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Griswold Confederate Revolver 4th Virginia Cavalry

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD
Griswold Confederate Revolver 4th Virginia Cavalry
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The butt is is marked "4 VA. CAV. C.S.A.". 4th Virginia Cavalry Confederate States of America. Grey patina, in good working order. Serial no. 1514 .36 caliber revolver was made under contract to the Confederate government. It is a brass framed copy of the Colt 1851 Navy revolver. Samuel Griswold set up a cotton gin factory in Georgia in 1830. The village of Griswoldville grew around the factory. In 1862, Griswold produced pikes for volunteers from the state of Georgia. The factory soon began producing revolvers for the Confederacy. No other Confederate factory produced more revolvers than Griswold & Gunnison. Griswoldville was the first town burned by Sherman's troops on his march to the sea.