A .31-caliber 5-shot percussion revolver, with 3" octagonal barrel. Cylinder turning mechanism mounted on left outside frame. Blued case-hardened, silver-plated, brass trigger guard and gutta-percha grips. Barrel marked, "F. Beal's Patent, June 24, '56 & May 26, '57"; frame "Remington's Ilion, N.Y.". Approximately 5,000 manufactured in 1857 and 1858.