Original U.S. Colt M-1878 Double Action Frontier Six Shooter .44-40 Revolver made in 1898 - Serial 39464 19th Century Dragoons and light cavalry used

Dragoons and light cavalry used these saddle straps in order to affix their carbine to the saddle while on horseback

This indicates manufacture by Waffenwerke Brünn AG

In 1822 it was selected to be re-barreled with a rifled barrel that with 1820's technology had become economically viable

Used in the nose turret of the Consolidated B-24 Heavy Bomber during WW2

(Medal #246420

Original U.S. Colt M-1878 Double Action Frontier Six Shooter .44-40 Revolver made in 1898 - Serial 39464 19th Century Dragoons and light cavalry usedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The romance around Colt "Cowboy" Revolvers never ceases to amaze us. This is a fine example of the Model 1878 "Frontier Six Shooter" Double Action Revolver, in the popular . 44 40 Winchester chambering. This model was manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1878 to 1907, and is often referred to as the "Frontier" or the "Double Action Army" revolver. A total of 51,210 Model 1878 revolvers were manufactured