RARE CASED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

RARE CASED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 4463. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line address with serifs. Left side of frame has a small “COLTS PATENT”. The silver plated trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip. Cyl is usual 5-shots, unfluted, with the Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking. The “COLTS PATENT” & SN on the cyl are rolled left hand. SN was observed on the bbl lug, frame, trigger guard, arbor, buttstrap & cyl. Accompanied by an orig mahogany casing with blue velvet lining, compartmented in bottom for revolver, an early “COLTS PATENT” American eagle dbl sided flask, an orig 2-cavity bullet & ball “COLT’S PATENT” brass mold without sprue cutter and a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 15,000 of these rare revolvers were produced in the period 1847-1850 with about 4,000-5,000 of the later productions having the stagecoach holdup scene roll marking, leaving only about 10,000 Baby Dragoons with the Dragoon/Indian fight scene. The Baby Dragoon was Colt’s first attempt at a pocket-sized revolver which was immediately accepted by the public and saw extensive service from its introduction, throughout the Civil War and well into the 1870s when it was supplanted by the advent of self-contained cartridge revolvers. Few are found today in orig configuration with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all external numbers are matching. Bbl retains 75-80% orig blue with sharp edge wear; the loss areas are a medium patina; frame & hammer retain strong case colors, moderately faded with a series of small casting flaws on the lower left rear side of the frame and a few small spots of pinprick pitting on right side; visible part of cyl retains about 90% strong orig blue with wear on front edge & rear shoulder and a light cyl line; trigger guard & backstrap retain virtually all of their strong orig silver plating with a few light pimples on backstrap; grip retains most of its strong orig varnish with a few minor, very light handling marks. Case has three cracks in the lid with repaired ends; interior has lightly faded lining in the lid, moderately to heavily faded in bottom with reattached partitions; flask retains about 60% orig finish with a dent in the bottom and an open seam; mold retains a light mustard patina with light hammer marks on both sides; cavities are crisp & clean; cap tin is lightly rusted, missing about 20% of its label. 4-46051 (27,500-37,500)

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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	2249	$0.00	RARE CASED COLT BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 4463. Cal. 31. Blue & color case hardened with 4″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 2-line address with serifs. Left side of frame has a small “COLTS PATENT”. The silver plated trigger guard & backstrap contain a 1-pc walnut grip. Cyl is usual 5-shots, unfluted, with the Dragoon/Indian fight scene roll marking. The “COLTS PATENT” & SN on the cyl are rolled left hand. SN was observed on the bbl lug, frame, trigger guard, arbor, buttstrap & cyl. Accompanied by an orig mahogany casing with blue velvet lining, compartmented in bottom for revolver, an early “COLTS PATENT” American eagle dbl sided flask, an orig 2-cavity bullet & ball “COLT’S PATENT” brass mold without sprue cutter and a lacquered tin of Eley’s caps. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 15,000 of these rare revolvers were produced in the period 1847-1850 with about 4,000-5,000 of the later productions having the stagecoach holdup scene roll marking, leaving only about 10,000 Baby Dragoons with the Dragoon/Indian fight scene. The Baby Dragoon was Colt’s first attempt at a pocket-sized revolver which was immediately accepted by the public and saw extensive service from its introduction, throughout the Civil War and well into the 1870s when it was supplanted by the advent of self-contained cartridge revolvers. Few are found today in orig configuration with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all external numbers are matching. Bbl retains 75-80% orig blue with sharp edge wear; the loss areas are a medium patina; frame & hammer retain strong case colors, moderately faded with a series of small casting flaws on the lower left rear side of the frame and a few small spots of pinprick pitting on right side; visible part of cyl retains about 90% strong orig blue with wear on front edge & rear shoulder and a light cyl line; trigger guard & backstrap retain virtually all of their strong orig silver plating with a few light pimples on backstrap; grip retains most of its strong orig varnish with a few minor, very light handling marks. Case has three cracks in the lid with repaired ends; interior has lightly faded lining in the lid, moderately to heavily faded in bottom with reattached partitions; flask retains about 60% orig finish with a dent in the bottom and an open seam; mold retains a light mustard patina with light hammer marks on both sides; cavities are crisp & clean; cap tin is lightly rusted, missing about 20% of its label. 4-46051 (27,500-37,500) 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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