The Colt Dragoon Revolver was produced with several variations between 1847 and 1860, when the Colt Model 1860 revolver replaced it. All the improvements in design of Colt revolvers were applied to the Dragoons as well to the smaller models of Colt revolvers.

Weighing in at 4.2lbs, the .44 caliber Colt Dragoon was a beast of a firearm. Designed in 1848 for the US Army as an improvement to the 1847 Colt Walker — designed from a collaboration between famed firearms inventor Samuel Colt and Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers — the Dragoon is not only one of the earliest Colts, its one of ...

Samuel Colt continued to improve his big .44s without making drastic changes. This has caused the collecting fraternity to label them 1st, 2nd and 3rd Model Dragoons. Here’s how to discern between the three at a glance. On 1st Model Dragoons the trigger guard has a square back and the bolt locking notches in the cylinder are oval.

The Colt Third Model Dragoon is one of the most iconic percussion revolvers of the mid-19th century. A symbol of rugged frontier firepower, it played a significant role in shaping American military and civilian handgun use during the 1850s.

Samuel Colt continued to improve his big .44s without making drastic changes. This has caused the collecting fraternity to label them 1st, 2nd and 3rd Model Dragoons. Here’s how to discern between the three at a glance. On 1st Model Dragoons the trigger guard has a square back and the bolt locking notches in the cylinder are oval.

Colt's Dragoons were the .44 percussion revolvers that followed the Walker model. About 7,000 First Model Dragoons were made from 1848 to 1850. A number of Dragoons were brought to California by gold rush participants and in San Francisco, a Colt Dragoon could sell for …

Jul 7, 2022 · Samuel Colt made several iconic firearms from the 1830s to 1861 when he died: the Colt Paterson revolvers, the Paterson revolving carbine, the Walker Colt revolver, and the Colt Dragoons...

This Dragoon model revolver and its mate (presented to the Czar of Russia) are considered among Colt's masterpieces. Apparently, they were created as part of a set of three pairs of gold-inlaid revolvers that Colt took with him to Europe in 1854.

In total, over 19,000 six-shot .44 caliber First, Second and Third Model Colt Dragoon revolvers were produced between 1848 and 1861. Many were purchased for military issue by both the U.S. and individual state government and were used during the Civil War.

The Colt Model 1848 Percussion Army Revolver is a .44 caliber revolver designed by Samuel Colt for the U.S. Army's Mounted Rifles, also known as "Dragoons". This revolver was designed as a solution to numerous problems encountered with the Walker Colt.