7.5" barrel. 5" x 12.5" x 1.5".

English / Canadian. C. 1856. Serial No. 34570 in .36 Cal with 7 1/2" inch octagon barrel. Brass pin front sight and top barrel flat single line address with end arrows stating "Address. Col: Colt London!" Case coloured frame, loading lever and hammer. Blued barrel assembly, trigger guard and grip frame. Six shot blued cylinder roll engraved with Ormsby Naval Battle of Campeche scene and stamped "Engaged 16 May 1843" on cylinders front edge. Component stamping of serial 34570 all matching except for the cylinder that is marked 35131. The mismatched cylinder is from another Upper Canada Militia Colt 1851, and is British proofed – likely period accidentally mismatched, via a cleaning session. "Colt's Patent" on the cylinder and left side of frame. British proofs on barrel lug and over each cylinder hole. The replacement wedge is serial number stamped to match. Left side grip stamped upside down "UC/BF/9". UC stands for "Upper Canada" which later became Ontario. BF stamp indicates the small "Yorkville" militia, consisting of only 20 troopers. The 9 indicates the 9th volunteer in that militia unit. Comes with period Colt Navy patent leather holster unmarked on the revolver or the militia unit. Manufactured 1856. Legal Status: Antique.

Fine. All matching except for the cylinder as noted. Barrel retains 65% original bluing with flaked losses, edge wear, and fading. Rammer and handle retain most of their case colouring although somewhat faded. Frame, hammer, trigger and recoil shields retain majority of case colouring, brilliant on sides. Trigger guard about 50% blue around trigger bow with front strap mostly gray. Back strap mostly blue/gray. Cylinder retains 80% thinning blue with flecked losses mostly below the cylinder serial stamp. Ormsby Naval Battle scene very pronounced and clear on cylinder. Holster appearance is very good but leather is brittle with age and fragile. Flap cover strap cracked open at hole for the brass fastener stud. Overall a very much higher, original condition, Upper Canada Colt than the majority of limited surviving examples and rarer than most due to having been issued to a small number militia unit.