This desirable Colt Model 1851 Navy style percussion revolver was manufactured by Samuel Griswold and Arvin Gunnison at Griswoldville, Georgia, circa 1862-1864. Griswold & Gunnison manufactured approximately 3,700 revolvers and were the largest Confederate handgun maker during the Civil War. This standard model revolver has an octagonal barrel lug with round barrel, and a brass frame, trigger guard, and back strap. The six-shot cylinder has rectangular stops, and safety pins between the percussion nipples. The hammer correctly has crude knurling on the spur. The revolver has a one-piece walnut grip. The revolver, correctly, has no maker identification; however, it has a few of the cryptic marks found on most Griswold & Gunnison revolvers. In this case, "III" and "V" are stamped on the left side of trigger guard extension and left side of the matching rear strap, and a "V" on the rear flat surface of the frame, all hidden underneath the grip. "16" is marked on the loading lever and the wedge. The serial number "946" is non-factory stamped on the bottom of the barrel lug, frame, trigger guard and on the cylinder. "GARY" is stamped inside the grip mortise, most likely in the 20th century (writer believes this to be a collector). These well made Griswold & Gunnison revolvers are one of the most desirable Confederate made Civil War handguns. Provenance: The Phillip Otto Clark Collection