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Lot Description

Restored Colt Baby Dragoon Inscribed to Charles H. Ross

American Civil War

.31" caliber. 6" barrel length. SN: 5587. (Mfg. Ca1848) Item has been refinished overall and features a primarily blued metal finish with casehardened frame and hammer, silver plated brass gripstraps, and one piece walnut grips. Single action percussion five-shot revolver mounting an octagonal barrel and front brass cone sight. The left frame is marked COLTS/PATENT, and the cylinder displays Ormsby's {Ranger and Indian} roll engraved scene. Two line barrel address read ADDRESS SAML COLT/NEW-YORK CITY. The serial numbers match on the cylinder, frame, barrel, arbor pin, wedge pin, and the gripstraps. The triggerguard plate features K and Q inspector's initials. T stamp to the rear barrel lug. Backstrap is inscribed with the name Charles H. Ross. The backstrap has no further details to permit a precise identification of the inscription's origin.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition Report

Very Good as Restored. Bore is frosty with strong rifling and some light pitting near the forcing cone. The blued finish on the barrel shows some scattered light scratches. The cylinder finish shows some thinning overall along with brown patina forming in the lock stops and around the nipples. Some traces of light pitting on the ratchet teeth at the rear cylinder. The silver finish on the frame is flaking in spots along the lower edge of the forward gripstrap and on the edges of the rear gripstrap. The casehardened finish has some thinning, and the front face of the recoil shield and the arbor pin show some signs of light pitting. Grips display scattered light scratches and a dent to the left panel. All five chambers of the cylinder are very dark with pitting. The action times and indexes correctly with a tight lockup.

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