The flintlock solved a longstanding problem ... The Colt depicted is a Third Model Dragoon percussion revolver (ca. 1853). A Colt with such lavish decoration and gold inlay is extremely rare.

This trigger guard was found in a domestic garden. It has been identified by the National Army Museum as being that of a Flintlock Light Dragoon Pistol Circa 1760 - 1810. It may have been army ...