OC - FINE- all original parts; over 30% original finish, sharp lettering, numerals and design on metal and wood; minor marks in wood.

WW - WOOD IS WORSE FOR THE PERCENT FINISH RATING GIVEN

Manufactured in 1865. Japanese characters are present on the left and right barrel flats. The butt of the left grip panel is also stamped with a Japanese character. It is known that some of these revolvers were shipped to Japan following the Civil War. See "The Military Handguns of Imperial Japan" by Paul Scarlata in the Feb. 2018 issue of "Man At Arms."