Mass production made the guns affordable. Reliability and accuracy made the Colt a favorite of soldiers and frontiersmen. The Colt depicted is a Third Model Dragoon percussion revolver (ca.

The remains of U.S. Army Pvt. Charles W. Smalley, a soldier from northern Indiana, have been identified after 78 years. His remains were found in France and identified using forensic analysis.

Smalley’s name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at Rhône American Cemetery, Draguignan, France, along with others ...