The Colt 1st Model Dragoon was adopted in 1848 for the U.S. Mounted Rifles. When the Mounted Rifles became the U.S. Cavalry, they were armed with a mix of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Model Dragoon pistols.

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 ...

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 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.

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.