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COLT 1848 BABY DRAGOON REVOLVER.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
COLT 1848 BABY DRAGOON REVOLVER.
Cal. 31. S# 15745. Bbl. 3" octagon w/ New York address & brass comb sight. Made w/o loading lever. Five shot round cyl. w/ stagecoach scene roll engraving. Blue & case colored finish w/ silver finished brass backstrap & square back trigger guard. Bbl., frame, grip straps & wedge have matching numbers. 1 piece walnut grips. Approx. 15,000 mfg. 1847-50. This revolver was mfg. 1850. CONDITION: bbl. finish has faded to gray-brown w/ series of dents in right wedge area. Cyl. has cleaned gray appearance showing scattered pitting & retaining most of its scene. Frame has a dark faded appearance w/ faint traces of case colors. Grip straps show 40% silver finish w/ marks & small dents. Grips show heavy wear w/ chip at toe of right panel. Action shows wear. Lightly pitted bore retains sound rifling. (01-24815/DS). ANTIQUE. $3,500-5,000.