CONFEDERATE DANCE DRAGOON REVOLVER AND HOLSTER.

CONFEDERATE DANCE DRAGOON REVOLVER AND HOLSTER. Cal. 44. You are bidding on one of only two Dance Army revolvers with recoil fields authenticated by Gary Wiggins, author of the definitive book on Dance, “Dance & Brothers, Texas Gunmakers of the Confederacy”. There is no doubt in this cataloger’s mind that this is an early Confederate revolver, possibly made by Dance or some other small Texas factory mimicking Dance’s work. Surfaces of gun are consistent with other known Dance revolvers or Tucker and Sherrard revolvers. This gun appears original and authentic throughout. This gun has been in several prominent collections. Letters from these collectors accompany gun and are available to perspective bidders. One letter states the gun originated in Refugio, Texas, from the Carlson family who had an ancestor who fought in the Civil War. The last owner describes the gun as follows, “This very early Dance .44 Army revolver with its original holster came from a well known Texas collector. It is accompanied by a letter from this collector stating the gun’s provenance, ie., from a family whose ancestor fought in the Civil War. This Dance has been authenticated by experts as a product of the Dance factory. It is authenticated by Gary Wiggins, researcher of the Dance factory and its revolvers and author of the book, “Dance & Brothers Texas Gunmakers of the Confederacy”. This Dance revolver has no serial numbers. This is not unusual for Dance revolvers. Some have been observed with diamonds in place of numbers. One Dance with recoil shields and dovetailed rear sight into top of barrel, and with hammer nose not slotted for sighting, as with this particular gun, is stamped “JB” on the bottom of the grip strap. It has no serial numbers. It has an octagonal barrel, which is just one of the many variations found with Dances. (Refer to Bill Gary’s book and chapter on Dance revolvers for listing of variations “Confederate Revolvers” by Wm. Gary.) Overall patina on this gun is a dark brown. Some fine pitting evident on portions of barrel, loading lever and cylinder. Two nipples are chipped. Brass backstrap and trigger guard have a nice aged patina. Wood grips are very good. Mechanically very good. The holster shows reinforcement around the muzzle area and the belt loop has been reinforced. Overall a very sound holster form fitted to this gun.” CONDITION: As described above. 4-35346 JS27 (25,000-35,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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
	2508	$20,700.00	CONFEDERATE DANCE DRAGOON REVOLVER AND HOLSTER. Cal. 44. You are bidding on one of only two Dance Army revolvers with recoil fields authenticated by Gary Wiggins, author of the definitive book on Dance, “Dance & Brothers, Texas Gunmakers of the Confederacy”. There is no doubt in this cataloger’s mind that this is an early Confederate revolver, possibly made by Dance or some other small Texas factory mimicking Dance’s work. Surfaces of gun are consistent with other known Dance revolvers or Tucker and Sherrard revolvers. This gun appears original and authentic throughout. This gun has been in several prominent collections. Letters from these collectors accompany gun and are available to perspective bidders. One letter states the gun originated in Refugio, Texas, from the Carlson family who had an ancestor who fought in the Civil War. The last owner describes the gun as follows, “This very early Dance .44 Army revolver with its original holster came from a well known Texas collector. It is accompanied by a letter from this collector stating the gun’s provenance, ie., from a family whose ancestor fought in the Civil War. This Dance has been authenticated by experts as a product of the Dance factory. It is authenticated by Gary Wiggins, researcher of the Dance factory and its revolvers and author of the book, “Dance & Brothers Texas Gunmakers of the Confederacy”. This Dance revolver has no serial numbers. This is not unusual for Dance revolvers. Some have been observed with diamonds in place of numbers. One Dance with recoil shields and dovetailed rear sight into top of barrel, and with hammer nose not slotted for sighting, as with this particular gun, is stamped “JB” on the bottom of the grip strap. It has no serial numbers. It has an octagonal barrel, which is just one of the many variations found with Dances. (Refer to Bill Gary’s book and chapter on Dance revolvers for listing of variations “Confederate Revolvers” by Wm. Gary.) Overall patina on this gun is a dark brown. Some fine pitting evident on portions of barrel, loading lever and cylinder. Two nipples are chipped. Brass backstrap and trigger guard have a nice aged patina. Wood grips are very good. Mechanically very good. The holster shows reinforcement around the muzzle area and the belt loop has been reinforced. Overall a very sound holster form fitted to this gun.” CONDITION: As described above. 4-35346 JS27 (25,000-35,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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