Confederate Army Revolver,1860
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Confederate Revolver
designed by Grisworld and Gunnison, 1860.
Samuel Griswold (1790-1867) was an American Industrial Pioneer who owned the most successful cotton gin factory in the USA.
In the American Civil (1861-1865) war the factory was leased to the Confederate army to make pistols and munitions.
The Griswold and Gunnison (Arvin Gunnison was the co-owner of the factory) revolver was a .36 calibre copied almost exactly from the Colt Model 1851 Navy, the main differences being the brass frame instead of steel and the round barrel.
The Civil War did not improve the fortunes of Griswald and Gunnison for long as the factory was destroyed by General Sherman in 1864
This stunning non-firing replica revolver measures approx 35cm and weighs approx .975kg




