The Colt depicted is a Third Model Dragoon percussion revolver (ca. 1853). A Colt with such lavish decoration and gold inlay is extremely rare. 1840 - Guns begin to use pin-fire cartridges.

Mass production made the guns affordable. Reliability and accuracy made the Colt a favorite of soldiers and frontiersmen. The Colt depicted is a Third Model Dragoon percussion revolver (ca. 1853). A ...

The shining point on this Colt Third Model Dragoon is the intricate engravings completed by Gustave Young, and thus falls ...

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Scout teased a third model during the debut of its Traveler SUV and Terra pickup. The company's head of product marketing hinted at a two-door convertible model similar to the Ford Bronco and Jeep ...

a dentist by trade but also a prolific firearm inventor who created the Remington Model 95 Double Derringer some 18 years earlier. Additional “Lightning” patents were granted later to Colt ...

Before it thinks about a third model, Scout first has to ensure the Traveler and Terra are a success. The original International Harvester Scout was sold as a two-door convertible. The head of ...