Title: Colt Walker Percussion Revolver, serial no. 1017
Object type: Percussion revolver
Date: 1847
Culture: American, Whitneyville, Connecticut
Artist:  Samuel Colt 
Artist bio: American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Designer
Medium: Steel, brass, wood (walnut)
Dimensions: L. 15 1/2 in. (39.37 cm); L. of barrel 9 in. (22.86 cm); Cal. .44 in. (11 mm)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Revolvers
Credit line: Gift of John E. Parsons, 1958
Geography: Country of Origin Whitneyville Connecticut  United States      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY