looking for a griswold 36 cal

I believe I saw a High Standard version on Gunbroker last night.

I replied to him on a different forum. There are many G&G pistols on GB but not listed as G&G pistols. If interested, look on GB for "1851, Navy, .36, Brass", go through all of the pages, and you will home in on one or more up for auction. The OP knows who I am, and he has a head start on the rest of you folks looking for one. I have my Pietta G&G so the rest of you will have to take the leavings. .

Good hunting!

Jim

I would call cabelas, their website says they have them but not online for some reason. They generally run $220.

I called Cabela's today about the G and G revolver in .36 cal, and the gal on the phone said it was out of stock, and is discontinued. I am looking for one also.

Rebel Dave

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castile said:

Well I bought the gun. Got it for 280 with bullets and capper. Barrel assembly was 80 dollars.

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it looks more like my 1851 navy colt so what is the difference's??

Rebel Dave said:

I called Cabela's today about the G and G revolver in .36 cal, and the gal on the phone said it was out of stock, and is discontinued. I am looking for one also.

Rebel Dave

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It's a shame they discontinued carrying the more accurate Confederate revolver while they continue to mislead people with their inaccurate descriptions on the other brass framed revolvers that never existed until the italians started making them.

Cowhide Cliff said:

It's a shame they discontinued carrying the more accurate Confederate revolver while they continue to mislead people with their inaccurate descriptions on the other brass framed revolvers that never existed until the italians started making them.

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Can't really blame them. No marketing strategist but retail is drive by sales. they stock what sells, the Italians make what sells. Its like pickups, flash and glitter sells. Try buying a single cab 8' foot bed pickup with manual trasmission in todays market.

whughett said:

Can't really blame them. No marketing strategist but retail is drive by sales. they stock what sells, the Italians make what sells. Its like pickups, flash and glitter sells. Try buying a single cab 8' foot bed pickup with manual trasmission in todays market.

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yep I love baseline or plain jane pickups less problems that way!! I own a 1977 chevy Scottsdale and its a great truck I just rebuilt the engine completely between October thru December of 2015 its a .030 350 in which its a 355 cubic inch v8 I kept it bone stock as it has all the power I need!

whughett said:

Can't really blame them. No marketing strategist but retail is drive by sales. they stock what sells, the Italians make what sells. Its like pickups, flash and glitter sells. Try buying a single cab 8' foot bed pickup with manual trasmission in todays market.

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Not really, they could offer the Griswold configuration for the same price as the 44 cal brass frame they sell for so cheap all the time but they seam to prefer to lie and tell everyone it is a confederate gun and sell it cheap and sell the more accurate Confederate copy for 100 dollars more and then discontinue because it doesn't sell.

So they determine what sells by what they decide to charge. The G&G can't cost any more to make, it's essentially the same frame and the cylinder doesn't have any engraving, only other difference is the caliber and round barrel.

I stand by my statement, ITS A REAL SHAME.

All of those High Standard cap & ball revolvers are nice guns. You scored a reasonable price considering the box and everything.

Cowhide Cliff said:

Not really, they could offer the Griswold configuration for the same price as the 44 cal brass frame they sell for so cheap all the time but they seam to prefer to lie and tell everyone it is a confederate gun and sell it cheap and sell the more accurate Confederate copy for 100 dollars more and then discontinue because it doesn't sell.

So they determine what sells by what they decide to charge. The G&G can't cost any more to make, it's essentially the same frame and the cylinder doesn't have any engraving, only other difference is the caliber and round barrel.

I stand by my statement, ITS A REAL SHAME.

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Didn't dispute your statement, just offered an opinion. Its demand that drives the market and I seriously doubt that Cabelas generates enough demand to drive the market.
Sales are based on profit margins.

wow looks like a 51' navy to me! but it does look nice

midland man said:

wow looks like a 51' navy to me! but it does look nice

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The Confederacy made several revolvers which are essentially copies of the Colt 1851 Navy. There was a New York based company called Manhattan Arms, IIRC, that made copies of the Colt, some in double action, so it was a popular design, apparently.

so its true brass frame revolvers were made back then?? I read and seen controversy over this subject...

There were numerous brass framed revolvers produced in the 19th century, however the majority of the "reproductions" most heavily marketed today are not very representative of them.

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so its true brass frame revolvers were made back then?? I read and seen controversy over this subject...

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The Confederacy used brass because they lacked iron and steel resources.
Some modern revolvers are "fantasy" revolvers because they don't truly replicate a real gun as it was made in the day. A common attribute is to make a Navy caliber Colt, originally .36 cal., in .44 caliber.