Original U.S. Colt "Root" Model 1855 Sidehammer .31cal. Pocket Percussion Revolver made in 1855 - serial 2815 Untouched Antique Guns known as a "Comb Top"

known as a "Comb Top" features a silvered Helmet plate with a Crown to top over a star burst containing a blue enameled ring around EIIR

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Original U.S. Colt "Root" Model 1855 Sidehammer .31cal. Pocket Percussion Revolver made in 1855 - serial 2815 Untouched Antique Guns known as a "Comb Top"Original Item: Only One Available. Here is an unusual Colt Pocket Percussion Revolver, commonly referred to as the M 1855 Root. It features an external side hammer on the right side of the frame, with a 5 shot . 31 caliber cylinder. The early pattern fluted cylinder is marked on the side: PATENTED SEPT. 10th 1850, and the top of the barrel has the standard colt address in two lines: ADDRESS COL. COLT NEW YORK. U. S. A. It is small and always suffered