Until the advent of the .357 Mag., the .44-cal. 1847 Colt Walker was the United States’ most powerful revolver. Still, the handgun had drawbacks, most notably its massive size. In those early years of ...

The years immediately following the American Civil War presented an interesting dilemma for the Colt Patent Firearms Co. Its reliable percussion revolvers had been the most popular military sidearms ...

Appraisal: Colt Third Model Dragoon, ca. 1855, from Bismarck, Hour 2. Watch Paul Carella's appraisal of a Colt Third Model Dragoon, ca. 1855, in Bismarck, Hour 2.