$5000 "mistake" redeemed

[scooter748driver]

Well, after my $5000 near miss (posted here: https://civilwartalk.com/threads/my-5000-mistake-long-read.216423/), I was hesitant to look for a Dragoon. Fate, on the other hand, thought otherwise.

A spurious last second bid on a recent Rock Island auction netted a First Model Dragoon made in 1849. This one, without any hesitations, reservation, or regrets, is a bonafide absolutely 100% authentic First Model Dragoon. In fact, it is head and shoulders above my previous mistake. It even has some of the original cylinder scene. Even Mr. Charles Pate pronounced it A-OK!

Rather than belabor the point, let me share my unexpected but nevertheless much appreciated good fortune. Here is my 1849 First Model Dragoon!

 

[MWood1841]

very nice dragoon. my wife happened to see me looking at dragoon auctions on my phone the other evening and asked me if I had lost my mind

 

[scooter748driver]

Thank you! A few years ago mine said something similar when I was looking at Dragoons. She said "you should get one," then I told her the average price and that was that. When this one arrived she was as excited as me about it!

 

[JOHN42768]

Great looking piece

 

[Joe Whitworth]

Nice looking pistol, worth the wait. Does the "0" below the serial number on the trigger guard have any significance?

 

[R. Porter]

Good show! Chalk one up for the School of Soft Knocks and Close Calls.