My Colt made, 2nd Generation, 3rd Model Dragoon, arrives...

[Oyeboten]

Hi messerist,

Now this is purely speculation on my part but is it possible that your Dragoon was left in the white because the original seller/buyer/wanted to have it engraved? Or possibly Colt intended to engrave all the freak Dragoons? Just spekulatin'.....Oh p.s. Super nice Dragoon!

I would guess so...yes...or that Colt had however many set aside, slated for the Garibaldi Engraving, and, for whatever reason, some were never Engraved, and, were later sold as-is, still partially in the White.

Or, possibly, some were set aside, for Orders where someone wanted to have Engraving done, but by their own Engraver, and not Garibaldi...


Does seem odd to me!


And, at some point, possibly some middle-manager, feeling annoyed or impatient ( what else DO middle-managers 'feel'?) after these had sat around a while, said, "No, don't bother Blueing the Barrels and Cylinders...just box 'em up as-is, and wholesale 'em out...get 'em outta here..."


Lol...

 

[arcticap]

Despite the book value, I can't help but to think that the mismatched looks of the gun make it appear to be a prime candidate for some kind of custom gun finishing.
That could not only enhance its appearance to make it look even better than similar reproduction Colts, but truely make it a "one of a kind" and possibly increase it's value even more to "someone".
Even a really nice professional hot chemical bluing job can be relatively inexpensive, and might even allow you to decide to shoot the gun as originally intended without worrying about it's "freak" value.
In that respect the gun has so much unique potential.
Good luck and have fun considering all of the future possibilities of what could be done with it.

 

[Oyeboten]

Thank you articap,



Yes, I agree.


In all honesty, this Gun is outside my level of sophisication and purpose, as far as it's intrinsics and potential.

Granted, I understand earnestly enough, it's uniqueness ( with gratitude, to the various patient mentors here on THR for the edifications ) , but have no precedents in my prior experience.


Yes...it makes sense to me, as you suggest - if one wanted a unique, one of a kind, Engraved Colt made, 3rd Model Dragoon, then having a blank Cylinder and white Barrel and Cylinder, and no 'signature' on the Backstrap to start with, would be a definite and positive advantage.


Time will tell..!



As it is now...yearning to Shoot! I will be seeing about a used, 2nd Generation Colt, 3rd Model Dragoon, of a regular sort...or, possibly, a new, if second hand, or used, 'Uberti' version.


I have not obtained anything yet for accoutremon, so, it's not as if I'm at all ready to head out to the Range, anyway..!


Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh golly...things take time...or, they do when they do.

 

[Fingers McGee]

6th Ed Blue Bool lists values at:

NIB - $750; 98% - $450; 90% - NA; 80% - NA

The value is in it's unique appearance and low numbers. Cocking, snapping or firing it would cut the value considerably.

I've got a 2nd Gen unfired Blue/CCH 3rd model that I'd gladly trade for it.

 

[broknprism]

I tried reading every post -- you're in a situation I'd like to be in. I have a NIB 2nd model, and while I prefer the squared trigger guard, I would LOVE to be able to send it to Doug Turnbull and have him carbona blue it like the originals. The blue they put on these, as nice as it is, is not the blue they came with in 1850. You have a sweet opportunity here. You can ship the parts to him easily with no regulatory paper trail, pay not much for the best blue in the Colt universe, and have what not many of us ever will. No stripping required, no rollmarks to erase, just clean it and dip it.

The case colors on these Iver Johnson Colts are nice too, but he does the best on the planet, and I'm saving up to send him my frame, hammer, and loading lever assembly.