COLT 3RD MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH SAN ANTONIO ARSENAL CONNECTION.

COLT 3RD MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH SAN ANTONIO ARSENAL CONNECTION. SN 13154. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, replacement dovetailed copper front sight and 1-line New York City address. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT” over tiny “U.S.”. Fitted with brass trigger guard & back strap and a replacement 1-pc walnut grip. This revolver is only about 20 numbers from a known revolver that was a battlefield pickup at Glorieta Pass, NM. That battlefield pickup revolver, and probably this one, was among those seized by the Confederates under Gen. Sibley from the San Antonio Arsenal at the outbreak of the Civil War. Gen. Sibley, after having resigned his U.S. commission, joined the Confederate Army and was given command of the Department of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona & Colorado and any other territory he could capture. In March of 1862 Confederate forces attempted to cross New Mexico to Colorado to seize the gold & silver mines for the Confederacy. On March 26-28, 1862 Maj. Charles Pyron & Lt. Col. William R. Scurry in command of the 4th, 5th & 7th Texas Cavalries, the accompanying artillery and a company of independent volunteers met Maj. John C. Chivington (later the commander at the infamous fight at Sand Creek) and Col. John P. Slough, the commander of the U.S. Northern Division of the Army of New Mexico at Glorieta Pass, NM, where both sides suffered serious casualties. The Union forces retreated to their temporary headquarters at a ranch east of the pass while the Confederates, thinking they had won the day, retired to their temporary headquarters west of the pass only to find that the Union forces, under Maj. Chivington, had flanked them and destroyed their supply train and mules and captured 19 of the Confederate guards. This ended the Confederate dream of capturing the gold fields in Colorado and on to California. They were forced to retreat to Texas and never ventured westward again. CONDITION: Fair. No orig finish remains being an overall mottled gray/brown patina with several nicks & dings and light battering on bbl lug and over top of octagon section. Both sides of bbl lug have been cleaned. Frame also shows heavy use with some pitting. Grip frame is fine with what appears to be repairs at the shoulders of the backstrap and retains a medium mustard patina. Replacement grip is fine. Cylinder retains a matching patina with traces of the orig Ranger/Indian fight scene visible. Cylinder also has a few spots of pitting. Wedge is an old replacement that has had the number stamped on top. Several screws are also replacements. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong sharp bore pitted in the grooves. 4-35303 JR228 (4,500-6,500)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2046	$4,600.00	COLT 3RD MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH SAN ANTONIO ARSENAL CONNECTION. SN 13154. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, replacement dovetailed copper front sight and 1-line New York City address. Left side of frame has a tiny “COLTS PATENT” over tiny “U.S.”. Fitted with brass trigger guard & back strap and a replacement 1-pc walnut grip. This revolver is only about 20 numbers from a known revolver that was a battlefield pickup at Glorieta Pass, NM. That battlefield pickup revolver, and probably this one, was among those seized by the Confederates under Gen. Sibley from the San Antonio Arsenal at the outbreak of the Civil War. Gen. Sibley, after having resigned his U.S. commission, joined the Confederate Army and was given command of the Department of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona & Colorado and any other territory he could capture. In March of 1862 Confederate forces attempted to cross New Mexico to Colorado to seize the gold & silver mines for the Confederacy. On March 26-28, 1862 Maj. Charles Pyron & Lt. Col. William R. Scurry in command of the 4th, 5th & 7th Texas Cavalries, the accompanying artillery and a company of independent volunteers met Maj. John C. Chivington (later the commander at the infamous fight at Sand Creek) and Col. John P. Slough, the commander of the U.S. Northern Division of the Army of New Mexico at Glorieta Pass, NM, where both sides suffered serious casualties. The Union forces retreated to their temporary headquarters at a ranch east of the pass while the Confederates, thinking they had won the day, retired to their temporary headquarters west of the pass only to find that the Union forces, under Maj. Chivington, had flanked them and destroyed their supply train and mules and captured 19 of the Confederate guards. This ended the Confederate dream of capturing the gold fields in Colorado and on to California. They were forced to retreat to Texas and never ventured westward again. CONDITION: Fair. No orig finish remains being an overall mottled gray/brown patina with several nicks & dings and light battering on bbl lug and over top of octagon section. Both sides of bbl lug have been cleaned. Frame also shows heavy use with some pitting. Grip frame is fine with what appears to be repairs at the shoulders of the backstrap and retains a medium mustard patina. Replacement grip is fine. Cylinder retains a matching patina with traces of the orig Ranger/Indian fight scene visible. Cylinder also has a few spots of pitting. Wedge is an old replacement that has had the number stamped on top. Several screws are also replacements. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong sharp bore pitted in the grooves. 4-35303 JR228 (4,500-6,500) 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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