While at a Civil War, gun show in Louisville Ky, a gentleman came in carrying this double barrel trying to sell it. It was in very bad condition. Mostly just needed cleaned up. Looked like it had been displayed for years above a fireplace. A good friend of mine purchased the gun, then came the process of cleaning it up. After the week long process of getting all of the grime and gunk off of it, it produced this beautiful double barrel. Then after cleaning the barrels to try to find a maker, the ultimate surprise came to surface. Between the barrels where the maker should be engraved, you can see where a jeweler had removed the maker’s mark and had engraved CS, for Confederate States. We couldn’t believe it. The brass was so old and worn that it had almost turned to a white color. During the war, this was a Confederate soldiers best friend. It took awhile for me to get this, but it is in my collection now. The stories this gun could tell!
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