Colt Dragoon Army Revolver, USA 1851 USA 022 gEpoch: Western and American

022 gEpoch: Western and American Civil War 1861-1899Type Collectible: Revolvers

with simulated mechanism of charge and firing

These pistols were used as self-defense weapons until the middle of the 19th century

being at the same time a popular civilian weapon

Colt Dragoon Army Revolver, USA 1851 USA 022 gEpoch: Western and AmericanDragoon revolver, manufactured by S. Colt, USA 1848. The Dragoon percussion revolver is a . 44 caliber, designed for the cavalry of the United States, also called dragons. This gun was designed as a solution to numerous problems that existed in the Walker model. Even it was submitted after the Mexican American War, it became popular among civilians during the years 1850 1860, and it was even used during the American Civil War.