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SCARCE COLT THIRD MODEL LONDON DRAGOON.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:10,000.00 USD Estimated At:20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD
SCARCE COLT THIRD MODEL LONDON DRAGOON.
SN 18491. Cal. 44. Blue and color case hardened with 7-1/2" oct to rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1 line "COL. COLT LONDON" address. Left side of bbl lug and cyl have British proofs. Top flat of bbl is installed with a 3-leaf sight, 2 folding & 1 standing. The bbl address was intentionally applied more forward than usual to accommodate the rear sight dovetail. Frame is 4 screw type cut for shoulder stock with flat head hammer screw and replaced stock screws. Left side of frame has a small "COLTS PATENT". Cyl is usual 6 shots with Dragoon/Indian Fight Scene roll marking. The silver plated rnd guard brass trigger guard and backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc walnut grip with last 4 digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. This exact Dragoon, identified by SN, is pictured on pg 99 of The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson, with credit to the Robert Q. Sutherland Collection. Mr. Wilson states that "serial number devulges (sic) this gun not in Hartford English series. Made in Hartford and believed shipped C. 1859 to England for the display purposes. An unusual and unique Dragoon." Mr. Wilson's statement about says it all regarding this Dragoon. It certainly is most unique and unusual. PROVENANCE: Robert Q. Sutherland Collection; Dr. John M. Pickup Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including wedge, cyl and grip. Bbl retains 65-70% strong orig blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a dark patina. Right side of bbl lug has several nicks and dings around wedge slot. Rammer and handle retain smoky case colors. Frame and hammer retain 75-80% dark, smoky case colors. Cyl is a gray brown patina with a few nicks and dings and a heavy scrape around the circumference toward the front edge and shows 70-75% Dragoon/Indian Fight Scene with both panels mostly legible. Trigger guard retains 25-30% orig sliver with the balance a medium mustard patina. Backstrap and buttstrap retain virtually all of their orig silver plating. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few spots of light pitting. 4-46451 JR116