Description
This revolver belongs to my grandpa. I have no idea if it is an original or not. I am looking for the value and if anyone can tell me if its a replica.
Category
Other
Distinguishing marks
On revolver it has "Colts Patent" and "Model USMP"
It also has a star with "PN" underneath the star.
On the bottom of the trigger guard it has the numbers 03369
On the chamber it says "US 1847"
It also has a star with "PN" underneath the star.
On the bottom of the trigger guard it has the numbers 03369
On the chamber it says "US 1847"
Condition
Fair
Date Period
1847?
For Sale?
No
Photos
Re: Colt 44 Dragoon Blackpowder Revolver
Damn Sam, that is cool! But it's really hard to tell anything from pics, you should have it looked at by a gun shop, and see if the serial numbers match, take measurements, and maybe even send the serial numbers off to colt and see if you can get any info about the gun from them. Theye are tons of fakes and reproductions of this gun, and yours seems to be in almost too good of condition, which makes me wonder if it is an original, but you never know... GL! If it were an original I wouldn't even want to guess at the value, except to say that it would be substantial. ..
Re: Colt 44 Dragoon Blackpowder Revolver
I actually talked to my grandpa and he said he had purchased it in 1920s in a magazine. He believes the magazine said Colt produced 1000 of the engraved barrels in 1890 and they went up for sale in the 20s and he acquired one.
Re: Colt 44 Dragoon Blackpowder Revolver
Well, that doesn't sound entirely unlikely, I have heard of other guns being bought as surplus through magazines at around that time period, but I haven't been able to find anything about colt producing any in the 1890's. Perhaps they didn't make them at that time, but just engraved pre-existing barrels...
Wikipedia says:
The First Model Colt Dragoon Revolver has oval-shaped cylinder notches, a V-type mainspring, no wheel on the rear of the hammer, no pins between the nipples on the cylinder and a squareback triggerguard. Colt produced about 7,000 first models between 1848 and 1850.
Your serial number 03369 fits in with them having made 7000, and yours seems to match the description from what I can tell in the pics, but again, I'm no expert and you'd really have to have it examined in person by someone who is to determine if it's "real" and what it would be worth...