Old Dragoon
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I handled one today! it was a Pietta 44 Navy rebated cylinder engraved, army type round bbl but a '51 type rammer. had the Army gripframe. I could have bought it for $150.00 but I had questions that it didn't seem quite right to me. I knew there never was a real 44 Navy Colt, this one had a steel frame. I just couldn't make it work in my mind exactly what it was. all the numbers matched and all the proofs and maker marks were in front of the TG at bbl and frame juncture and I read FAP in stylized letters on it. I offered $125.00 for it but he didn't want to budge.
I didn't want to invest too much into it as I didn't know for sure what it was.
Only other thing there was a second gen Colt 51 Navy silver plated brass frame but something didn't ring true with that one either. it looked like some of the blue was coming off the cylinder and it looked like potmetal under. Supposedly made in 1960 in the original box. I didn't know Colt made a brass silverplated frame. red flag went up and I walked away from it.
I didn't want to invest too much into it as I didn't know for sure what it was.
Only other thing there was a second gen Colt 51 Navy silver plated brass frame but something didn't ring true with that one either. it looked like some of the blue was coming off the cylinder and it looked like potmetal under. Supposedly made in 1960 in the original box. I didn't know Colt made a brass silverplated frame. red flag went up and I walked away from it.