This unidentified revolver is most likely American made, possibly during the Civil War and was formerly part of the famous Henry Stewart firearms collection and is pictured and described on page 203 of "AMERICAN PERCUSSION REVOLVERS" by Frank Sellers and Samuel Smith. The revolver has a round barrel with dove-tailed front sight with brass blade, hand-forged, six-shot, cylinder and solid, flat top frame. The frame has a sight groove in the top strap and loading notch on the left side. The frame does not have recoil shields. The upward pivoting loading lever is located on the left side of the frame. The revolver has a narrow iron trigger guard with short trigger and a short hammer with knurled spur. The one-piece walnut grip is very similar to that found on the Starr revolver. The overall workmanship of the revolver is good but simple and un-sophisticated. The simple, workman-like design, hand forged cylinder and lack of recoil shields are very similar to the Dance Brothers & Co., revolver and other Civil War Confederate percussion revolvers made in small shops by unskilled workmen. The revolver has no visible marking or serial numbers.

Good. The revolver has an untouched gray-brown patina with scattered age discoloration and scattered light pitting. There is moderate flash pitting on the percussion nipples and the cylinder. The grip is in good overall condition with moderate handling wear. The action functions but the hammer will not consistently hold at full-cock. This is a unique revolver that was formerly part of one of the great American 19th Century firearms collections.