Captured & Collected, Confederate Reissued Firearms

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Captured & Collected, Confederate Reissued Firearms

by CAPT Steven W. Knott

This book examines the Confederate system used to recover, clean and repair, inspect, and reissue over 200,000 small arms of all types “captured and collected” from the battlefields of the Civil War. Confederate Ordnance Bureau final inspection stamps applied to these reissued guns are described in detail for the first time. Over 60 high-resolution color photos of Confederate reissued firearms and related ordnance documents. Information on the significant repair facilities involved in the process: Richmond Armory, Richmond Arsenal and Artillery Workshop, Danville Arsenal, Lynchburg Arsenal, and the Staunton Ordnance Depot. Detailed examples of specific “captured and collected” arms.

Inventory Number: BOO 065