SCARCE COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH UNUSUAL SERIAL NUMBER.

SN 11111. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and right hand 2-line New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the silver plated square back brass trigger guard & back strap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with matching SN in back strap & butt strap channels. Cyl is usual 5-chambers with oval strop notches and stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. Cyl arbor of these early Baby Dragoons had a cupped end to be used as a rammer for loading the cylinders. Accompanied by an orig period of use very well made russet brown leather flap holster marked on the front in India ink “‘Nick’ / Monte Cristo / 1857”. Back of the holster has had a belt loop attached with buckskin lacing during the period of use. There were about 15,000 of these little revolvers produced in the period 1847-1850 in four different bbl lengths, with and without loading levers with two different cyl roll markings. This was Colt’s first pocket revolver after the collapse of the Paterson enterprise and was introduced at a time in American history when any repeating arm was in great demand for use on the American frontier. These little revolvers were immediately purchased and placed into service and remained in service throughout the Civil War and into the 1870s. They usually saw continuous hard service and are rarely found in orig configuration with any orig finish. There is a 3rd Model Dragoon from the same consignor with identical SN being sold elsewhere in this auction. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains traces of blue in the most sheltered areas being mostly a smooth, mottled, silver/brown patina; frame is mostly a matching patina with some fine pitting on the recoil shields; hammer is a mottled silver/brown patina; cyl is a gray metal patina and shows about 60-65% stagecoach holdup scene roll marking with one area of moderate pitting; trigger guard & back strap retain about 70-75% orig silver plating. Grip has a chipped right toe, otherwise is sound with light nicks & scratches and retains about 65-70% orig varnish. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong bore with fine pitting. Holster has a lightly crackled flap and a small area of loose stitching, otherwise is sound and retains most of its orig brown finish. A fine & rare early rig. 4-50015 JR182 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2196

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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	2196	$9,775.00	SCARCE COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH UNUSUAL SERIAL NUMBER. SN 11111. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and right hand 2-line New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the silver plated square back brass trigger guard & back strap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with matching SN in back strap & butt strap channels. Cyl is usual 5-chambers with oval strop notches and stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. Cyl arbor of these early Baby Dragoons had a cupped end to be used as a rammer for loading the cylinders. Accompanied by an orig period of use very well made russet brown leather flap holster marked on the front in India ink “‘Nick’ / Monte Cristo / 1857”. Back of the holster has had a belt loop attached with buckskin lacing during the period of use. There were about 15,000 of these little revolvers produced in the period 1847-1850 in four different bbl lengths, with and without loading levers with two different cyl roll markings. This was Colt’s first pocket revolver after the collapse of the Paterson enterprise and was introduced at a time in American history when any repeating arm was in great demand for use on the American frontier. These little revolvers were immediately purchased and placed into service and remained in service throughout the Civil War and into the 1870s. They usually saw continuous hard service and are rarely found in orig configuration with any orig finish. There is a 3rd Model Dragoon from the same consignor with identical SN being sold elsewhere in this auction. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains traces of blue in the most sheltered areas being mostly a smooth, mottled, silver/brown patina; frame is mostly a matching patina with some fine pitting on the recoil shields; hammer is a mottled silver/brown patina; cyl is a gray metal patina and shows about 60-65% stagecoach holdup scene roll marking with one area of moderate pitting; trigger guard & back strap retain about 70-75% orig silver plating. Grip has a chipped right toe, otherwise is sound with light nicks & scratches and retains about 65-70% orig varnish. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong bore with fine pitting. Holster has a lightly crackled flap and a small area of loose stitching, otherwise is sound and retains most of its orig brown finish. A fine & rare early rig. 4-50015 JR182 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2196 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 PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH UNUSUAL SERIAL NUMBER.