I bought a very rare Pietta Dragoon 3rd model

[COWBOYBUCK]

I bought a very rare Pietta Dragoon 3rd model.  Smiley Now I think I know what your going to say, "Pietta doesn't make a Colt Dragoon", but they actually did at one time for private order and some for sale in Italy. I have Black Powder Specialty Store in my area that carries mostly antique firearms and does restoration work also, but he does carry some replicas if they are rare.
I called him and he had a 1980's Pietta Colt Dragoon that was made for private sale only. The quality is amazing, the action very good and I really like the attention to detail.

[Fingers McGee]

Way cool.  What are the markings on it? When was it made?  Inquiring minds want to know.  Some better/bigger pictures would help too.

FM

[COWBOYBUCK]

Here is a picture of the makers mark and stamping. Sorry for the quality, I only have a cell phone camera, so it doesn't take close up pictures well. It has the Pietta stamp, AN in a square for 1985,  also the shield of arms that I think means Italy and the serial No., all stamped on many parts.

[COWBOYBUCK]

Italian years.

[COWBOYBUCK]

Here is a picture of the makers mark and stamping. Sorry for the quality, I only have a cell phone camera, so it doesn't take close up pictures well. It has the Pietta stamp, AN in a square for 1985,  also the shield of arms that I think means Italy and the serial No., all stamped on many parts.

I can't seem to get the pictures to post bigger, sorry.

[Fox Creek Kid]

Well, I can't see anything in detail with those microscopic photos. 

[COWBOYBUCK]

I think I finally got it.  Yee Haw

[Fingers McGee]

OK, where is the Pietta stamp?  Only see SN, date code, Gardone proof and Blackpowder proof stamped on the frame in the picture.
Pietta stamp is a stylized FAP or an FAP inside a diamond.  I'm beginning to think your 'Blackpowder Specialty Store' guy is mistaken.  It makes no sense for Pietta to make a one of a kind revolver for private sale that has nothing in common with their production guns.  Every part of a Dragoon is bigger than anything else they make and would require totally new machining and fabrication.  And, the serial number on a limited edition, private sale gun would conceivably be different than a normal production run SN.

[smokin6]

  Super nice!

I think I finally got it.  Yee Haw

[Abilene]

Well Fingers, looks like ol' Cowboybuck kinda disappeared right after he showed up.

[Fingers McGee]

Well Fingers, looks like ol' Cowboybuck kinda disappeared right after he showed up.

Yep.  I got an email from him in May.  I had emailed him explaining why the pictures he posted were not of a Pietta.  He responded with a thank you.

[Pettifogger]

Yep.  I got an email from him in May.  I had emailed him explaining why the pictures he posted were not of a Pietta.  He responded with a thank you.

That's nice.

[Mad Dog Jack]

So who made it? Uberti?

[The Pathfinder]

Probably ASM.