In the course of our recent discussions about handguns carried by Confederate cavalrymen, I spent some time reading about European imports and home manufacturing of these weapons. Here are a few web sites of interest on those subjects and others:

http://www.damonmills.com/previously_sold_items.htm

Includes several Alabama items, including a saber carried by a member of Company “C”, 7th Alabama Cavalry, and a shotgun carried by someone from Wilcox County who belonged to the 3rd Alabama Cavalry.

http://www.civilwarcourier.com/articles/colts_competition.htm

Article entitled, “Samuel Colt's Competition From Abroad”.

http://www.mindspring.com/~julia4/civil_war.html

Interesting collection of items, including a Kerr pistol pullet and an Alabama Volunteer Corps button.

http://www.midwestgunshows.com/kerr_revolver.htm

Web site describing this popular English import.

http://mntnweb.com/hobby/gun/obscure.htm

Slow-loading site showing examples of many different imports and home manufactured C.S.A. pistols.

http://www.csnavy.org/weapons/smallarms.htm

Page on small arms used by Confederate Navy personnel; very useful & interesting site.

http://www.ocyoung.com/European_arms.htm

Brief page showing examples of imported handguns used by both sides: the Kerr, Perrin and LeFaucheau.