COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 11481. Cal. 31. Scarce Baby Dragoon with desirable 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and right hand 2-line New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the silver plated square back trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip. It has usual 5-shot cylinder with oval stop notches and traces of stagecoach holdup scene. Wedge is a period of use replacement. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only a total of only about 15,000 of these small pocket revolvers were made in period 1847-1850 and only about 1,700 of those were produced with stagecoach holdup scene and oval stop notches. These little revolvers were Colt’s first attempt at a small size revolver and were almost immediately successful and saw service all over the western frontier and literally around the world, usually with poor minimal maintenance. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Fair to good, all matching except wedge & grip which are unnumbered. Bbl retains a smooth silver/brown patina with scattered fine pitting around muzzle. Frame & hammer are a mottled dark patina with several small hammer marks on left side of frame. Cylinder is a silver/brown patina with vice marks on opposite sides and traces of stagecoach holdup scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain most of their orig silver finish. Grip is sound showing light to moderate wear on edges with light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Timing needs adjustment, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bore with scattered pitting. 4-39402 JR221 (4,000-7,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2280	$3,162.50	COLT MODEL 1848 BABY DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 11481. Cal. 31. Scarce Baby Dragoon with desirable 5″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and right hand 2-line New York City address with dashes. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” and the silver plated square back trigger guard & back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip. It has usual 5-shot cylinder with oval stop notches and traces of stagecoach holdup scene. Wedge is a period of use replacement. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only a total of only about 15,000 of these small pocket revolvers were made in period 1847-1850 and only about 1,700 of those were produced with stagecoach holdup scene and oval stop notches. These little revolvers were Colt’s first attempt at a small size revolver and were almost immediately successful and saw service all over the western frontier and literally around the world, usually with poor minimal maintenance. PROVENANCE: Col. Kenneth P. Brown Collection. CONDITION: Fair to good, all matching except wedge & grip which are unnumbered. Bbl retains a smooth silver/brown patina with scattered fine pitting around muzzle. Frame & hammer are a mottled dark patina with several small hammer marks on left side of frame. Cylinder is a silver/brown patina with vice marks on opposite sides and traces of stagecoach holdup scene. Trigger guard & back strap retain most of their orig silver finish. Grip is sound showing light to moderate wear on edges with light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Timing needs adjustment, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bore with scattered pitting. 4-39402 JR221 (4,000-7,000) 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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