MARTIALLY MARKED COLT 3RD MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

MARTIALLY MARKED COLT 3RD MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 11426. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New-York City address. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.”. It has usual 6-shot cyl with Dragoon/Indian fight scene along with the panels “MODEL U.S.M.R. / COLTS PATENT” above and below the SN, with five of the six safety pins mostly serviceable. The brass trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with the SN in back strap channel. Left side of grip has the cartouche “JCB” (Joseph C. Bragg) and the right side a “WAT” (Capt. William A. Thornton) cartouche. There are inspector initials on various metal parts of this revolver. The 3rd Model Dragoon was the highest production of the three models with about 10,500 produced in the period 1851-1861. These revolvers usually saw hard service with the military prior to the Civil War then remained in service throughout the Civil War, usually under extreme adverse conditions. After the Civil War most surviving examples were sold as surplus to various civilian distributors & dealers and returned to service, again on the frontier. These revolvers remained as working sidearms well into the 1870s when they were finally replaced by cartridge arms and relegated to barns, attics & other places of poor storage. With their long history of service and subsequent lack of care it is very rare to find one in orig configuration with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Traces of orig finish remain in the most sheltered areas being an overall medium gray patina with scattered fine pitting. Hammer screw is stripped, otherwise screws are fine, mostly with clean slots. Cyl is matching patina with overall fine pitting and a couple of areas of deeper pitting. Panels around SN are mostly legible and overall retains about 50% Dragoon/Indian fight scene. Grip frame retains a medium brass patina. Grip is sound with moderate edge wear and a few light nicks & scratches and retains a wonderful hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting in the grooves. 4-42022 (10,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	2261	$11,500.00	MARTIALLY MARKED COLT 3RD MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 11426. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line New-York City address. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.”. It has usual 6-shot cyl with Dragoon/Indian fight scene along with the panels “MODEL U.S.M.R. / COLTS PATENT” above and below the SN, with five of the six safety pins mostly serviceable. The brass trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with the SN in back strap channel. Left side of grip has the cartouche “JCB” (Joseph C. Bragg) and the right side a “WAT” (Capt. William A. Thornton) cartouche. There are inspector initials on various metal parts of this revolver. The 3rd Model Dragoon was the highest production of the three models with about 10,500 produced in the period 1851-1861. These revolvers usually saw hard service with the military prior to the Civil War then remained in service throughout the Civil War, usually under extreme adverse conditions. After the Civil War most surviving examples were sold as surplus to various civilian distributors & dealers and returned to service, again on the frontier. These revolvers remained as working sidearms well into the 1870s when they were finally replaced by cartridge arms and relegated to barns, attics & other places of poor storage. With their long history of service and subsequent lack of care it is very rare to find one in orig configuration with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip. Traces of orig finish remain in the most sheltered areas being an overall medium gray patina with scattered fine pitting. Hammer screw is stripped, otherwise screws are fine, mostly with clean slots. Cyl is matching patina with overall fine pitting and a couple of areas of deeper pitting. Panels around SN are mostly legible and overall retains about 50% Dragoon/Indian fight scene. Grip frame retains a medium brass patina. Grip is sound with moderate edge wear and a few light nicks & scratches and retains a wonderful hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting in the grooves. 4-42022 (10,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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