Texas ranch yields yet another gun part--help ID SOLVED!

[Baggins]

This is from my New Year hunt out at my friends ranch here in North Texas....There is a cabin site that I have been hunting for a couple of years, and it never fails to disappoint. Last year I found the barrel to a Colt Navy revolver, 36Cal. and this year I dug this up....It is part of the handle to a gun, but on the side it has 44Cal stamped on it....To me it looks as if it is for maybe a 3rd version of a Colt Dragoon...any help on this? I will post some of my other finds from New Years tomorrow...gotta head out to work....
As always, thanks for stopping by and taking a look!
Baggins

 

[kdismuke1]

SUPER FIND. CONGRATS.

 

[Bridge End Farm]

yeap great find you should see it in person.

thanks for bringing it to hunt here

awesome discovery

now find the cylinder too

 

[YankeeDownSouthAdv.]

wow nice finds!!...i thought i saw something like that laid out for show and tell, but didn't really look, wish i did now...especially after reading this post...congrats again, and nice meeting ya this past weekend!..gregg