Original U.S. Civil War Era Colt Model 1848 3rd Model Dragoon .44cal Percussion Army Revolver Made in 1853 with Cylinder Scene - Matching Serial 12669 Untouched Antique Guns On the reverse is the

On the reverse is the inscription "13

These were Gun Pointer and Gun Pointer

Smith preferred to be back among the Raiders than at the aid station

The upper right corner of the standard sight leaf is marked R to indicate that the sight graduations are for a rifle and not a carbine

and the metalwork overall now displays a lovely worn gray patina

Original U.S. Civil War Era Colt Model 1848 3rd Model Dragoon .44cal Percussion Army Revolver Made in 1853 with Cylinder Scene - Matching Serial 12669 Untouched Antique Guns On the reverse is theOriginal 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