Colt Dragoon 1848 Percussion Army Revolver              click image for detail view

Illustrated here is the Colt 2^nd Model 1848 Percussion Army Revolver, and is the 7^th in a series of Classic World Firearms.  The big bore, .44 caliber, single action, six shot revolver was produced in Col. Sam Colt’s Hartford, Connecticut factory between 1848 and 1860 as a sidearm for the U.S. Mounted Rifles, know as Dragoons, from which the gun takes its nickname.  In three variations, the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd models, about 18,500 revolvers were manufactured.  Most of them were the 3^rd model, which had a production run of some 10,000.  Some of the 3^rd Models were made with frame cuts to accept a shoulder stock and a folding leaf sight

This big gun weighted 4lbs and 4 ounces, was 14.75 inches long and had a 7 ½ inch barrel.  Sometimes called a horse pistol, it could be carried either in a belt holster or a saddle holster.

This is the 7th in a Series of Historic Firearms                                                    edition size - 500       print size  11" x 18"     $ 39.00

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