.1 revolver: five shot percussion revolver; .36 inch calibre; single action; foldaway trigger; walnut varnished grips; light engraving on cylinder and spare cylinder depicting a roll scene of a "stagecoach holdup," including figures and horses; in wooden case with spare long match barrel and cylinder; spare cylinder engaging pall with note

markings:

serial number on right hand edge of underside butt strap, partially exposed due to shrinkage of pistol grip wood: 589

maker’s marks on spare long barrel: Patent Arms M’g Co. Paterson, N.J. - Colt’s Pt

.2 case: rectangular wooden case with hinged lid and lock at front; silver escutcheon set into lid with inscription (illegible); interior divided into seven small compartments, one with lid; completely lined with red velvet; three pieces of broken partitioning wood stored within case

missing from case: ramrod; turn screw etc.

markings:

stamped four places inside lid of case, and once on lid of compartment for caps: Re Boddy

serial number inside rear of spare cylinder face and at rear end of long barrel: 589

cylinders engraved: COLT

note with spare cylinder engaging pall: spare cylinder engaging / [pall], could be spare / original & could have / been made up later. / The original has a small / crack.

manufacturer Colts Patent Arms Mfg Co., USA, c1838-40.