Gold-inlaid Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver (serial no. 63306)

Samuel Colt

Medium: Steel, copper alloy, gold, wood (walnut)
Dimensions: L. 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm); L. of barrel 4 in. (10.2 cm); Cal. .31 in. (7.9 mm); Wt. 1 lb. 7.7 oz. (672 g)
Culture: American, Hartford, Connecticut
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Revolvers
Dated: ca. 1853
Pixels: 4000 × 2033
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Samuel Colt. Gold-inlaid Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver (serial no. 63306), ca. 1853. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.