MOST UNUSUAL & EXTRAORDINARY REPRODUCTION OF A COLT 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

MOST UNUSUAL & EXTRAORDINARY REPRODUCTION OF A COLT 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 8789. Cal. 44. “In the white” finish 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 is marked “COLTS PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.”. Cyl is usual 6-shots with Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking and “MODEL U.S.M.R. / COLT’S PATENT” panels surrounding the SN. All six safety pins are crisp. The squareback brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc oil finish walnut grip and it has the early style U-shaped hammer spring. There is no indication as to who may have made this revolver but it has the look & feel of one of the samples produced by Colt to send to Italy as a pattern piece when Colt was preparing to produce the 2nd Generation series of percussion revolvers. There is also the possibility that it could have been made by master craftsman, Tommy Haas, Sr. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching except grip which is unnumbered. Overall retains about all of its crisp white metal finish with a few scattered spots of surface discoloration and one small area of pitting on the bbl with some other scattered pin prick pitting on the frame. Cyl retains about all of its crisp Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking and panels surrounding the SN. Grip is also crisp. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-46060 JR201 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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
	1544	$3,450.00	MOST UNUSUAL & EXTRAORDINARY REPRODUCTION OF A COLT 2ND MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 8789. Cal. 44. “In the white” finish 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 is marked “COLTS PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.”. Cyl is usual 6-shots with Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking and “MODEL U.S.M.R. / COLT’S PATENT” panels surrounding the SN. All six safety pins are crisp. The squareback brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc oil finish walnut grip and it has the early style U-shaped hammer spring. There is no indication as to who may have made this revolver but it has the look & feel of one of the samples produced by Colt to send to Italy as a pattern piece when Colt was preparing to produce the 2nd Generation series of percussion revolvers. There is also the possibility that it could have been made by master craftsman, Tommy Haas, Sr. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching except grip which is unnumbered. Overall retains about all of its crisp white metal finish with a few scattered spots of surface discoloration and one small area of pitting on the bbl with some other scattered pin prick pitting on the frame. Cyl retains about all of its crisp Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking and panels surrounding the SN. Grip is also crisp. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-46060 JR201 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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