Pietta Griswold and Gunnison 36 caliber Black Powder pistol

36 caliber Black Powder revolver Navy Arms Company Ridgefield NJ My grandfather gave me this gun in 1996 when I graduated, and he bought it years earlier so it is at least 40 years old. Matching makers marks on barrel, cylinder and reciever 177** serial number This is a Pietta Griswold and Gunnison 36 caliber pistol in great shape, has a rusty spot on the cylinder and a few dings in the dissasembly pin but in great condition for its age, It is at least 40 years old. My Grandfather bought it when he was younger and never fired it, and I have not fired it. Griswold and Gunnison Confederate Pistol. Interesting History and link to an Authentic Replica of the most Rare Civil War Pistol. The percussion revolver manufactured in small numbers by a makeshift company, hastily set up in a cotton gin outside of Macon, Georgia in the early part of the Civil War is often confused with the 1860 "Colt Army" and "Navy Colt"revolvers, which were manufactured in the Union North. Once the war broke out, the CSA Army was in need of small arms, and most of the former nation's firearms manufacturers were located in the Northern Union states. Clearly the Union had the advantage in manufacturing capacity and materials. This imbalance of production ability plagued the Confederacy to the very bitter end. Griswold and Gunnison and a handful of slaves turned out these pistols in their makeshift shop in "Griswoldville" under a contract from the CSA government. Firearm Type: "Cap and Ball" Percussion Revolver Nation Of Manufacture: CSA (Confederate States of America) Military Service Dates : 1862-1865 Variations: Small Scale production. Almost an exact copy of the 1851 Colt Navy Revolver Ammunition: .36 Caliber Ball Wars: US Civil War Recent Prices at Auction for Originals: Extremely Rare, expensive Up to US $1Mil+ ====== 1st -" type of proof and gun" - Circle star over PN - 1st black powder proof. 2nd - star circle over shield with figure - Brescia provisional proof for all guns 3rd - Pietta triangle FAP on bottom of butt.