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The Dragoon was produced because of the problems seen with the fielded Colt Walker revolvers, namely, the Walker's heavy weight, four and a half pounds, making it suitable only for use as a saddle-mounted revolver, the Walker's propensity for cylinders exploding on occasion when fired (due to the chambers being loaded with too much powder often ...
The family of Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers evolved from the earlier commercial revolvers marketed by the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company of Paterson, N.J. The smaller versions of Colt's first revolvers are also called "Baby Patersons" by collectors and were produced first in .28 to .31 caliber, and later in .36 caliber, by means of rebating the frame and adding a "step" to the cylinder ...
The first true revolver produced by Colt in 1836. Colt M1847 Walker revolver: Issued to the US Cavalry. A heavy .44 caliber revolver invented during the Mexican War and designed for killing the mounts of charging enemy troopers. [12] Colt M1848 Dragoon revolver: A .44 caliber revolver that was developed from the Colt M1847 Walker. Colt M1849 ...
The Colt New Model revolving rifles were early repeating rifles produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1855 until 1864. The design was essentially similar to revolver type pistols, with a rotating cylinder that held five or six rounds in a variety of calibers from .36 to .64 inches. [ 1 ]
Colt Third Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver, serial no. 12406, American, Hartford, Connecticut, manufacturer: Samuel Colt (MET, 1995.336) Italian Colt Dragoon con disegni in oro
The Ganahl revolver is an Austro-Hungarian version of the Colt Dragoon. It began to be used by the Austro-Hungarian Navy in 1850.
Colt Army Model 1860; Colt Buntline; Colt Cobra; Colt Detective Special; Colt Diamondback; Colt Dragoon Revolver; Colt House Revolver; Colt King Cobra; Colt M1861 Navy; Colt M1877; Colt M1878; Colt M1889; Colt M1892; Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver; Colt Model 1871–72 Open Top; Colt Model 1905 Marine Corps; Colt New Line; Colt New ...
Colt Model of 1848 Holster Pistol (First Model Dragoon) Samuel Colt received a British patent on his improved design for a revolver in 1835, [5] and two U.S. patents in 1836, one on February 25 (later numbered U.S. Patent 9430X) and another on August 29 (U.S. patent 1,304).