Colt Third Model Dragoon Revolver

Posted July 12, 2010 in Pistols by Steve Johnson with 9 Comments
Tags: Colt, handguns, history, revolver

The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art has this incredibly beautifully engraved Colt Third Model Dragoon revolver. The gun was part of three pairs created for Samuel Colt to exhibit in Europe during the Crimean war.

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[ Many thanks to Jonathan for taking the photos. ]

Steve Johnson

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