Gun safes... How to get in them?

[Mygrainman]

FWIW if youve never seen a loading lever equipped Colt 1848 baby Dragoon...Now you have. Colts first commercially successful guns. They made about 15K of them but probably far less than a thousand in this configuration . This one was built early in 1849 before the 1849 models were released and is unusual with its long barrel and loading lever.

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[wired]

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[Mygrainman]

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Wow! That was in a display case and not in the safe? And in Longview?
What a beauty! Shame that you have to worry about theives to the point of having to lock such things away.

 

[11Charlie]

That is beautiful Wired!! WOW just plain WOW!

 

[wired]

Yeah I know. I would never have left that in a display case hanging on the wall. Its actually the second time I inherited it. My Grandfather gave me the gun when he died and then I gave it to my dad and then I got it back. All numbers matching , even the barrel wedge.

Funny thing is in the bottom of the display case were the original grips to the Woodsman I inherited that has Herret target grips on it now. Theyve been sitting in that case since around 1960.

 

[Mygrainman]

There's a guy on eBay that needs those grips
lol
Real Gun Sells on eBay!

 

[Mygrainman]

Just think... It's entirely possible Sam Colt himself handled that pistol. he was only in his mid 30's when it was made.

 

[wired]

Old Woody. My great grandfather bought it 1934 ish . First gun I ever fired.

 

[Mygrainman]

I was just cleaning up a similar pistol today getting it ready for the show this weekend. I really don't wanna sell it

 

[wired]

Lets talk rare. 31 cal factory Colt conical and round bullet mold for the Baby Dragoon..

 

[wired]

The Remington 41 Cal black powder Derringer.

Dad loved this stuff....

 

[Certaindeaf]

The Remington 41 Cal black powder Derringer.

Dad loved this stuff....

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Ouch.! the gangrene special

 

[Gaucho Gringo]

Very nice old Colt 1848 Baby Dragoon. Even nicer to have original bullet mold for it and like you said they are rare. You should be proud to own it, I know I would. I have to settle for my Uberti Baby Dragoon replica that has a 4" barrel and loading lever. I have a 6 shot conversion cylinder in .32 S&W short for it also. Also have a cylinder loading stand that takes a lot of wear off the loading lever assembly on this and my other cap & ball pistols. I am surprised that Andy in Everson has not chimed in yet but I am sure he will and TAC also.

I also like the Remington 41 Cal black powder Derringer. I have read the frames on these are prone to cracking in the hinge area. The .41 cal bP rimfire cartridge is no powerhouse at roughly 5-600fps but I don't think anyone would volunteer to get shot by one. You dad sounds like he was a neat guy to be around and glad you have so many fond memories of him. Sounds like he had great tastes in guns and you are lucky to be the next caretaker of some of them. If it is in good shape and if it were me I would shoot a few rounds through the colt, just clean and oil it good after you are done shooting it.

 

[Gaucho Gringo]

Ouch.! the gangrene special

Isn't that is the truth. People didn't want to get shot with it because almost all of the time nobody died at the time they were shot. If shot in the mass of body area you were sure to die a slow painful death with the state of medical science. President Garfield in 1881 died of complications from being shot with a .38 S&W round 80 days earlier. Not a pleasant way to die IMO.

 

[FortunateSon]

FWIW if youve never seen a loading lever equipped Colt 1848 baby Dragoon...Now you have. Colts first commercially successful guns. They made about 15K of them but probably far less than a thousand in this configuration . This one was built early in 1849 before the 1849 models were released and is unusual with its long barrel and loading lever.

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What an AWESOME piece of history! My god.....

 

[Mygrainman]

FWIW if youve never seen a loading lever equipped Colt 1848 baby Dragoon...Now you have. Colts first commercially successful guns. They made about 15K of them but probably far less than a thousand in this configuration . This one was built early in 1849 before the 1849 models were released and is unusual with its long barrel and loading lever.

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Intresting in so many ways... dripping with history. The word Patent is second only to COLT on the cylinder. Interesting because it was 1848, colts original 1836 patent for the revolving pistol was about to expire, and the Wesson brothers were chomping at the bit to get into the game. Colt Vs Smith and Wesson was just about to push the gun industry ahead...with some help from the civil war. If that Six shooter could talk!?

 

[etrain16]

FWIW if youve never seen a loading lever equipped Colt 1848 baby Dragoon...Now you have. Colts first commercially successful guns. They made about 15K of them but probably far less than a thousand in this configuration . This one was built early in 1849 before the 1849 models were released and is unusual with its long barrel and loading lever.

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I love that, along with the bullet mold, what a great piece to have.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

That Baby Dragoon with the proper mold is awesome...those as you have noted are difficult to find.
Andy

 

[Tully Mars]

That is some sweet pieces of history Wired. Something any one of us would be proud to own. Thanks for the pics.

 

[wired]

Just to get a little scale . This is a small gun. Not a 6 shooter either. Its a 5 shooter.