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these being Fluck (also called 2nd Contract Colt or Pre Production First Model) number 2,784 and 2,223. The balance of the parts are from two other Fluck dragoons (presumably guns that failed and were stripped for parts). These parts bear only the original Colt die struck serial of 3,000. were all shipped from Colt with the number 3,000 on them. The backstrap, trigger guard, frame, arbor, etc.

Every part is original Pre-Production First model. This gun is 100% Fluck Dragoon in all respects. barrel and wedge both originally 2,784 and both additionally struck with 3,000), The rammer originally 2,223 is also struck 000, and cylinder overstruck 3000 and 000. It is numbered 3,000 on all parts and has period replacement parts from Fluck number 2,784 and 2,223 which have been overstruck with 3,000 or 000. the gun here shown is THE LAST FLUCK DRAGOON EVER MADE. ) Serials are believed to be 2001 to 3000. or Pre-Production First Models are believed to have been made in a quantity of 1000 guns (contrary to John Fluck's theory that 300 were made. The only Walker feature found on these is the die stamp used on some of the early serial numbers.

In addition the parts on these guns were made expressly for this model and were not left overs from the Walker production. (See Monograph by Max Longfield for more data).

After Colt supplied his first contract of 1000 Walker Revolvers, his improved design for his Second Contract in late 1847 was for THIS rare "2nd Contract Dragoon". when it was shown and proven without question that these rare dragoons are actually the true successor to the Walker and were also the model that preceded the true Colt First Model Dragoon. and this theory was accepted for decades. He had written some decades ago that these guns were made largely of odd Walker Colt parts from failed Walkers. Once referred to as the "Fluck" dragoon, named after the arms collector John Fluck who first recognized this model as a distinct and unique model of dragoon. Pre-Production First Model Dragoon, also known as Fluck Dragoon or called Colt's Second Contract Dragoon Revolverīest estimates state that there are somewhere around 30 to 50 of these ULTRA rare Colts still in existence.

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