Videos tagged with Confederate Arms

This review details the rare Confederate Columbus Armory Carbine, a single-shot muzzle-loading percussion rifle. It highlights John Gray's manufacturing venture in Columbus, Georgia, and the challenges faced by Confederate ordnance procurement. The carbine features brass furniture and specific markings, including an inspector's stamp, offering insights into Civil War-era firearm production and its limitations.

This review details the SC Robinson copy of the Sharps carbine, a crucial firearm for Confederate cavalry. It highlights the Confederacy's industrial limitations, leading to simplified designs lacking features like the Maynard tape primer. The carbine's falling block action and .52 caliber are discussed, along with its mechanical issues like poor gas seals and potential forend powder accumulation.

This review details the Griswold & Gunnison revolver, a remarkably successful Confederate arms maker during the Civil War. It highlights their .36 caliber, 6-shot copies of the Colt Dragoon, noting distinctive features like brass frames and twisted iron cylinders due to material shortages. The production was notably standardized and high-quality for the era, with variations in barrel shank design. The factory was destroyed in late 1864.

This review details the Kerr revolver, an English-made firearm significant to Confederate arms procurement during the US Civil War. Approximately 9,000 Kerr revolvers, primarily in .44 caliber, were supplied by the London Armoury Company. The design by James Kerr is noted for its reliability, durability, and unique features like rear cylinder removal and fouling protection.

This review details the Spiller & Burr, the third most common Confederate martial revolver, highlighting its troubled production history marked by material shortages and mechanical flaws. Despite initial contract issues and a shift from Colt to Whitney designs, later models incorporated improvements like standardized .36 caliber, Colt-style latches, and safety slots. The analysis includes a close examination of a well-preserved specimen and its unique markings and sights.