Title: Gold-inlaid Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver (serial no. 20133), with Case and Accessories
Object type: Revolver with case and accessories
Date: ca. 1853
Culture: American, Hartford, Connecticut
Artist:  Samuel Colt 
Artist bio: American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Manufacturer
Medium: Steel, copper alloy, gold, wood (walnut), textile, glass, cork, bone, pewter, paper
Dimensions: Revolver (a): L. 12 15/16 in. (32.9 cm); L. of barrel 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Cal. .36 in. (9.14 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 9.4 oz. (1174 g); case (b): H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 17 5/8 in. (44.8 cm); D. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 3.9 oz. (2377 g); powder flask (c): H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); Wt. 7.3 oz. (206 g); bullet mold (d): L. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Wt. 6.3 oz. (179 g); bullet mold (e): L. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); Wt. 5.5 oz. (154 g); wrench/driver (f): L. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Wt. .7 oz. (18 g); wrench/driver (g): L. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Wt. .6 oz. (16 g); oil canister (h): H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (32 g); oil canister (i): H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g); bone canister (j): H. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); Wt. .5 oz. (12 g); glass vial (k): H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. .3 oz. (9 g); glass vial (l): H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. .2 oz. (5 g); glass vial (m): H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); spare mainspring (n): L. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. .4 oz. (11 g); spare mainspring (o): L. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. .4 oz. (11 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Revolvers
Credit line: Gift of The Robert M. Lee Foundation, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2018
Geography: Country of Origin Hartford Connecticut  United States      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY