Measuring 4 1/2 inches tall and 1 7/8 inches wide, with an unmarked gilt brass charger top outfitted with a niter blue external spring. The main body is brown lacquered brass, with a raised design on one side of "COLTS/PATENT" over an array of 13 stars, an American eagle with shield, a crossed pair of revolvers and an "E PLURIBUS UNUM" banner.