This is an extraordinary custom made copy of one of the elaborate Gustave Young embellished Colt revolvers of the 1850's era. This extremely ornate Dragoon revolver features floral scroll engraving on the barrel lug, loading lever, cylinder, frame, backstrap and trigger guard. The barrel and cylinder are finished brown, the frame, hammer and loading lever assembly case colored, fire blue loading lever latch and percussion nipples, and the trigger guard, backstrap and screws are gold. There are gold inlaid bands bordering the barrel lug, loading lever, hammer sides, cylinder and frame. Gold relief scroll decorates the breech end of the barrel, rear of the cylinder and top of the hammer. There are two thin gold inlaid bands and scroll design around the muzzle. The sides of the barrel lug feature a gold relief fox, two gold relief woodchucks on the recoil shield, a setters head on the rear of the frame on both sides and a squirrel on the right recoil shield. The top of the barrel flat is gold inlaid "ADDRESS SAML COLT NEW YORK CITY" flanked by brackets, reading from breech to muzzle, the cylinder is gold inlaid "COLTS PATENT / No 19084" and "COLTS / PATENT" is gold inlaid on each side of the frame surrounded by a gold inlaid scroll border. The bottom of the barrel lug is marked in gold inlay "R. LEWIL / LIEGE" over the engraved serial number. The serial number on the frame is gold inlaid. The left side of the rammer and the loading lever are numbered "5543" and the wedge is numbered "596". The revolver is fitted with a finely checkered one piece walnut grip with a carved floral design at the top.

Professionally custom embellished to near mint condition. There is some edge wear on the high edges of the barrel.