serial number 109836 stamped in four places on frame, circa 1863, .44 caliber percussion revolver, cylinder engraved with the Naval Battle of Campeche, stamped "COLTS PATENT No 8899" and "PAT. SEPT, 10th, 1850", three screw frame stamped "COLTS PATENT", inscribed 8 in. barrel "ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA", brass trigger guard and blade front sight, walnut grip with faint cartouche to left side, overall length 13-1/2 in. - Provenance: From the Collection of Ashley Halsey, Jr., Alexandria and Spotsylvania, Virginia
Condition
condition consistent with age, wear, scratches and dings throughout, discoloration and oxidation to barrel, cylinder with scratches oxidation and pitting, scratches to top of back strap, appears to function mechanically