counterfeiting was always prevalent. I had an incident where an older gentleman had a Colt Dragoon first model that he said he had for many years and wanted to sell. I told him that it would have to go to an authenticator. He agreed that if it was real and I bought it, I would foot the bill. If not then he would. Well, after much waiting, the gun wound up to be a VERY GOOD copy made in Mexico around the turn of the 20th century. The only tell tale sign was the angle of the screw threads. The expert said that it was only worth about $1,500.00 but if real would be between 7K to 9K. and very easy to pass off as real in its current condition. Do your homework when big$$$s are at stake.
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