UNIDENTIFIED & UNMARKED DRAGOON SIZED PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH DANCE ATTRIBUTES.

UNIDENTIFIED & UNMARKED DRAGOON SIZED PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH DANCE ATTRIBUTES. Cal. 44. NSN. It has an unusual 12-7/8” oct to rnd bbl with the rnd section tapered with a small dovetailed front sight. Hammer is notched as the rear sight. It has an early Colt style rammer handle with swelled end and spring loaded detent that locks into a stud dovetailed into bottom of bbl. It is secured to frame by means of cylinder pin with a flat wedge. It has a 6-shot cylinder, 1.857” diameter and 2.213” long plus ratchet. Rear shoulder is rounded with round cylinder stops and six safety pins that are all still partially intact. Bbl lug is .840” thick & 2.007” high. Flat sided frame is thick & heavy with the recoil shields milled away or never present. Bbl lug rests on front tip of frame without any attachment method except wedge. Trigger guard & backstrap strongly resemble a Colt with slightly offset trigger with square back trigger guard & thick backstrap & buttstrap. Hammer spring is very simple flat steel that fits into a notch in back of the thick hammer. Hammer has a Colt style spur with coarse knurling. Fitted with 1-pc walnut grip that is made from three pieces glued together and appears to have considerable age. This revolver, while resembling a Dance in some respects, is unlike anything previously noted by this cataloguer and others who are knowledgeable of the subject. It is obviously very old and probably American, but in truth cannot be attributed to any one maker. Accompanied by a fine period holster, obviously made for this revolver with 17” body having a wide top skirt and apparently built as a shoulder holster. Thumb strap that fit over a small brass stud is missing as is a section of shoulder strap. That this revolver & holster saw severe hard use is readily evident by sweat staining & wear on holster itself and the extensive wear on metal & grips. Also accompanied by the book Dance & Brothers, Texas Gunmakers of the Confederacy, Wiggins. There is no indication in the book that this was a Dance revolver. CONDITION: Poor to fair with iron a heavily pitted dark brown patina. Cyl pin is apparently worn well undersized and has been wrapped with string & cloth to fill the gap. Brass grip frame is fine and retains a medium mustard patina. It appears that there are internal parts missing as the hammer will not hold a half or full cock. There is no lock bolt or hand. Bore is dark & heavily pitted with no rifling remaining. Book is fine. 4-56748 (6,000-9,000)

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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	2513	$0.00	UNIDENTIFIED & UNMARKED DRAGOON SIZED PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH DANCE ATTRIBUTES. Cal. 44. NSN. It has an unusual 12-7/8” oct to rnd bbl with the rnd section tapered with a small dovetailed front sight. Hammer is notched as the rear sight. It has an early Colt style rammer handle with swelled end and spring loaded detent that locks into a stud dovetailed into bottom of bbl. It is secured to frame by means of cylinder pin with a flat wedge. It has a 6-shot cylinder, 1.857” diameter and 2.213” long plus ratchet. Rear shoulder is rounded with round cylinder stops and six safety pins that are all still partially intact. Bbl lug is .840” thick & 2.007” high. Flat sided frame is thick & heavy with the recoil shields milled away or never present. Bbl lug rests on front tip of frame without any attachment method except wedge. Trigger guard & backstrap strongly resemble a Colt with slightly offset trigger with square back trigger guard & thick backstrap & buttstrap. Hammer spring is very simple flat steel that fits into a notch in back of the thick hammer. Hammer has a Colt style spur with coarse knurling. Fitted with 1-pc walnut grip that is made from three pieces glued together and appears to have considerable age. This revolver, while resembling a Dance in some respects, is unlike anything previously noted by this cataloguer and others who are knowledgeable of the subject. It is obviously very old and probably American, but in truth cannot be attributed to any one maker. Accompanied by a fine period holster, obviously made for this revolver with 17” body having a wide top skirt and apparently built as a shoulder holster. Thumb strap that fit over a small brass stud is missing as is a section of shoulder strap. That this revolver & holster saw severe hard use is readily evident by sweat staining & wear on holster itself and the extensive wear on metal & grips. Also accompanied by the book Dance & Brothers, Texas Gunmakers of the Confederacy, Wiggins. There is no indication in the book that this was a Dance revolver. CONDITION: Poor to fair with iron a heavily pitted dark brown patina. Cyl pin is apparently worn well undersized and has been wrapped with string & cloth to fill the gap. Brass grip frame is fine and retains a medium mustard patina. It appears that there are internal parts missing as the hammer will not hold a half or full cock. There is no lock bolt or hand. Bore is dark & heavily pitted with no rifling remaining. Book is fine. 4-56748 (6,000-9,000) 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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