This is an original Moore's Patent teat-fire cartridge revolver. This one is .32 in caliber and fired six shots from the specially designed teat-fire brass cartridges. What makes this gun stand out from the rest are the grips on the handle. This one has the original grips intact and are made of the high quality ivory. These guns usually have the standard Walnut wood grips, but this one was a deluxe model. If you notice the cylinder on this gun were also deluxe because of the gold and silver wash. Most of the time they have the standard bluing, but this silver wash on the barrel and frame let us know this was a deluxe gun from the start. It has engraving on the barrel as well as the frame around the cylinder. The cylinder was finished with a gold wash. The top of the barrel has the traces of the maker mark of "MOORE'S PATENT FIREARMS COMPANY BROOKLYN,N.Y." still mostly visible. The action works well on all positions. It has the serial number of 22,114 under the barrel. The original hinged swivel gate that lowered for loading the gun is present on the side. This is the version that has the small hinged loading gate on the side that has the hook on the other end to use a ejector. In Flayderman's guide he states that only about 20,000 total production of these revolvers had this style loading gate. These are a very unique little gun from the Civil War era. They were made from 1864 to 1870. The ads for this pattern of gun are often seen on the 1864 & 1865 editions of the Harpers Weekly newspapers. This is a very nice Civil War Moore teat fire revolver that has several special features compared to the standard ones you encounter.