Griswold’s Pistol: the Brass Framed Confederate Colt
When the Civil War erupted in 1861, most of the armament factories in the country were located in the North. In the agricultural South, the Confederates were desperate for modern guns. Most of the weapons carried by the grey-coats came from Europe or were captured in battle from the ‘Yankees’. However, the ‘Rebs’ did try to make a few of their own. One of the more famous of these was the Griswold revolver.
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