EXCEPTIONALLY RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

EXCEPTIONALLY RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 7623. Cal. 31. Baby Dragoon revolvers in and of themselves are extremely rare. Early cased ones are still more rare and to find a cased engraved Baby Dragoon is unimaginable. This fantastic revolver has 4″ oct bbl, with brass pin front sight and 2-line New-York City address with dashes. It has silver plated square back trigger guard & back strap with 1-pc walnut grip. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” in tiny letters. Frame, bbl, trigger guard & back strap are beautifully engraved in early vine style with plain background. Frame has full coverage with matching patterns on each side of the bbl lug and top side bbl flats leaving the top flat with the address only. There is a wide band of engraving around muzzle. Back strap, butt strap & trigger guard have fine foliate arabesque patterns with a series of arrowheads down the back strap. Hammer is engraved in a minimalist dog’s head with engraving patterns on the top edge and a hand checkered oval on the spur. Cylinder is of the usual 5-shots with the Ranger/Indian fight scene and oval cylinder stop notches. The single safety pin is battered. Extremely few of these rare little revolvers survive today with much orig condition and engraved ones are virtually unknown. Accompanied by an orig Paterson style mahogany casing with fluted lid and brown velvet lining recessed in the bottom for the revolver, a dbl sided standing eagle “COLTS PATENT” flask with silver plated collar, thumb lever & spout, a brass 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” mold without sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench/screwdriver and an extremely early “COLT’S PISTOL CAPS” tin by Eley Brothers with green lid and green & black label. Also accompanied by a sealed packet of “COLT’S CARTRIDGE WORKS” combustible cartridges. Additionally accompanied by a National Rifle Association Silver Medallion No. 197, awarded to this revolver as one of the ten best arms exhibited at an annual meeting. PROVENANCE: Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, possibly unfired, all matching including wedge (grip was not checked). Bbl retains 95-96% strong orig early Colt blue with a few scattered chemical spots. Frame & hammer retain virtually all of their orig muted case colors. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 50% orig silver plating with most of losses on back strap. Grip is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Case is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of an old restored finish on the exterior. Interior of lid is extremely fine. Bottom is lightly to moderately faded & soiled showing moderate wear. Flask retains 75-80% strong orig finish with slight wear on the collar. Mold & nipple wrench/screwdriver are extremely fine. Cap tin is lightly faded. Cartridge packet is extremely fine. 4-36402 JR97 (225,000-400,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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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	2011	$0.00	EXCEPTIONALLY RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 7623. Cal. 31. Baby Dragoon revolvers in and of themselves are extremely rare. Early cased ones are still more rare and to find a cased engraved Baby Dragoon is unimaginable. This fantastic revolver has 4″ oct bbl, with brass pin front sight and 2-line New-York City address with dashes. It has silver plated square back trigger guard & back strap with 1-pc walnut grip. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” in tiny letters. Frame, bbl, trigger guard & back strap are beautifully engraved in early vine style with plain background. Frame has full coverage with matching patterns on each side of the bbl lug and top side bbl flats leaving the top flat with the address only. There is a wide band of engraving around muzzle. Back strap, butt strap & trigger guard have fine foliate arabesque patterns with a series of arrowheads down the back strap. Hammer is engraved in a minimalist dog’s head with engraving patterns on the top edge and a hand checkered oval on the spur. Cylinder is of the usual 5-shots with the Ranger/Indian fight scene and oval cylinder stop notches. The single safety pin is battered. Extremely few of these rare little revolvers survive today with much orig condition and engraved ones are virtually unknown. Accompanied by an orig Paterson style mahogany casing with fluted lid and brown velvet lining recessed in the bottom for the revolver, a dbl sided standing eagle “COLTS PATENT” flask with silver plated collar, thumb lever & spout, a brass 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” mold without sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench/screwdriver and an extremely early “COLT’S PISTOL CAPS” tin by Eley Brothers with green lid and green & black label. Also accompanied by a sealed packet of “COLT’S CARTRIDGE WORKS” combustible cartridges. Additionally accompanied by a National Rifle Association Silver Medallion No. 197, awarded to this revolver as one of the ten best arms exhibited at an annual meeting. PROVENANCE: Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, possibly unfired, all matching including wedge (grip was not checked). Bbl retains 95-96% strong orig early Colt blue with a few scattered chemical spots. Frame & hammer retain virtually all of their orig muted case colors. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 50% orig silver plating with most of losses on back strap. Grip is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Case is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of an old restored finish on the exterior. Interior of lid is extremely fine. Bottom is lightly to moderately faded & soiled showing moderate wear. Flask retains 75-80% strong orig finish with slight wear on the collar. Mold & nipple wrench/screwdriver are extremely fine. Cap tin is lightly faded. Cartridge packet is extremely fine. 4-36402 JR97 (225,000-400,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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