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I know there are improvements to the 3rd generation Dragoon, but is it the same size as the Walker? I wish ther was some store in the DFW area to look at both of them at the same time.

 

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I also want to research the Dragoons more, as I would like to pair one up with a Walker I already have. Benn teling the wife that I absolutly need one for holster sizing.... :lol: I think the various Dragoons were in between the Walker and '60 Army size(?), which was actually on the '51 Navy frame. Before I purchase I plan to search some of the web resources and perhaps find out what "Shooting Colt Revolvers of the Old West" has to say about them. I can not tap into my resources at the moment due to being out of town.

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I know there are improvements to the 3rd generation Dragoon, but is it the same size as the Walker? I wish ther was some store in the DFW area to look at both of them at the same time.

 

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Would it help if I took a picture of one of mine and send it to you??

 

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No, the Walker was the largest, there are three Dragoons, all larger than the 1860.

 

The Walkers were 15-3/4" long and weighed nearly four and a half pounds.

 

Eli Whitney, Jr. manufactured the first run of 1848 Dragoons for Colt at his Whitneyville factory in Connecticut. The single action revolver was a transitional model that improved on the Colt Walker. This earliest Dragoon had an improved loading lever, a shorter cylinder, and weighed less.
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If you go here: Walker and Dragoon

Scroll down a little more than half way down the page. There is a picture that shows a Colt Walker and a Dragoon together for comparison.

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