Talk:Dragoon/@comment-67.170.46.46-20110807032910

The name Dragoon didn't come from the Blunderbuss. A dragoon was a type of cavalryman during the 16th-19th centuries. The pistol was designed for use as a heavy sidearm for cavalry during the mid-19th century. It was one of the most popular pistols on both sides in the Civil War. Just as the Colt Navy was originally designed as a boarding pistol for shipboard personnel.