Colt Dragoons

NSN. Made circa 1849 – 1850. Finished in the white. Gun is unused. This gun could have been a shop sample or it could have been experimental prototype. This gun has the full cylinder scene, but has no serial numbers and no patent dates. The only marking is the barrel address. This gun was pictured in The Book of Colt Firearms by R. L. Wilson and R. Q. Southerland on...

Serial number 11584. Made in 1851. 44 caliber with 7 ½” barrel. This gun is a hard used 3^rd Model that has been repair on the trigger guard and the back strap. Grips are well made replacement.

Serial number 19394. Made in 1860. 44 caliber with a 8” barrel. Very sharp gun. Metal has a smooth even gray patina. The cylinder scene is excellent. Grips are excellent with most of the original varnish. Gun is all matching. The back strap has most of the silver. The trigger guard has 35% of the silver. 8” dragoons are very rare, thought to be less than 200 guns overall....

Serial number 13700. Made in 1853. 44 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. This is an incredibly rare Colt 3^rd rd Model Dragoon with Factory Nickel Plating. The original nickel finish rates approximately 97%, The grips are excellent with most of the original varnish. The cylinder scene is excellent. This gun comes with a letter of authentication from Arnold Marcus...

Serial number 2324. Made in 1848. 44 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. This gun is in excellent condition with 95% of the original / period Tinned finish. Grips are very good and have been lightly cleaned. Grips are very fine condition with visible cartouches on both sides. This is a double rarity with as being both a “fluck” dragoon and a tinned finish gun. The “Fluck” dragoons...

Serial number 16. Made in 1853. 44 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. Very nice sharp gun with a light brown patina. This gun is serial number 16 in the London Dragoon series and is all matching. This gun has the very rare and early barrel address. Cylinder scene is still visible. The back strap is inscribed “Sergt W. F. Brien 8^th Husars”. The 8^th Hussars was...

Serial number 8191. Made in 1850. 44 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. Metal has 98% of silver plated finish. This appears not be a non factory finish. This is an incredible rare experimental Fluted first Model Colt Dragoon. Only a handful of these were ever done. This gun was formerly in the John Parsons collection and was displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This gun...

Serial number 67. Made in 1853. 44 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. Very fine example with probably 20% of the original blue finish on the barrel. This is a very sharp gun. This gun has the early barrel address. The cylinder scene is still visible. The grips are very good with some of the original varnish. The back strap is inscribed “Lt. Col. L. Doherty, XIIIth Lt Drg The gift...

Serial number 1247. Made in 1847. 44 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. Very fine example of Whitneyville Hartford Dragoon. Metal is nice and sharp with a light brown patina. Cylinder scene has most of the original scene. Grips are excellent with most of the original varnish. The trigger guard still has most of the original silver while the back strap has 10% - 15% of the original...

Serial number 1194. 44 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. Made in 1847. Very rare gun, much more rare than a Colt Walker. This gun has the Walker style cut outs in the grips which is the most desirable of the three types of cut outs in this model. Metal has an even gray patina. Cylinder has visible restored scene and the number on the cylinder was freshened. Grips are very good....

Serial number 8994. Made in 1850. 44 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. Metal has been cleaned and has an even gray patina. Gun has restored markings . Action works well.

Serial number 7368. Made in 1849. 44 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. The metal has an even dark brown top gray patina. Cylinder scene is visible and very good. Cylinder is non matching to the rest of the gun, but looks to have been with this gun since the period of use. Grips show heavy use. Action works well.

Serial number 18107. 44 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. The metal has an even light brown patina. Various inspectors marks are throughout the gun. The grips are oil finished which is appropriate for military guns, but no cartouches may be observed. Action works perfectly. All numbers match.

Serial 13764. 44 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. Metal has a gray patina and has been cleaned.

Made in 1848. 44 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. Very fine condition with a smooth brown patina with small traces of blue in the protected areas. Throughout the metal is spots of light pitting. Cylinder still has most of the scene. Grips are very good. Right hand side of the grip is carved “Kippen 1853” Trigger guard has been reconfigured. Back strap just behind hammer is...

Serial Number 1442. Made in 1848. 44 caliber. With a 7 ½” barrel. Gun is in very good condition. No original finish remains, but the metal is nice and sharp. Metal has scattered light pitting. Cylinder scene is still visible. What makes this gun interesting is this gun is it a very early serial number of 1442, yet has features of a 3^rd model dragoon. The gun is...

Made in 1858. 44 caliber with a 7 ½” barrel. Nice sharp gun. Metal has a nice even light brown to gray patina. Cylinder scene is very good. Metal has small spots of light pitting. Action works perfectly and locks up tight. Grips are very good. Cartouches are present, but faint. This is a US martial gun and small inspectors markings are present is various places...