Videos tagged with Confederate Rifle

This video details a rare Confederate Gillam & Miller musket transformed into a Remington Rolling Block breechloader. The conversion involved sleeving the barrel from .577 caliber to .52, likely for the .52 Spencer rimfire cartridge. Distinctive brass furniture, including a riveted nose cap, confirms its Gillam & Miller origin, suggesting a post-war civilian adaptation.

This video details the Cook & Brother factory, the Confederacy's largest private arms manufacturer, which produced approximately 8,000 firearms. It covers their New Orleans and Athens, Georgia operations, highlighting variants like long rifles and cavalry carbines. The content also examines unique markings, manufacturing processes, and the historical provenance of surviving examples, emphasizing their rarity today.