Defarbed Pietta Dance and Brothers .36 cal Navy Revolver

Willl upload pictures shortly. Thank you! New in the box by Pietta and reworked by Master Gunsmith John Zimmerman. Texas Confederate Revolver. .36 caliber. Made by the Dance Borthers in Texas during the Civil War. Quality Italian reproduction by Pietta. Completely reworked and defarbed by John Zimmerman from a Colt Navy. J. H. Dance and Brothers revolver. From Civil War @ Smithsonian: Little history on Dance and Brothers - This rare six-shot Confederate revolver was made in .36 and .44 calibers. Soon after the Civil War began, the Confederate government and individual states issued a call for firearms. As a result, a large variety of firearms—from flintlock rifles, pistols, and shotguns to current weaponry seized from federal properties—was used by Confederate soldiers at the beginning of the conflict. It became expedient for the South to begin manufacturing guns to keep their troops armed. Those organizations that did begin manufacturing arms largely used United States weapons as models, though this model is distinguishable by the lack of recoil shield protrusions on the frame. J. H. Dance and Brothers of Columbia, Texas, modeled their revolvers after the Colt Dragoon. The firm started manufacturing firearms in 1862. The men who worked for this company were granted exemption from military service by the state because the need for firearms was so great. In December 1863, the workshop was moved farther inland due to fear that the Union gunboats would shell it. Approximately 325 to 500 revolvers were manufactured by this firm. NO FFL REQUIRED JUST PROOF OF AGE: Paypal add 3% (that's what they charge me for the service) PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES. THANK YOU