Designed as a ladies gun, it weighs a mere two and one half ounces. The magazine holds seven of the tiny 2.7 mm centerfire cartridges. It is pictured here with a .45 caliber round to demonstrate its small size. This engraved revolver was made by Massachusetts Arms Co., Chicopee, Massachusetts. The cylinder is rotated by hand.
Grips are ivory.
In the illustration, the hammer is cocked. This pistol was standard military issue from 1926 until the Beretta 9mm was introduced in the early 1990s. From 1926 to WW II, over 2,400,000 .45 Colt automatic pistols were produced. Made in 1862, estimated over 12,000 produced. Made from 1856 to 1865.