SCARCE MARTIALLY MARKED COLT FIRST MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

Revised: 10/2/2011

Lot Added

SCARCE MARTIALLY MARKED COLT FIRST MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 6434. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, German silver front sight & one-line left hand address. Frame is marked “COLT’S PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.”. There are small inspector initials on various parts. The squareback brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a matching numbered, nicely figured 1-pc walnut grip with a faint “WAT” (WILLIAM A. THORNTON) cartouche on the right side. Serial number was observed in all the usual places except the cyl spindle which is unnumbered. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 7,000 of these fine revolvers were produced in the period 1848 to about 1850. They were virtually all issued to mounted troops & saw hard and sustained service on the American frontier, primarily Texas and the West in the early Indian wars. They continued in service throughout the Civil War after which they were sold as surplus and returned as civilian arms to the American frontier where they remained in use well into the 1870s. CONDITION: Very good, all matching except cyl spindle as noted above. Bbl retains 20-25% dull orig blue, mostly on the bottom under the rammer handle. Rammer pivot retains traces of smokey case colors. All other steel parts are a dark gray/brown patina with moderate to heavy pitting on the right side of bbl and scattered, light pitting elsewhere. Trigger guard & back strap are a medium mustard patina. Grip is sound showing moderate to heavy wear with light nicks & scratches and retains a fine hand-worn patina. Mechanics are fine. Strong bore with scattered light pitting. 4-44189 (7,500-12,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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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	2106a	$8,050.00	Revised: 10/2/2011 Lot Added SCARCE MARTIALLY MARKED COLT FIRST MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 6434. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, German silver front sight & one-line left hand address. Frame is marked “COLT’S PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.”. There are small inspector initials on various parts. The squareback brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a matching numbered, nicely figured 1-pc walnut grip with a faint “WAT” (WILLIAM A. THORNTON) cartouche on the right side. Serial number was observed in all the usual places except the cyl spindle which is unnumbered. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 7,000 of these fine revolvers were produced in the period 1848 to about 1850. They were virtually all issued to mounted troops & saw hard and sustained service on the American frontier, primarily Texas and the West in the early Indian wars. They continued in service throughout the Civil War after which they were sold as surplus and returned as civilian arms to the American frontier where they remained in use well into the 1870s. CONDITION: Very good, all matching except cyl spindle as noted above. Bbl retains 20-25% dull orig blue, mostly on the bottom under the rammer handle. Rammer pivot retains traces of smokey case colors. All other steel parts are a dark gray/brown patina with moderate to heavy pitting on the right side of bbl and scattered, light pitting elsewhere. Trigger guard & back strap are a medium mustard patina. Grip is sound showing moderate to heavy wear with light nicks & scratches and retains a fine hand-worn patina. Mechanics are fine. Strong bore with scattered light pitting. 4-44189 (7,500-12,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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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