RARE CASED PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

RARE CASED PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 232. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address reading from cyl to muzzle. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” and it has silver plated square-backed brass trigger guard & back strap containing a slim, deluxe, burl walnut 1-pc grip. Back strap is engraved in period script “M M Rogers M.D. from D.M. Rogers / Savannah, Geo.”. Cylinder has five chambers with round stops and a tapered smooth cylinder pin with cupped end to use as a rammer for loading. Accompanied by an orig mahogany Colt casing with fluted beveled edge on top, lined with brown velvet and recessed in bottom for the revolver, a dbl sided early “COLTS PATENT” eagle flask, a 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” brass mold without sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a tin of Eley’s caps. The presentation on the back strap to M.M. Rogers from D.M. Rogers has been thoroughly researched by a previous owner with little information having been discovered about either man. It emerged that a Capt. Moses Rogers was the Captain of the steamship “Savannah” which was the first steam powered vessel to cross the Atlantic, which was accomplished in 1819 when she sailed from Savannah to Liverpool, England and on to Russia. It has not been firmly established that the M.M. Rogers in the presentation is a direct descendant of Capt. Moses Rogers, however a Dr. Moses Rogers was licensed to practice medicine by the Georgia Board of Physicians in Dec. 1834. It was also learned that Moses B. Rogers had been a graduate of the Medical College of Ohio in 1831 and that he was from South Carolina. Information from the Georgia Historical Society of Savannah revealed that Dr. Rogers was a delegate to a Union Party meeting in Savannah in 1841 and that in 1851 there was an advertisement in a local newspaper for medicines manufactured by Dr. Rogers. This revolver has a long and verifiable history dating back to at least 1942 when it appeared as Plate #38 in the exhibit of percussion Colt revolvers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was on loan from the world famous Albert Foster, Jr. Collection. It was also featured as Item #37 on p. 67 of the book Samuel Colt Presents, Wadsworth Atheneum, on loan from John E. Parsons, another world famous Colt collector. In addition it has also resided at one time or another in the collections of James E. Serven and Norm Flayderman. Also accompanied by the book S.S.Savannah The Elegant Steamship, Brainyard where on page 29 Capt. Rogers is mentioned regarding the sale of the Steamship Savannah. Capt. Rogers is an integral part of this book in that he was the master and captain of the Savannah on her successful trans-Atlantic voyage in 1819. PROVENANCE: Albert Foster Jr. Collection; John E. Parsons Collection; James E. Serven Collection; Norm Flayderman Collection; Dr. Robert A. Bettis Coll. CONDITION: Fair to good, all matching except grip which is unnumbered. No original finish remains being mostly a mottled heavy dark brown patina with light to moderate pitting. Cylinder is in matching condition and retains traces of orig Ranger/Indian fight scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 85% orig silver plating, thin on back strap. Grip is sound and moderately shrunken with minor nicks & scratches and retains 75-80% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with moderate pitting. Case has a repaired crack on hinged edge of lid, otherwise is sound with light nicks & scratches and retains most of an old restored finish. Interior is lightly faded with two hinge screws missing. Accessories are fine. 4-39298 JR100 (12,500-17,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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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	2242	$0.00	RARE CASED PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 232. Cal. 31. Usual configuration with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line New York City address reading from cyl to muzzle. Left side of frame has “COLTS PATENT” and it has silver plated square-backed brass trigger guard & back strap containing a slim, deluxe, burl walnut 1-pc grip. Back strap is engraved in period script “M M Rogers M.D. from D.M. Rogers / Savannah, Geo.”. Cylinder has five chambers with round stops and a tapered smooth cylinder pin with cupped end to use as a rammer for loading. Accompanied by an orig mahogany Colt casing with fluted beveled edge on top, lined with brown velvet and recessed in bottom for the revolver, a dbl sided early “COLTS PATENT” eagle flask, a 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” brass mold without sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a tin of Eley’s caps. The presentation on the back strap to M.M. Rogers from D.M. Rogers has been thoroughly researched by a previous owner with little information having been discovered about either man. It emerged that a Capt. Moses Rogers was the Captain of the steamship “Savannah” which was the first steam powered vessel to cross the Atlantic, which was accomplished in 1819 when she sailed from Savannah to Liverpool, England and on to Russia. It has not been firmly established that the M.M. Rogers in the presentation is a direct descendant of Capt. Moses Rogers, however a Dr. Moses Rogers was licensed to practice medicine by the Georgia Board of Physicians in Dec. 1834. It was also learned that Moses B. Rogers had been a graduate of the Medical College of Ohio in 1831 and that he was from South Carolina. Information from the Georgia Historical Society of Savannah revealed that Dr. Rogers was a delegate to a Union Party meeting in Savannah in 1841 and that in 1851 there was an advertisement in a local newspaper for medicines manufactured by Dr. Rogers. This revolver has a long and verifiable history dating back to at least 1942 when it appeared as Plate #38 in the exhibit of percussion Colt revolvers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was on loan from the world famous Albert Foster, Jr. Collection. It was also featured as Item #37 on p. 67 of the book Samuel Colt Presents, Wadsworth Atheneum, on loan from John E. Parsons, another world famous Colt collector. In addition it has also resided at one time or another in the collections of James E. Serven and Norm Flayderman. Also accompanied by the book S.S.Savannah The Elegant Steamship, Brainyard where on page 29 Capt. Rogers is mentioned regarding the sale of the Steamship Savannah. Capt. Rogers is an integral part of this book in that he was the master and captain of the Savannah on her successful trans-Atlantic voyage in 1819. PROVENANCE: Albert Foster Jr. Collection; John E. Parsons Collection; James E. Serven Collection; Norm Flayderman Collection; Dr. Robert A. Bettis Coll. CONDITION: Fair to good, all matching except grip which is unnumbered. No original finish remains being mostly a mottled heavy dark brown patina with light to moderate pitting. Cylinder is in matching condition and retains traces of orig Ranger/Indian fight scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 85% orig silver plating, thin on back strap. Grip is sound and moderately shrunken with minor nicks & scratches and retains 75-80% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with moderate pitting. Case has a repaired crack on hinged edge of lid, otherwise is sound with light nicks & scratches and retains most of an old restored finish. Interior is lightly faded with two hinge screws missing. Accessories are fine. 4-39298 JR100 (12,500-17,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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