Colt Dragoon Identification

[Flintlock Fellow]

I picked up this Colt Dragoon this afternoon from a local gun store. Serial number is “1277C”, which I can’t seem to find in Colt’s serial number database. Backstrap appears to have an engraving of Samuel Colt’s signature. What do you think? Some sort of commemorative?

 

[Flintlock Fellow]

Never mind. I believe I’ve determined this to be a ‘Signature Series’ Dragoon made under license.

 

[D Yager]

Do you plan on shooting it? Not to sound like a broken record...fix the arbor. Plus a heads up, the signature series need a lot of work on the internals.

 

[Robert an saa fan]

The O P posted the dragoon in the MLF classifieds early this morning.

 

[Flintlock Fellow]

The O P posted the dragoon in the MLF classifieds early this morning.

Yeah, I have the opportunity to purchase an unfired Old Army from a friend. Decided that would better suit my purposes with its adjustable sights.

 

[OlSwede]

Never mind. I believe I’ve determined this to be a ‘Signature Series’ Dragoon made under license.

First Model Dragoon. The Signature Series gets some criticism, but all in all, a very nice revolver. They have a real good fit and finish too.
I will admit it took some surgery to polish up the guts and properly space the arbors on those, but I think there are more than a few of us who would take apart a 2nd Gen Colt, or any Gen Colt, to make it run a tiny bit better.
Plus you can shoot it all you want, without fear of the “devaluation factor”.
Have fun you lucky guy.