SCARCE FIRST MODEL COLT DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SCARCE FIRST MODEL COLT DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 4528. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, dovetailed Rocky Mountain front sight with German silver blade and a fixed rear sight dovetailed into the top flat. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” over an equally tiny “U.S.”. It has square back brass trigger guard and backstrap containing a period of use replacement 1-pc walnut grip with no numbers in the backstrap channel. It has usual 6-shot cylinder with oval stop notches and a single safety pin on the rear face. Diameter of the cylinder has a mostly legible “MODEL U.S.M.R. / COLT’S PATENT” with a fine shaded background and the Ormsby ranger/indian fight scene. There are small inspector initials on some parts including backstrap and trigger guard. Trigger guard and backstrap do not appear to have ever been silver-plated and therefore the revolver is probably military issue. There were only about 7,000 of these fine revolvers produced in the period 1848-1850. They saw service in various military units from issue dates through the Civil War and afterward were sold surplus and continued in service on the American western frontier. They rarely are found retaining much original finish or fine mechanical order. CONDITION: Very good. No orig finish remains with the steel being a mottled silver-gray patina with some scattered fine pitting. Cylinder has matching finish and retains a mostly legible legend with about 60-70% ranger/Indian fight scene. The single safety pin is crisp. Grip frame retains a lightly cleaned lemon patina. Grip has been somewhat thinned which would have removed the cartouches. It has a few light nicks and scratches and retains a smooth, hand-worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with scattered fine pitting. A fine, better than average, first model dragoon. 4-39077 JR326 (17,500-27,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	2291	$0.00	SCARCE FIRST MODEL COLT DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 4528. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, dovetailed Rocky Mountain front sight with German silver blade and a fixed rear sight dovetailed into the top flat. Left side of frame has tiny “COLTS PATENT” over an equally tiny “U.S.”. It has square back brass trigger guard and backstrap containing a period of use replacement 1-pc walnut grip with no numbers in the backstrap channel. It has usual 6-shot cylinder with oval stop notches and a single safety pin on the rear face. Diameter of the cylinder has a mostly legible “MODEL U.S.M.R. / COLT’S PATENT” with a fine shaded background and the Ormsby ranger/indian fight scene. There are small inspector initials on some parts including backstrap and trigger guard. Trigger guard and backstrap do not appear to have ever been silver-plated and therefore the revolver is probably military issue. There were only about 7,000 of these fine revolvers produced in the period 1848-1850. They saw service in various military units from issue dates through the Civil War and afterward were sold surplus and continued in service on the American western frontier. They rarely are found retaining much original finish or fine mechanical order. CONDITION: Very good. No orig finish remains with the steel being a mottled silver-gray patina with some scattered fine pitting. Cylinder has matching finish and retains a mostly legible legend with about 60-70% ranger/Indian fight scene. The single safety pin is crisp. Grip frame retains a lightly cleaned lemon patina. Grip has been somewhat thinned which would have removed the cartouches. It has a few light nicks and scratches and retains a smooth, hand-worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with scattered fine pitting. A fine, better than average, first model dragoon. 4-39077 JR326 (17,500-27,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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