VERY RARE CASED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH RAMMER.

VERY RARE CASED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH RAMMER. SN 11920. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City right hand address with dashes. Left side of frame has a tiny, centrally located “COLTS PATENT” and the silver plated square-back trigger guard & back strap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last three digits of the matching SN in back strap channel. Cyl spindle has the late style flat tip and the hammer has a roller with flat spring. Cyl is usual 5-shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking, rectangular stop notches and five crisp safety pins. Rammer handle is marked with assembly number “45” which number is also found in the bbl lug cut. The frame is without capping groove in the right recoil shield and the bbl lug has a bullet loading notch on the right side. Accompanied by its orig Paterson style fluted lid walnut casing. Case is brown velvet lined with recesses in the bottom for the revolver cylinder, a wonderful dbl sided “COLTS PATENT”, early eagle, pocket size flask, a brass 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” bullet & ball Baby Dragoon bullet mold without sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench, a small lacquered tin of Eley’s caps and a functioning key. According to Colt’s Pocket ’49 It’s Evolution, Jordan & Watt, there was only an estimated 1,530 Baby Dragoons with rammers produced of which only an estimated 225 had the right sided lever to rammer screw as is found on this revolver. PROVENANCE: Herb Glass (1985); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including rammer, wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 95-96% strong, glossy orig blue with faint sharp edge wear, some minor light flaking and a couple of small scratches. Rammer & handle retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright on the pivot. Frame, as is typical with Baby Dragoons, has thin case colors showing stronger colors in the more sheltered areas. Hammer retains about all of its orig dark factory case colors. Trigger guard & back strap retain virtually all of their orig silver plating, slightly thin on the heel. Cyl retains traces of orig blue and 96-97% strong stagecoach holdup scene. Grip is sound with a couple of minor nicks and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, may be unfired. Case is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of a very old restored finish. Interior is lightly faded & soiled with light damage from the front sight. Flask body retains most of a re-lacquered finish over orig finish. Brass collar & spout are a dull patina with bright fire blue on the spring. Mold has a few minor nicks on top & bottom, otherwise appears unused. Nipple wrench is equally new and cap tin is fine. Altogether an extremely rare and high condition Baby Dragoon. 4-45374 JR44 (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	1593	$31,625.00	VERY RARE CASED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH RAMMER. SN 11920. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City right hand address with dashes. Left side of frame has a tiny, centrally located “COLTS PATENT” and the silver plated square-back trigger guard & back strap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last three digits of the matching SN in back strap channel. Cyl spindle has the late style flat tip and the hammer has a roller with flat spring. Cyl is usual 5-shots with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking, rectangular stop notches and five crisp safety pins. Rammer handle is marked with assembly number “45” which number is also found in the bbl lug cut. The frame is without capping groove in the right recoil shield and the bbl lug has a bullet loading notch on the right side. Accompanied by its orig Paterson style fluted lid walnut casing. Case is brown velvet lined with recesses in the bottom for the revolver cylinder, a wonderful dbl sided “COLTS PATENT”, early eagle, pocket size flask, a brass 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” bullet & ball Baby Dragoon bullet mold without sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench, a small lacquered tin of Eley’s caps and a functioning key. According to Colt’s Pocket ’49 It’s Evolution, Jordan & Watt, there was only an estimated 1,530 Baby Dragoons with rammers produced of which only an estimated 225 had the right sided lever to rammer screw as is found on this revolver. PROVENANCE: Herb Glass (1985); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including rammer, wedge, cyl & grip. Bbl retains 95-96% strong, glossy orig blue with faint sharp edge wear, some minor light flaking and a couple of small scratches. Rammer & handle retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright on the pivot. Frame, as is typical with Baby Dragoons, has thin case colors showing stronger colors in the more sheltered areas. Hammer retains about all of its orig dark factory case colors. Trigger guard & back strap retain virtually all of their orig silver plating, slightly thin on the heel. Cyl retains traces of orig blue and 96-97% strong stagecoach holdup scene. Grip is sound with a couple of minor nicks and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, may be unfired. Case is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of a very old restored finish. Interior is lightly faded & soiled with light damage from the front sight. Flask body retains most of a re-lacquered finish over orig finish. Brass collar & spout are a dull patina with bright fire blue on the spring. Mold has a few minor nicks on top & bottom, otherwise appears unused. Nipple wrench is equally new and cap tin is fine. Altogether an extremely rare and high condition Baby Dragoon. 4-45374 JR44 (20,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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