Samuel Colt

1850 · Steel, brass, silver, wood (walnut)

L. of barrel 7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm); Cal. .38 in. (10 mm)

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1828 · Steel, brass, gold, wood (walnut)

L. 14 in. (35.6 cm); L. of barrel 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Cal. .44 in. (11.2 mm); case; H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 16 3/16 in. (41.1 cm); D. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 9.8 oz. (224 g)

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1815 · Steel, silver, mother-of-pearl

L. 14 in. (35.56 cm); L. of barrel 9 in. (22.86 cm); Cal. .40 in. (10 mm)

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1813 · Steel, silver, brass, wood (walnut), copper, velvet

Revolver (a); L. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm); L. of barrel 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Cal. .34 in. (8 mm); extra cylinder (b); L. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 4.2 oz. (119.1 g); combination patch, powder and ball cylinder (c); L. 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm); Diam. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 12.2 oz. (345.9 g); bullet mould (d); L. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 2.2 oz. (62.4 g); combination screwdriver and pricker (e); L. 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm); Wt. 1.7 oz. (48.2 g); percussion cap box (f); L. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); Diam. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Wt. 3.1 oz. (87.9 g); cleaning rod (g); L. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g); case (h); H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W. 10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 3.3 oz. (1000.7 g)

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