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the Confederate Dragoon style Pistol
made by the
J.H. Dance and Brothers
This is one of the most coveted of all Confederate made revolvers. It is the Confederate dragoon style pistol made by
the J.H. Dance and Brothers firm of Columbia, Texas.
The Dance Firm is estimated to have made between 325 and 500 revolvers depending on which statistics you look at.
The survival rate is very small with only a handful of the original revolvers being known to still exist.
This is arguably one of the finest ones still surviving.
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It is serial number 164 on all of the major parts and has all matching numbers. All of the serial numbers are beautifully hand engraved except for the loading lever which is correctly stamped with the “164” number.
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The Dance revolvers came in .36 caliber and .44 caliber. This one is the .44 caliber that was patterned after the famous Colt Dragoon revolver. They can be easily distinguished from the standard Colt revolver from a mile away. When you glance at the frame you notice that the section behind the cylinder is completely flat instead of the Colt design that has the recoil shield protrusions.
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This is one of only two of the Dance revolvers that are known to be engraved. You can see the artistic zig-zag engraving along the bottom and back of the frame. This design appears on each side. Also the beautiful brass trigger guard has a thorn branch design carved into the brass. This would have been one of the best qualities made of all of the Dance revolvers when it left the factory.
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The mechanics of the revolver function quite well for the age. The cylinder rotates to the next position but locks up when on the middle position. The cylinder still retains the original safety pins which are almost never encountered.
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The barrel is full-length at 8 inches and still has the original lands and grooves inside of the barrel. One neat thing about the barrel is that if you look at the silver front sight one each side of the sight it has a small dot surrounded by a circle of dots. This same pattern is slightly visible underneath what is left of the barrel wedge screw. It is just another added aesthetic to this beautifully designed weapon.
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These dance revolvers come in two barrel styles. This one is the full octagonal barrel which is a good bit scarcer than the part octagonal and part round.
On the handle of the gun it has the original 1-piece walnut grips. The wood has a stunning look that definitely sets this gun apart from the rest. The grips have the flat beveled sides and on the left hand side it has the beautiful inlaid silver crescent moon.
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These Dance revolvers were prized possessions even after the Civil War. There are a few pictures of Famous Native Americans holding their Dance revolvers that can be easily distinguished by the flat sided frames. Here is a couples of different vies of one of the most famous Native Americans, Geronimo, with his Dance Revolver.
This particular gun was on exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 1942. We have a copy of the catalogue pages that show the gun while part of the Colt display.
This is one of the most fantastic weapons that you will ever encounter.
You get the Authentic Dance Revolver, the original Dance holster
and the Dance Bullet mold for $67,500.00.
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