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.
The Van Dyke address was found in the Hartford City Direcotry 1873-1874
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