot 2186 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 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.