Original Rare U.S. Civil War Era Colt 2nd Model 1848 "Dragoon" .44cal Percussion Army Revolver made in 1850 - Matching Serial 8675 French Antique Guns were equipped with a percussion

were equipped with a percussion cap system igniting a timed fuse

this is magnificent

1947 and enlisted in the Marine Corps on October 1

The shell has the correct standard chin strap

in period photographs

Original Rare U.S. Civil War Era Colt 2nd Model 1848 "Dragoon" .44cal Percussion Army Revolver made in 1850 - Matching Serial 8675 French Antique Guns were equipped with a percussionOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Colt Model 1848 "Dragoon" Percussion Army Revolver is a MASSIVE . 44 caliber revolver, designed by Samuel Colt for the U. S. Army's Regiment of Mounted Rifles. The revolver was also issued to the Army's "Dragoon" Regiments, and was an evolution of the earlier Model 1847 "Walker" revolver, designed for the Texas Rangers, designed as a solution to numerous problems encountered with the Colt Walker. Although it was