morehops52
50 Cal.
My first thoughts were the grips had no handling marks at all. Overall it would have had to be a confederate closet queen.
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Confederate revolver, true or fake
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The grip shape and the bottom of the grip angle are wrong for a Confederate revolver I believe. If it's a modern fake they did a nice job with the patina. The letter font looks to be more modern to me also. Is it supposed to be a Griswold and Gunnison or a Leech and Rigdon?
The only real CSA rolling blocks were chambered in 43 Egyptian ................LOL!I once saw a .43 Spanish Remington rolling block marked "C.S.A."
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I learned a long time ago. Buy the book(s) and study before you buy the firearm.
Sam squanch
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I’ve seen shiploads of old pinfires stamped CSA. The sad part is some may have been carried in the war, but now they are just a fake and a joke.
ernbar
45 Cal.
Not an expert but to my eyes, the wood looks to be in excellent condition. These Confederate guns were used and abused for the most part and show a lot of wear as I have seen from display examples at the Confederate Museum in Greenville, SC. The brass looks too clean and someone mentioned the setial# is too high for the actual production numbers made. If the screw threads are metric then it will be a definite fake.
Reminds me of the ALL matching K98 sniper rifles with matching serial #s on rifle, mount and scope!
There are more of them now than when originally made back then.
Reminds me of the ALL matching K98 sniper rifles with matching serial #s on rifle, mount and scope!
There are more of them now than when originally made back then.
CaptainVane
Colt ‘51 & Remington ‘58 .36; Colt ‘48 .31
Tell more, you think it’s haunted? Any verified back story about it? Bill Hickock, Hardin and others pistols killed quite a few, worth thousands.
Thanks hawkeye2 for your spot on information concerning the FAKE Reb revolver. As it has been said, you can fool some of the people, some of the time, but you cannot fool all the people, all the time. SALUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CaptainVane
Colt ‘51 & Remington ‘58 .36; Colt ‘48 .31
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Griswold and Gunnison has a brass frame. The Leech and Rigdon has a steel frame.
SeaBee133
40 Cal
There is a verified CSA NMA in a display case at our local museum. It’s rough as a dried out ear of popcorn. Can’t touch it without gloves, not to preserve the gun, but to not get “images” off it. I have a captured Union New Testament from the Battle of Atlanta. Same display case, on open ended loan. 2 letters from Jefferson Davis to my wife’s ancestors. Original 1863 CS pass. Original $10 Richmond note. I can’t touch any of them bare handed.
Our house sent 3 sons to fight in gray. 1 came home, their mother is still in residence. 1 died at Nashville, the other at Franklin.
Original CSA items aren’t “that” scarce, but are by no means common.
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Would a short arbor or gain twist mean anything to authenticity ?
