Talk:Griswold & Gunnison Revolver - Revision history

TheExplodingBarrel at 13:04, 20 June 2021

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	[[File:Denix-Civil-War-Confederate.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Denix Civil War Confederate non-firing replica revolver. This is an early version of Denix replica, later replaced in production with another one that is more faithful (the image below).]]		[[File:Denix-Civil-War-Confederate.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Denix Civil War Confederate non-firing replica revolver. This is an early version of Denix replica, later replaced in production with another one that is more faithful (the image below).]]
	[[File:Denix-Confederate-revolver-USA-1860.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Denix ~~Grisworld~~ & Gunnison replica (catalogue 1083/G; labeled as "Confederate revolver, USA 1860").]]		[[File:Denix-Confederate-revolver-USA-1860.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Denix Griswold & Gunnison replica (catalogue 1083/G; labeled as "Confederate revolver, USA 1860").]]

	== Discussion ==		== Discussion ==
	The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver. I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course cleaned it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandfather's and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion. The other one is a Pietta reproduction that I got for my birthday one year.		The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver. I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course cleaned it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandfather's and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion. The other one is a Pietta reproduction that I got for my birthday one year.

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	== Additional Images ==		== Additional Images ==
	[[File:Denix-Civil-War-Confederate.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Denix Civil War Confederate non-firing replica revolver]]		[[File:Denix-Civil-War-Confederate.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Denix Civil War Confederate non-firing replica revolver. This is an early version of Denix replica, later replaced in production with another one that is more faithful (the image below).]]
	[[File:Denix-Confederate-revolver-USA-1860.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Denix Grisworld & Gunnison replica (catalogue 1083/G; labeled as "Confederate revolver, USA 1860").]]		[[File:Denix-Confederate-revolver-USA-1860.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Denix Grisworld & Gunnison replica (catalogue 1083/G; labeled as "Confederate revolver, USA 1860").]]

	== Discussion ==		== Discussion ==
	The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver. I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course cleaned it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandfather's and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion. The other one is a Pietta reproduction that I got for my birthday one year.		The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver. I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course cleaned it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandfather's and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion. The other one is a Pietta reproduction that I got for my birthday one year.

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2021-06-20T11:53:23Z

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	== Additional Images ==		== Additional Images ==
	[[File:Denix-Civil-War-Confederate.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Denix Civil War Confederate non-firing replica revolver]]		[[File:Denix-Civil-War-Confederate.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Denix Civil War Confederate non-firing replica revolver]]
	[[File:Denix-Confederate-revolver-USA-1860.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Denix Grisworld & Gunnison replica]]		[[File:Denix-Confederate-revolver-USA-1860.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Denix Grisworld & Gunnison replica (catalogue 1083/G; labeled as "Confederate revolver, USA 1860").]]

	== Discussion ==		== Discussion ==
	The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver. I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course cleaned it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandfather's and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion. The other one is a Pietta reproduction that I got for my birthday one year.		The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver. I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course cleaned it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandfather's and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion. The other one is a Pietta reproduction that I got for my birthday one year.

TheExplodingBarrel at 11:44, 20 June 2021

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	== Additional Images ==		== Additional Images ==
	[[File:Denix-Civil-War-Confederate.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Denix Civil War Confederate non-firing replica revolver]]		[[File:Denix-Civil-War-Confederate.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Denix Civil War Confederate non-firing replica revolver]]
			[[File:Denix-Confederate-revolver-USA-1860.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Denix Grisworld & Gunnison replica]]

	== Discussion ==		== Discussion ==
	The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver. I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course cleaned it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandfather's and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion. The other one is a Pietta reproduction that I got for my birthday one year.		The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver. I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course cleaned it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandfather's and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion. The other one is a Pietta reproduction that I got for my birthday one year.

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	== Discussion ==		== Discussion ==
	The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver ~~(originally known as the Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber~~. ~~Another fine gun.)~~ I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course ~~clean~~ it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late ~~grandpa~~'s ~~prized possession~~ and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion ~~(special occasions naturally), especially when I wear one of my Confederate outfits or uniforms~~. The other one ~~I have~~ is a ~~reproduction by~~ Pietta ~~of Italy. It's not as high quality as the High Standard, but I shoot it on a regular basis and like it just as much as I do the High Standard~~ reproduction~~. Aside from the Griswold & Gunnisons~~ I have some more Brevete Colts such as a reproduction Schneider & Glassick imported by Hawes, a reproduction Leech & Rigdon by Uberti, an original Rigdon & Ansley that an old Civil War Reenactor friend of mine gave me from his personal collection before he died, four Pietta reproductions of the J.H. Dance & Bros. Revolvers in .44 caliber, a rare Uberti copy of an old Tucker & Sherrard (Southern revolver based on the Colt Model 1848 Dragoon Revolver with a few differences (if you ever see one of these in a Civil War movie it's an anachronism because, even though the Tucker & Sherrard revolvers were made during the civil war, the war ended before they could be issued and they were never sold or used until 1867)). I also have a Pietta copy of a Spiller & Burr revolver. A lot of people try to say that the Spiller & Burr is a cross between a Colt and a Remington, but that's bullshit. It was based on the Whitney revolver, not Colt or Remington.		The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver. I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course cleaned it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandfather's and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion. The other one is a Pietta reproduction that I got for my birthday one year.

JaredChastain1: /* Discussion */

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	== Discussion ==		== Discussion ==
	The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver (originally known as the Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber. Another fine gun.) I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course clean it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandpa's prized possession and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion (special occasions naturally), especially when I wear one of my Confederate outfits or uniforms ~~to my cousin Matt's for one of our reenactments~~. The other one I have is a reproduction by Pietta of Italy. It's not as high quality as the High Standard, but I shoot it on a regular basis and like it just as much as I do the High Standard reproduction. Aside from the Griswold & Gunnisons I have some more Brevete Colts such as a reproduction Schneider & Glassick imported by Hawes, a reproduction Leech & Rigdon ~~(which really looks more like a scaled down, .36 caliber version of the .44 caliber 3rd Model Colt Dragoon)~~ by Uberti, an original Rigdon & Ansley that an old Civil War Reenactor friend of mine gave me from his personal collection before he died (it was the only original Confederate revolver that he had. Most of his collection was old muzzle-loading rifles, some shotguns of all sorts, hunting rifles of various types, and a few reproductions of Old West guns), four Pietta reproductions of the J.H. Dance & Bros. Revolvers~~, three in .36 caliber and one~~ in .44 caliber, a rare Uberti copy of an old Tucker & Sherrard (Southern revolver based on the Colt Model 1848 Dragoon Revolver with a few differences (if you ever see one of these in a Civil War movie it's an anachronism because, even though the Tucker & Sherrard revolvers were made during the civil war, the war ended before they could be issued and they were never sold or used until 1867)). I also have a Pietta copy of a Spiller & Burr revolver. A lot of people try to say that the Spiller & Burr is a cross between a Colt and a Remington, but that's bullshit. It was based on the Whitney revolver, not Colt or Remington.		The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver (originally known as the Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber. Another fine gun.) I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course clean it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandpa's prized possession and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion (special occasions naturally), especially when I wear one of my Confederate outfits or uniforms. The other one I have is a reproduction by Pietta of Italy. It's not as high quality as the High Standard, but I shoot it on a regular basis and like it just as much as I do the High Standard reproduction. Aside from the Griswold & Gunnisons I have some more Brevete Colts such as a reproduction Schneider & Glassick imported by Hawes, a reproduction Leech & Rigdon by Uberti, an original Rigdon & Ansley that an old Civil War Reenactor friend of mine gave me from his personal collection before he died, four Pietta reproductions of the J.H. Dance & Bros. Revolvers in .44 caliber, a rare Uberti copy of an old Tucker & Sherrard (Southern revolver based on the Colt Model 1848 Dragoon Revolver with a few differences (if you ever see one of these in a Civil War movie it's an anachronism because, even though the Tucker & Sherrard revolvers were made during the civil war, the war ended before they could be issued and they were never sold or used until 1867)). I also have a Pietta copy of a Spiller & Burr revolver. A lot of people try to say that the Spiller & Burr is a cross between a Colt and a Remington, but that's bullshit. It was based on the Whitney revolver, not Colt or Remington.

Greg-Z at 07:40, 8 February 2016

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			== Additional Images ==
			[[File:Denix-Civil-War-Confederate.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Denix Civil War Confederate non-firing replica revolver]]

			== Discussion ==
	The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver (originally known as the Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber. Another fine gun.) I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course clean it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandpa's prized possession and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion (special occasions naturally), especially when I wear one of my Confederate outfits or uniforms to my cousin Matt's for one of our reenactments. The other one I have is a reproduction by Pietta of Italy. It's not as high quality as the High Standard, but I shoot it on a regular basis and like it just as much as I do the High Standard reproduction. Aside from the Griswold & Gunnisons I have some more Brevete Colts such as a reproduction Schneider & Glassick imported by Hawes, a reproduction Leech & Rigdon (which really looks more like a scaled down, .36 caliber version of the .44 caliber 3rd Model Colt Dragoon) by Uberti, an original Rigdon & Ansley that an old Civil War Reenactor friend of mine gave me from his personal collection before he died (it was the only original Confederate revolver that he had. Most of his collection was old muzzle-loading rifles, some shotguns of all sorts, hunting rifles of various types, and a few reproductions of Old West guns), four Pietta reproductions of the J.H. Dance & Bros. Revolvers, three in .36 caliber and one in .44 caliber, a rare Uberti copy of an old Tucker & Sherrard (Southern revolver based on the Colt Model 1848 Dragoon Revolver with a few differences (if you ever see one of these in a Civil War movie it's an anachronism because, even though the Tucker & Sherrard revolvers were made during the civil war, the war ended before they could be issued and they were never sold or used until 1867)). I also have a Pietta copy of a Spiller & Burr revolver. A lot of people try to say that the Spiller & Burr is a cross between a Colt and a Remington, but that's bullshit. It was based on the Whitney revolver, not Colt or Remington.		The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver (originally known as the Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber. Another fine gun.) I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course clean it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandpa's prized possession and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion (special occasions naturally), especially when I wear one of my Confederate outfits or uniforms to my cousin Matt's for one of our reenactments. The other one I have is a reproduction by Pietta of Italy. It's not as high quality as the High Standard, but I shoot it on a regular basis and like it just as much as I do the High Standard reproduction. Aside from the Griswold & Gunnisons I have some more Brevete Colts such as a reproduction Schneider & Glassick imported by Hawes, a reproduction Leech & Rigdon (which really looks more like a scaled down, .36 caliber version of the .44 caliber 3rd Model Colt Dragoon) by Uberti, an original Rigdon & Ansley that an old Civil War Reenactor friend of mine gave me from his personal collection before he died (it was the only original Confederate revolver that he had. Most of his collection was old muzzle-loading rifles, some shotguns of all sorts, hunting rifles of various types, and a few reproductions of Old West guns), four Pietta reproductions of the J.H. Dance & Bros. Revolvers, three in .36 caliber and one in .44 caliber, a rare Uberti copy of an old Tucker & Sherrard (Southern revolver based on the Colt Model 1848 Dragoon Revolver with a few differences (if you ever see one of these in a Civil War movie it's an anachronism because, even though the Tucker & Sherrard revolvers were made during the civil war, the war ended before they could be issued and they were never sold or used until 1867)). I also have a Pietta copy of a Spiller & Burr revolver. A lot of people try to say that the Spiller & Burr is a cross between a Colt and a Remington, but that's bullshit. It was based on the Whitney revolver, not Colt or Remington.

JaredChastain1 at 16:48, 28 June 2013

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	The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver (originally known as the Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber. Another fine gun.) I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course clean it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandpa's prized possession and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion (special occasions naturally), especially when I wear one of my Confederate outfits or uniforms to my cousin Matt's for one of our reenactments. The other one I have is a reproduction by Pietta of Italy. It's not as high quality as the High Standard, but I shoot it on a regular basis and like it just as much as I do the High Standard reproduction. Aside from the Griswold & Gunnisons I have some more Brevete Colts such as a reproduction Schneider & Glassick imported by Hawes, a reproduction Leech & Rigdon (which really ~~has similarities to~~ the Colt ~~1860 Army as well~~), an original Rigdon & Ansley that an old Civil War Reenactor friend of mine gave me from his personal collection before he died (it was the only original Confederate revolver that he had. Most of his collection was old muzzle-loading rifles, some shotguns of all sorts, hunting rifles of various types, and a few reproductions of Old West guns), four Pietta reproductions of the J.H. Dance & Bros. Revolvers, three in .36 caliber and one in .44 caliber, a Uberti copy of an old Tucker & Sherrard (Southern revolver based on the Colt Model 1848 Dragoon Revolver with a few differences (if you ever see one of these in a Civil War movie it's an anachronism because, even though the Tucker & Sherrard revolvers were made during the civil war, the war ended before they could be issued and they were never sold or used until 1867)). I also have a Pietta copy of a Spiller & Burr revolver. A lot of people try to say that the Spiller & Burr is a cross between a Colt and a Remington, but that's bullshit. It was based on the Whitney revolver, not Colt or Remington.		The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver (originally known as the Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber. Another fine gun.) I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course clean it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandpa's prized possession and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion (special occasions naturally), especially when I wear one of my Confederate outfits or uniforms to my cousin Matt's for one of our reenactments. The other one I have is a reproduction by Pietta of Italy. It's not as high quality as the High Standard, but I shoot it on a regular basis and like it just as much as I do the High Standard reproduction. Aside from the Griswold & Gunnisons I have some more Brevete Colts such as a reproduction Schneider & Glassick imported by Hawes, a reproduction Leech & Rigdon (which really looks more like a scaled down, .36 caliber version of the .44 caliber 3rd Model Colt Dragoon) by Uberti, an original Rigdon & Ansley that an old Civil War Reenactor friend of mine gave me from his personal collection before he died (it was the only original Confederate revolver that he had. Most of his collection was old muzzle-loading rifles, some shotguns of all sorts, hunting rifles of various types, and a few reproductions of Old West guns), four Pietta reproductions of the J.H. Dance & Bros. Revolvers, three in .36 caliber and one in .44 caliber, a rare Uberti copy of an old Tucker & Sherrard (Southern revolver based on the Colt Model 1848 Dragoon Revolver with a few differences (if you ever see one of these in a Civil War movie it's an anachronism because, even though the Tucker & Sherrard revolvers were made during the civil war, the war ended before they could be issued and they were never sold or used until 1867)). I also have a Pietta copy of a Spiller & Burr revolver. A lot of people try to say that the Spiller & Burr is a cross between a Colt and a Remington, but that's bullshit. It was based on the Whitney revolver, not Colt or Remington.

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The Griswold & Gunnison Revolver is a very fine piece of work. They were one of quite a few Southern-made copies of the excellent .36 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver (originally known as the Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber. Another fine gun.) I don't have an original but I do have two copies of the Griswold & Gunnison that I am really proud of. The first is a reproduction by High Standard. It was made in about 1972 (I can't quite remember. I'll have to check again to make sure). I inherited it from my grandfather along with several other guns. When I got the gun it was in beautiful condition (it had barely been taken out of the box, although grandpa did handle and fire it a few times and of course clean it real good) and it still is. I don't shoot it too often anymore since it was my late grandpa's prized possession and is also pretty rare, but I do shoot it on occasion (special occasions naturally), especially when I wear one of my Confederate outfits or uniforms to my cousin Matt's for one of our reenactments. The other one I have is a reproduction by Pietta of Italy. It's not as high quality as the High Standard, but I shoot it on a regular basis and like it just as much as I do the High Standard reproduction. Aside from the Griswold & Gunnisons I have some more Brevete Colts such as a reproduction Schneider & Glassick imported by Hawes, a reproduction Leech & Rigdon (which really has similarities to the Colt 1860 Army as well), an original Rigdon & Ansley that an old Civil War Reenactor friend of mine gave me from his personal collection before he died (it was the only original Confederate revolver that he had. Most of his collection was old muzzle-loading rifles, some shotguns of all sorts, hunting rifles of various types, and a few reproductions of Old West guns), four Pietta reproductions of the J.H. Dance & Bros. Revolvers, three in .36 caliber and one in .44 caliber, a Uberti copy of an old Tucker & Sherrard (Southern revolver based on the Colt Model 1848 Dragoon Revolver with a few differences (if you ever see one of these in a Civil War movie it's an anachronism because, even though the Tucker & Sherrard revolvers were made during the civil war, the war ended before they could be issued and they were never sold or used until 1867)). I also have a Pietta copy of a Spiller & Burr revolver. A lot of people try to say that the Spiller & Burr is a cross between a Colt and a Remington, but that's bullshit. It was based on the Whitney revolver, not Colt or Remington.