Manufactured in 1898. The accompanying factory letter (photocopy) lists this revolver with a 5 1/2 inch barrel in .44 caliber, blue finish and hard rubber grips when it was shipped to M.F. Kennedy and Brothers, St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 22, 1898. Standard Colt markings including "COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER" marked on the left side of the barrel. A lanyard ring is mounted on the butt.