Back in June I covered the famous raider CSS Alabama which, under the command of the Pirate of the Confederacy, Capt. (later Admiral/Brig. Gen.) Raphael Semmes, CSN (USN, resigned), captured an amazing 65 prizes and destroyed the side-wheeler gunboat USS Hatteras.
In that piece I gave you a sneak peak of his uber rare Houllier-Blanchard revolver.
Well, I’m back with a little more info on that piece after getting with the city-run History Museum of Mobile.
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The gun is a cap and ball black powder .36 caliber wheelgun held in a rosewood case that holds the handgun and accessories, the metal plate on the lid reads, “Presented to Captain Raphael Semmes, Belsize Park, 14 May 1862.”
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