For Christmas this year, my boo has asked for a Baby Dragoon to keep her Dragoon company.
As I start looking into this, though, what seems like a simple request gets murky.
The Baby Dragoon came out in 1848. It didn't have a loading lever, which is kind of a deal breaker. Then here's where it gets confusing. Some sources claim that the Baby Dragoon was made with a loading lever. A percentage of those sources say that this was called the Wells Fargo model, but that seems to be inaccurate, as I find pictures of authentic Wells Fargos without levers. Other sources say that the addition of the loading lever was one of several evolutions that came to fruition in the 1849 Pocket Revolver.
So, at the end of the day, was there a Baby Dragoon made with a loading lever? And, if so, is anyone making a replica of it today?