The first wartime orders placed by the Army for the Model 1860 was in May 1861, totaling 1,000 “Colt’s Dragoon Pistols New Model.” By April 1862, the Colt factory had delivered more than ...

The 1860 was also produced in .36 Caliber for the Navy but many a .44 Army would also be ... (and following) the war, the 1848 Colt Dragoon was the choice of the southern veteran of the Mexican ...

A flood of firearms followed, including the Colt Dragoon, Colt 1851 Navy, Colt Army Model 1860, and Colt M1861 Navy. Although Samuel Colt died in January 1862, ...

The Colt 1860 Army. Wikimedia Commons. Civil War hostilities were thriving when the 1860 Army made its debut. Colt Paterson, Walker, and Dragoon pistols held the stage until the ergonomic and graceful ...

Colt revolvers were important weapons in the US arsenal for much of the 19th century, with at least four designs — the Colt 1847, the Colt M1848 Dragoon, the Colt Army Model 1860, and the Colt ...

The “Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber,” as the 1851 Navy was originally called, was Colt’s first practical revolver, coming after its 4-lb., 8-oz., .44-cal. Dragoon and the less ...

The Colt Model 1860 army revolver was manufactured from 1860 through 1873. The total production consisted of more than 200,000. The six-shot, .44-caliber revolver was the primary handgun used by Union ...

Colt's revolver was the first truly mass produced item made using modern industrial techniques. This Colt Dragoon was made in Colts London factory in 1853 in readiness for the Crimean War.

Colt's revolver was the first truly mass produced item made using modern industrial techniques. This Colt Dragoon was made in Colts London factory in 1853 in readiness for the Crimean War.