This video explores the Griswold & Gunnison revolver, highlighting its uniqueness as a high-quality and consistently produced firearm among Confederate manufacturers during the Civil War. Unlike many amateur efforts, Griswold & Gunnison operated a professional manufacturing facility, producing as many revolvers as all other Confederate makers combined. The firearm is described as a copy of the Colt 3rd Model Dragoon, featuring a .36 caliber barrel, six-shot cylinder, and a brass frame, with a slight rear tilt to the grips. The video notes the use of twisted iron for cylinders due to steel scarcity and a barrel shank variation from rounded to octagonal around serial number 1500. The partnership of entrepreneur Samuel Griswold and gunsmith Arvin Gunnison is detailed, with Griswold converting his cotton gin factory in Griswoldville, Georgia, into a revolver production hub from 1862 until its destruction by Union forces in late 1864.
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