Only 4,000 of this variation are estimated to have been produced with the distinctive 3 inch barrel with no provisions for a loading lever and a solid lug without loading slots. This example was manufactured in 1854 and has the standard cone and hammer notch sights, "{ADDRESS SAML COLT/NEW YORK CITY}" on the barrel, "COLTS/PATENT" on the left of the frame, the stage coach holdup scene on the cylinder, and matching serial numbers on the barrel, frame, trigger guard, back strap, cylinder, wedge, and arbor pin.

Manufactured in 1856. Matching numbers.