There’s actually a Kerr revolver used in the movie “Gettysburg,” which was in the hands of a Confederate officer and pointed at Chamberlain at the conclusion of the Battle of Little Roundtop

Thanks Mike! I'll keep saying it, these long-format videos are *much* better. I'm really tired of the guys who show a few (or even a lot) of shooting clips but teach me nothing at all. I've *seen* shooting. A *lot* of shooting. I want to learn, and your videos do that.

I've been enjoying this series on the USA confederate and pocket guns all from this time period

To my eye, the LeMat revolver is the most beautiful revolver of the period. It would be awesome if someone would make a modern mashup of the LeMat with a Schofield model 3 top-break. You'd get all the capacity of the LeMat with the quick loading of the Schofield.

Honestly as a person from Texas I really love your series on the Texas rangers that you did. This is absolutely a great historic gun channel.

love the csa content edit- the museum of the confederacy had to change its name to museum of the civil war, but there are basically no yankee artifacts. the revolver display in the ironworks is fantastic, highly recommend that facility

good video! i am in SC, born here 65 years ago, i love the civil war history,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Mike, thanks for another great history lesson on the arms of the Civil War.

I'm the 78 to watch this video on the day (morning) of 8-4 of release,. Thank you Mike for a great history lesson .

Thank you for another most interesting video, Mike. I like all the videos that you do, but these sit-down history lessons just might be my favorites. Having seen just the repos of these Southern revolvers, I have never been interested enough to purchase one. Mostly, I suppose, because I'm primarily a Colt guy. But now, seeing the various Confererate models placed in historical context, the repos have become more interesting and attractive to me. One last thing regarding you comments on octagon barrels vs round. Yes, the octagonals require more polishing, but I suspect the choice of round is primarily a economic issue. (1.)The size of the stock necessary to make a round barrel is smaller. (2.) Machining a round part is far faster and more efficient than machining a hex. Think about it; a round barrel can be machined in just a lathe, no other machine setups required. (3.) A less talented machinist can do simple lathe work and even setup. (4.) Finally, the finished barrel is slightly lighter in weight, making the overall gun a little lighter, and less nose-heavy in pointing.

I really appreciate your KZfaq channel and the time that you put into making the videos. I love the history lesson that you give about each gun that you show and shoot on the channel. They are always very interesting and informative. Thank you Mike.

Great video. I am surprised by how few Revolvers were available. They must of been highly prized.

Exceptional presentation Mike. I've learned more about firearms watching your videos, than I have anywhere else.

Great video, Mike. I had heard of the major ones, but did not know they were actually used by the CSA. The LeMat especially. Others I did not know about. I knew there were others, mostly from one of your videos, but did not know their history. Keep up the great work and educate us in our history.

If you ever find yourself in the Cumberland Gap, Tn area, Lincoln Memorial University has a museum containing lots of original firearms from this era! They feature arms used by both sides, as well as many other Abe Lincoln affiliated artifacts!

Again one of the most interesting video you have made! This is why I am a subscriber!

Great video. I personally like the tilt on the Griswold and Gunnison. it does make it easier to naturally point and AIM in my opinion. In a way its kind of like holding a flintlock pistol.

There is a Texas Historical Monument on Belt Line Rd close to Lancaster Rd. Dedicated to the gun mfg facility Tucker and Sherrard. I lived there for many years and saw that sign almost everyday. No bldg remains,just the monument. Great presentation btw.

You are one of the best videoes and you are right brother and KZfaq is hurting all the outstanding videoes they hate

Your historical videos just keep getting better as you go. Keep it coming. No one else is really doing this.

Excellent video Mike. An often overlooked and underappreciated topic of American history.

Excellent historical information! Thank you!

Great vid as always your vids have gotten me into black powder shooting many thanks.. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thumb up, for sure! The first LeMat I saw in a museum in Lüttich/Liege in Belgium ... a real pocket-flak ...

I was waiting for this one. Thank You.

Good morning from Syracuse NY brother thank you for sharing your adventures in history

Thank you for doing all the digging on this video. It was beyond fascinating.

Just subbed. Your info is top notch and your content, very interesting. Fwiw, you are correct about YT suppressing your videos. Because I've been watching "gun vids" on here for several years now, and this is the first time you've come up in my feed...

You make Very Interesting and Educational vidoes, Mike. Being a Civil War History Buff, This was quite helpful. I had heard of Spiller & Burr, Dance Brothers, Colt, Le Mat and Griswold & Gunnison (Made more popular by Anson Mount's Cullen Bohannan Character in Hell On Wheels carrying a Gris Revolver). Also the modified La Mat shows up in the TV Shows Firefly and Westworld Remake. You see some revolvers from that era appearing modified for Steampunk Cosplay too. But the other revolver manufacturers you mentioned were completely unknown to me. I appreciate you doing the work researching and presenting these historic firearms. As I may have mentioned before, I have been a fan of your writing since reading your articles in Guns & Ammo Magazine back in the Late 70's and 80's. So You have integrity and credibility in my opinion and I respect you, Sir! And I like the clothing you wear when you shoot out at Duelist's Den. And thanks for the info on Evil Roy. I had been wondering where that name came from, having seen it describing some Cimmaron/Uberti revolvers. Wish You The Best and keep those videos coming!

Thanks Mike, great video

Thanks, Mike. Another great video. I really appreciate the time you put into these.

Super interesting and informative as always!

Big thumbs up, lots of info I did not knew

Another great video!

Thanks Mike. Very interesting!

Another great video! You are awesome, thank you 🤠

I agree that round barrels are easier to manufacture and finish compared to octagonal ones. Based on my machine shop classes, I can say that turning barrels on a lathe, keeping them round, and cleaning them up for assembly is much simpler and allows for more guns to make it off the floor.

Always love your history videos .

I enjoyed this very much! Keep up the good work!

Thanks,great video & information

Great video Mike. I really enjoyed it. very informative.

An excellent, informative video. Thank you! I enjoyed it.

Thanks for another great vid! Always delivering great content. Cheers from Sweden!👍

Very informative...love these!

Well done, Mike.

Excellent video!!

Great video!!! Thank you!!!

Loved it. Very interesting and fills a gap in my revolver knowledge!

Loving the content ❤

Great video... educational as always... I look forward to the next topic.

This was a very interesting and informative video. Thank you Mike !!!

You done a fantastic job with your research, in depth research that you done on these revolvers and I commend you for it. I love listening to you tell about these because it sounds like you love telling about it as much as I love listening to it. Anyway thanks for the video and have a great day! Keep your powder dry

Interesting history lesson. Thanks Mike

Always fun to watch your presentations.

Yes, I did enjoy this video! As always, interesting. Thanks!

Very interesting video thank you for all the hard work really enjoyed the video

Thanks once again for the information you shared with all of us...keep up the good work....

Very informative video. Enjoy your video’s. Thanks for keeping us black powder enthusiast informed on KZfaq. 5star rating. 👍🏻👍🏻

Awesome video! Learned tons from this channel about black powder guns. Thanks sir.

Fantastic history lesson! Thank you

Loved the history you researched!

Thanks for another great video, i never knew that there were so many confederate revolvers! Thanks for taking the time to do the research and for presenting us with a video!

Love you're content, that you so much. 👌🤠👍

As always good job.

As always, nicely done. I have a few old books about these, but it's nice to hear someone talk about the more obscure ones.

Thank you, very well done. Have a super day. :)

Thanks Mike !

Another great video thank you sir.

Thanks for the time you have put in this. It's kept me entertained

You are a great resource for firearms of the old west and I really appreciate your work. Thank you and keep the videos coming.

I thoroughly enjoy these longer, well researched videos!

"Say what you will about Colt" Colt gifted 1000 1860's illegally to Texas during the war. As a Texan I only got kind things to say lol "McCulloch reached out to Sam Colt again and ordered 2,000 of his 1860 fluted cylinder revolvers. Mr. Colt remembered what the Rangers had done for him years before, saving his business and catapulting him to fame. One thousand of the revolvers were smuggled through Cuba, and New Orleans."

Thanks for all that you do 💪👍🇺🇸

I left a comment several years ago asking for this very video, I have always been fascinated by Confederate revolvers and really wanted more information. As you would well know any books about the subject would be very expensive and beyond my modest purchasing ability, so I look for videos, Thank You!

Another very informative videos. Keep up the great work

A very interesting and informative video thanks for putting it all together.

Awsome video ty

Great job Mike. Love these sit down presentations.

Thanks for the research

Thanks for another great video. I knew about some of the revolvers you mentioned, but there were some others I had never heard of. Keep up the good work. I do happen to have copies of a Leech and Rigdon and Dance and Brothers revolvers.

My favorite episode yet.

Good stuff Mike.

Fantastiques exposé et résumé, bravo et merci beaucoup Mike.

Very informative!! Several gun company names l'd never heard of! Keep it up!!

Thank you, mister tha's a grat narration of history. U rock!...

I do not know how I've missed your videos through the years.

Outstanding!

Thank u for your knowledge sir!😊

I thoroughly Enjoyed this video very Informative and it's Historical Value. Of what was and what wasn't made & by whom, I learn something new today. Thank you..! 😎👍👍👍🎆🇺🇲🎆

Thank you Mike .

Very interesting and cool video!! Love the history lesson!!!!!

Excellent . As a weapons manufacture I say well done and Thank you sir.

Grate video, I love these themed time piriod gun history videos, keep up the good work 🤠

Thanks Mike.

Nice video Mike.

Thank you Sir. 🎉🎉

Thanks for sharing, very intersting as always for a collector like me, cheers from France

Hi Mike, great video, I'm slowly getting my hands on the Italian made repros of the Confederate revolvers, its quite hard work to get some of them in the UK. Still struggling with stock in the post Covid, post Brexit era. Shooting supplies are dwindling fast with some sold at much higher prices. I see some U.S. States are suffering similar shortages so its getting wide spread.

Super interesting Mike and I Thank You Kindly! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

Great video and great channel!!! Thanks....