Gun: Colt 1851 Third Model Dragoon Caliber:.44 percussion cap and ball Serial No: 108XX Manufactured: 1851 (first year production for Third Model) Condition: NRA Fair (Antique Gun Standards) Value ...

Ironically, inspired by the acceptance of his massive .44-cal. 1847 Walker and First Model 1848 Dragoon, the enterprising Sam Colt sensed an opportunity.

The 1851 Colt replaced the three versions of dragoon revolvers that came before the 1851, ... By 1860 the .44- caliber New Model Army revolver soon rivaled the Navy on which it was based.

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.

This six-shooter, in the collection of the National Museum of American History, is not the very first Colt six-shooter, but an updated, slightly lighter version Colt produced between 1848 and 1861.

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.