This flask measures 9 1/2 inches in length. It has a plunger top, both sides relief decorated with the "Trophy of Arms" motif and with "COLTS PATENT" banner at the bottom below crossed Walker revolvers and revolving rifles. The rings on the mortar are at an angle. It has the triangular hanging rings on each side near the bottom as were personally requested by Walker. The lid to the ball compartment is marked "COLTS/PATENT" in an oval. The top is correctly secured to the body with three steel screws. See pages 113-115 in "Colt Percussion Accoutrements, 1834-1873" by Robin J. Rapley to compare this flask to the known Walker flask pictured and discussed. This flask has the correct rounded oval markings as opposed to the later parallel markings. As noted in Rapley's work, "This Colt stamp is otherwise found only on the Walker single, double and gang molds, the first (approximately fifty) Whitneyville-Walkers, and a few early Dragoon flasks made by Dixon." The details are overall hazier than the later flasks and it correctly lacks the truncheon pin on the mortars. The crossed revolvers correctly have the left gun under the right gun, and the angled/offset mortar rings as discussed above are also correct for a Walker flask. Also see page 162-164 of the same work to compare it to the Dragoon pattern which is more detailed and has the distinctively different inline mortar rings, mortar truncheon pins, and parallel Colt Patent markings. Also note that the loading levers on the revolvers are different on the earlier Walker flasks and this one and note the angle of the drum on the right which is more acute on these early flasks.

Excellent overall. The body of the flask retain nearly all of the original lacquer and gilt finish. The "Trophy of Arms" is overall crisp and has the correct details. This is an example of an original and extremely rare Walker powder flask that will be hard to improve upon.