Manufactured in 1863, with a 3 screw frame cut for a shoulder stock. The top of the barrel has the one line New York U.S. America address flanked by dashes, "COLTS/PATENT" on the left side of the frame and the Texas naval battle scene on the rebated cylinder. Inspector initial "G" is found the left side of the barrel just to the right of the wedge screw, "B" on the right side, "G" on the front portion of the cylinder and "B" on the rebated portion, and a "D" behind the trigger guard bow and on top of the back strap. Matching serial number on the barrel, frame, trigger guard, and back strap and partial number "1242" on the cylinder, wedge and arbor pin. The grip has a visible boxed "EMC" cartouche on the lower left grip side and an illegible boxed on the lower right side. The center of the left side has had a five point star neatly cut into it and a crude "WP" scratched on the bottom.