INSCRIBED COLT 1ST MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER & DAGUERREOTYPE.

Revised: 9/22/2010

CORRECTION: The correct serial number for this gun is 3644, not 3844 as stated in the catalog description.

INSCRIBED COLT 1ST MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER & DAGUERREOTYPE. SN 3844. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line block letter address reading from cyl to muzzle. Frame has small “COLT’S PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.” The square back silver-plated brass trigger guard & back strap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip. Cyl is usual 6-shots with dragoon Indian fight scene roll marking and scarcer variant “U.S. DRAGOONS / COLTS PATENT” in two panels with SN in center. Top of back strap is engraved in period script “P. Ford“. Accompanied by a 3-ring binder of information regarding the purported orig owner of this revolver, Sgt. Patrick Ford along with an article from the March 1986 Gun Report ” A Mystery Solved: A U.S. Regular’s “Civilian” Army Dragoon”. Patrick Ford was born in Ireland in 1831 and immigrated to the U.S. in 1851, immediately enlisting in the Army. His initial unit was Company K 5th Inf. at Louisville, KY. He was apparently transferred to Company K 3rd Inf. in April 1852 at Carlisle Barracks, Kentucky. However his unit by that time was being transferred to New Mexico Territory. He walked the 1,700 miles to Fort Webster, NM Territory to join his unit where he took part in the Apache Indian Campaign and in 1855 in an engagement with Mescalero Apaches is credited with killing Indian Chief Santa Ana for which he was decorated. He was apparently discharged in April 1857. In Jan. 1858 he re-enlisted in Company C 2nd Inf, Boston, Mass. During the Civil War his unit was engaged in a number of major battles including First Bull Run, the Siege of Yorktown, Gaines Mill and Savage Station. He was wounded in the leg & ankle at Gaines Mill and captured at Savage Station and was confined in Libby Prison and Belle Island for two months before being paroled, after which he was on recruiting duty in New York and was discharged in Jan. 1863. In March of 1862 he was a Provost guard in Washington, D.C. and was disabled by a kick in the testicles while trying to arrest a drunken soldier. He re-enlisted in Company F 2nd Artillery in Jan. 1866 in Fort Vancouver, Washington, and sailed to Cook’s Inlet, Alaska to establish a post. In July 1868 his transport ran aground with his family aboard and they were marooned for three weeks. He was discharged at Fort Kodiak in Sept. 1869. In Dec. 1869 he re-enlisted in Company D 23rd Inf. in Arizona under Gen. Cook and took part in another campaign against the Apaches and was promoted to Sergeant. He was discharged Dec. 10, 1874. On Dec. 11, 1874 he re-enlisted in Company F 12th Inf. and was posted to Alcatraz Island, CA. as Provost Sergeant over military prisoners. In June 1877 he fought in the Nez Perce Indian Campaign in Idaho Territory and in June 1878 against the Barranock Indians and was discharged and retired Dec. 10, 1879 at Whipple Barracks, Arizona. He died at the Soldiers’ Home in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 26, 1911. Also accompanying is a 4″ x 5-1/4″ daguerreotype of a bearded young soldier in uniform with frock coat, sash & cavalry saber holding a kepi in his left hand, purported to be Patrick Ford. When removed from case, image has “P. Ford- U.S. Army” inscribed in pencil. PROVENANCE: Ex Norm Flayderman Coll. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching except wedge which is numbered “512” and grip which is unnumbered. Bbl retains a dark plum brown patina with fine pin prick pitting on left side of lug and right side of bbl. Rammer pivot has smoky dark case colors with handle & rammer a gray patina. Frame retains traces of smoky case colors being mostly a silver/gray patina. Cyl is a smooth medium brown patina and retains 70-75% dragoon Indian fight scene roll marking with dragoons & “COLTS PATENT” legends faint but legible, “US” is worn away. Trigger guard retains 88-90% strong orig silver plating. Back strap retains traces of silver plating at the top and thin silver plating on butt strap being mostly a medium mustard patina. Inscription is fine. Grip is sound showing heavy wear with traces of orig varnish and an overall hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with light to moderate pitting. Scarce half-plate Daguerreotype has some fading around top & side edges, not affecting the image. 4-40987 (17,500-27,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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	2392	$0.00	Revised: 9/22/2010 CORRECTION: The correct serial number for this gun is 3644, not 3844 as stated in the catalog description. INSCRIBED COLT 1ST MODEL DRAGOON PERCUSSION REVOLVER & DAGUERREOTYPE. SN 3844. Cal. 44. Usual configuration with 7-1/2″ bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line block letter address reading from cyl to muzzle. Frame has small “COLT’S PATENT” over a tiny “U.S.” The square back silver-plated brass trigger guard & back strap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip. Cyl is usual 6-shots with dragoon Indian fight scene roll marking and scarcer variant “U.S. DRAGOONS / COLTS PATENT” in two panels with SN in center. Top of back strap is engraved in period script “P. Ford“. Accompanied by a 3-ring binder of information regarding the purported orig owner of this revolver, Sgt. Patrick Ford along with an article from the March 1986 Gun Report ” A Mystery Solved: A U.S. Regular’s “Civilian” Army Dragoon”. Patrick Ford was born in Ireland in 1831 and immigrated to the U.S. in 1851, immediately enlisting in the Army. His initial unit was Company K 5th Inf. at Louisville, KY. He was apparently transferred to Company K 3rd Inf. in April 1852 at Carlisle Barracks, Kentucky. However his unit by that time was being transferred to New Mexico Territory. He walked the 1,700 miles to Fort Webster, NM Territory to join his unit where he took part in the Apache Indian Campaign and in 1855 in an engagement with Mescalero Apaches is credited with killing Indian Chief Santa Ana for which he was decorated. He was apparently discharged in April 1857. In Jan. 1858 he re-enlisted in Company C 2nd Inf, Boston, Mass. During the Civil War his unit was engaged in a number of major battles including First Bull Run, the Siege of Yorktown, Gaines Mill and Savage Station. He was wounded in the leg & ankle at Gaines Mill and captured at Savage Station and was confined in Libby Prison and Belle Island for two months before being paroled, after which he was on recruiting duty in New York and was discharged in Jan. 1863. In March of 1862 he was a Provost guard in Washington, D.C. and was disabled by a kick in the testicles while trying to arrest a drunken soldier. He re-enlisted in Company F 2nd Artillery in Jan. 1866 in Fort Vancouver, Washington, and sailed to Cook’s Inlet, Alaska to establish a post. In July 1868 his transport ran aground with his family aboard and they were marooned for three weeks. He was discharged at Fort Kodiak in Sept. 1869. In Dec. 1869 he re-enlisted in Company D 23rd Inf. in Arizona under Gen. Cook and took part in another campaign against the Apaches and was promoted to Sergeant. He was discharged Dec. 10, 1874. On Dec. 11, 1874 he re-enlisted in Company F 12th Inf. and was posted to Alcatraz Island, CA. as Provost Sergeant over military prisoners. In June 1877 he fought in the Nez Perce Indian Campaign in Idaho Territory and in June 1878 against the Barranock Indians and was discharged and retired Dec. 10, 1879 at Whipple Barracks, Arizona. He died at the Soldiers’ Home in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 26, 1911. Also accompanying is a 4″ x 5-1/4″ daguerreotype of a bearded young soldier in uniform with frock coat, sash & cavalry saber holding a kepi in his left hand, purported to be Patrick Ford. When removed from case, image has “P. Ford- U.S. Army” inscribed in pencil. PROVENANCE: Ex Norm Flayderman Coll. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching except wedge which is numbered “512” and grip which is unnumbered. Bbl retains a dark plum brown patina with fine pin prick pitting on left side of lug and right side of bbl. Rammer pivot has smoky dark case colors with handle & rammer a gray patina. Frame retains traces of smoky case colors being mostly a silver/gray patina. Cyl is a smooth medium brown patina and retains 70-75% dragoon Indian fight scene roll marking with dragoons & “COLTS PATENT” legends faint but legible, “US” is worn away. Trigger guard retains 88-90% strong orig silver plating. Back strap retains traces of silver plating at the top and thin silver plating on butt strap being mostly a medium mustard patina. Inscription is fine. Grip is sound showing heavy wear with traces of orig varnish and an overall hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with light to moderate pitting. Scarce half-plate Daguerreotype has some fading around top & side edges, not affecting the image. 4-40987 (17,500-27,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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