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

Dragoon revolvers evolved as improvements on the Colt Walker. Eli Whitney manufactured the first run of 1848 Dragoons for Samuel Colt. The Dragoon revolvers weighed less and had shorter cylinders and improved loading levers.

The way to discern between the three versions of Colt Dragoon .44s is by their trigger guards and bolt locking notches in the cylinder. This 1st Model Dragoon has a square back trigger guard and oval bolt locking notches.

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 ...

2022年7月7日 · 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 are...

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 …

2014年9月10日 · But it was the Third Model Dragoon, produced from 1851 to 1861, with 10,500 guns made, that was the apex of the horse pistol. Produced in two barrel lengths, 7½" and 8", it featured an improved...

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 Third Model Dragoon, a classic symbol of the mid-19th century American West, has a rich and remarkable history. This robust percussion revolver was both a significant evolution in firearm technology and a central player in the expansion and conflict of its era.

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.