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Navy Arms - Uberti Replica of a Confederate Civil War Griswold and Gunnison Revolver w/Holster and Belt
Guns International #: 101371672 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Muzzleloading Revolvers - Modern & Replica - Uberti Revolvers
Seller's Information
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Seller: Brent Wilburn
Company: Antique Arms, Inc.
Member Since: 11/19/15
First Name: Brent
Last Name: Wilburn
State: Georgia
Zip: 30052
Country: United States
Phone: (678) 471-1432
Phone2: (678) 471-1432
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Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Money Order, Certified Check
Description:
Nice example of a Reproduction of a Confederate Griswold and Gunnison Revolver made by Uberti and imported by Val Forgett's Navy Arms. Unlike most
modern reproductions, this one is in .36 caliber just like the originals made for the Confederacy in Macon, Georgia from 1862-64. Most G&G repros are in .44 Caliber which is a bit of historical fiction. Griswold never produced his revolver in .44 Caliber. Also, the cylinder has no roll-scene which is correct. Sometimes replicas have the roll scene like an 1851 Colt Navy which is incorrect. According to the date code on the side of the frame, "XXV" dates is production to the year 1969. It's hard to believe that this Reproduction of a Confederate Griswold and Gunnison Revolver is over 50 years old! Comes with a nice re-enactors holster and "CS" marked belt. The brass has developed a fantastic dark patina sitting in the holster for the past half century while the barrel and cylinder blue have are still 99%+. It shows only minor handling and has no drag lines between the cylinder stops. It's possibly unfired as the front face of the cylinder has nearly all its original blue. Action works and indexes properly.
History: Sam Griswold was a Connecticut Yankee who moved South to Georgia and built a factory that produced cotton gins. When the Civil War began in 1861, he entered a contract to produce a copy of the Colt 1851 Navy for the Confederacy. As steel was scarce in the agrarian South, he substituted 1" iron bars to make the barrels which he twisted for added strength. He did roughly the same for the Cylinder. For the frame, he substituted brass from donated Church Bells which were used to cast the frame and gripstraps. Hammers were die cut from large 2" strips of iron and arbor pins fabricated from approx. 1/2" iron bar stock. By the time Sherman's Union troops burned down Griswold's factory in late 1864, he had produced about 3600 units...more than double any other domestic supplier to the Confederacy. Griswold's workforce consisted of 20 slaves and 2 foreman. In 1960, as the 100th anniversary to the beginning of the Civil War was about to be celebrated, interest spiked and the demand for reproductions resulted in a number of arms being reproduced. This was especially important for Confederate arms in which originals were nearly non-existent and far too valuable for shooting or re-enactment purposes. Nice example of an early Griswold Reproduction that is in the seldom seen, but correct ORIGINAL .36 caliber!
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: Navy Arms
Model: Griswold and Gunnison Revolver
Caliber Info: .36
Condition: Excellent
Barrel Type: Half Octagon
Action: Single Action