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THBVery Rare Texas-Made Dragoon by Tucker, Sherrod
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Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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LiveMay 2, 2018 - May 4, 2018
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- Lot Description
.44 caliber, 7.375" part octagonal-to-round barrel, S/N 222, all matching numbers. Brass backstrap and triggerguard. Stamped on the backstrap is the name S.A. Cobb. One-piece walnut grips with a silver five-pointed star inlaid in the right grip and a screw through the center of the star to hold it in place. The cylinder has a blown chamber and the rear portion of the barrel was restored under the loading lever. When it was fired there was probably a ball hung up in the barrel and when fired the next time the breech pressure blew the chamber and the bottom of the barrel. This work is not readily discernible but we will point it out if needed.
This revolver was sold by Jackson Arms in Catalog number 15, featured on the back cover, and cataloged on the inside cover.
This revolver has impeccable provenance, having been in the following collections: Billingslea, Wise Collection, the Jud Briefer Confederate Collection, and the Donald Bryan collection.
The name S.A. Cobb cannot be documented as there were several men so-named that served in the Confederate Army based on HDS and other online roster sources. The revolver was thought to be attributed to Private S.A. Cobb, Co. L., 7th Tennessee Cavalry (Duckworth's), the regiment having ridden with the iconic Nathan Bedford Forrest in many of his forays in Tennessee and Kentucky. Exactly how this association came to be is unknown, but probably pre-dates the Internet era.
The Billingslea collection was started somewhere around 1900. The collection was sold by F. Theodore Dexter in a catalog sale in 1942. This was one of the largest Confederate gun collection to be sold in the 20th century. Mr. Wise purchased the revolver and flask from Dexter's catalog. Mr Wise's collection of firearms was sold by Jackson Arms company of Dallas, Texas, and the Tucker Sherrod revolver and flask appeared on the back cover of Jackson Arms' Catalog 15. It is well described on the inside front cover. The revolver was then purchased by Justin "Judd" Briefer. At some point the revolver was acquired by Donald Bryan who subsequently sold it to the consignor in 1998. A letter from Harry Knode telling Mr. Wise about the pistol has been added to the provenance.
Provenance: Billingsley Collection, Wise Collection, Jud Briefer Confederate Collection and Donald Bryan Collection. A letter dated 1955 from Harry Knode has been added to the provenance.
The entire revolver has a nice brown patina with some pitting mixing in. Brass backstrap and triggerguard have an untouched patina. The grips are very good and the five-pointed star has a tarnished look. Texas-made revolvers are highly sought after and seldom come up for sale.Condition
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