INSCRIBED COLT 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 8789. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line right hand New York City address. Rammer has vertical latch. 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 has rectangular stop notches. The silver plated brass square back trigger guard & back strap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in back strap channel. Butt strap is inscribed in period script “Wm. Drummond”. A quick internet search disclosed a large number of people named William Drummond. Hammer spring is a replacement. The 2nd Model is the most scarce of all the Dragoons and one of the most difficult to find with high orig finish. As with the 1st Model Dragoon these revolvers were all sold to either the government or private civilian sales and virtually all saw hard & continuous service from the early 1850s right through the Civil War and later on the American frontier. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Good, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip except cyl spindle which is numbered “7328”. Overall the steel parts retain a smooth, cleaned, artificially aged patina; cyl is matching patina and shows 40-50% Dragoon/Indian fight scene with mostly legible cartouches around the SN; trigger guard & back strap retain traces of orig silver being most a light mustard patina. Grip is sound showing moderate wear with a dressed chip on the right edge and retains most of an old restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-49854 JR178 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 2187

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
	2187	$6,325.00	INSCRIBED COLT 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 8789. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line right hand New York City address. Rammer has vertical latch. 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 has rectangular stop notches. The silver plated brass square back trigger guard & back strap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of matching SN in back strap channel. Butt strap is inscribed in period script “Wm. Drummond”. A quick internet search disclosed a large number of people named William Drummond. Hammer spring is a replacement. The 2nd Model is the most scarce of all the Dragoons and one of the most difficult to find with high orig finish. As with the 1st Model Dragoon these revolvers were all sold to either the government or private civilian sales and virtually all saw hard & continuous service from the early 1850s right through the Civil War and later on the American frontier. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Good, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip except cyl spindle which is numbered “7328”. Overall the steel parts retain a smooth, cleaned, artificially aged patina; cyl is matching patina and shows 40-50% Dragoon/Indian fight scene with mostly legible cartouches around the SN; trigger guard & back strap retain traces of orig silver being most a light mustard patina. Grip is sound showing moderate wear with a dressed chip on the right edge and retains most of an old restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-49854 JR178 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 2187 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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INSCRIBED COLT 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.