From the British Light Dragoon Saddle Pistol to today's Sig Sauer M18s, weapon technology has come a long way. The U.S. Army has used guns made by a variety of manufacturers including Colt ...

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.