Description In total, over 19,000 six-shot .44 caliber First, Second and Third Model Colt Dragoon revolvers were produced between 1848 and 1861. Many were purchased for military issue by both the U.S.

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 1850 Colt Second Model Dragoon Revolver, presented by inventor Samuel Colt to lawman and surveyor John Coffee “Jack” Hays, is for sale online. Its value has been estimated at about $150,000.

The Colt factory made several attempts to modify and reduce the Dragoon’s weight without success. Colt’s engineers instead concentrated their efforts on developing a new .44-cal. revolver.

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The .54-caliber percussion pistols not only were more reliable, they usually could fire in the rain. The 1848 Colt Dragoon revolver marks a turn in technology that would transform warfare.

Evolution of Samuel Colt's revolver The Herald-Dispatch Feb 27, 2015 Updated Oct 17, 2015 ...