The accompanying factory letter lists this revolver with a 6 1/2 inch barrel in .44 S&W Russian, blue finish, butt swivel and checkered black hard rubber grips when shipped on August 12, 1896, and delivered to Takata & Co., Yokohama, Japan, agents for the Japanese government. Most of the imported revolvers were issued to the Imperial Navy. Matching serial numbers are on the butt, cylinder, barrel latch and barrel.