T.W.COFER

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HI YALL, DOES ANYONE KNOW OR HAVE A PICTURER OF THE T.W.COFER 1862 NAVY PRECUSSION FOUND OUT IM RELATED TO HIM HE WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE ONE OF THE FIRST BREACH LOADED REVOLVER FOR THE CONFEDERATES.DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFO THANK YOU

[St. George]

You may want to look for a copy of 'Confederate Handguns' - by Albaugh, Benet and Simmons.

It goes into some depth on Thomas Wrenn Cofer and his work.

Apparently, there were only seven of his revolvers known at the time of initial publication in 1963.

They more or less resemble a brass-framed Whitney or Remington, with an octagonal barrel and feature a spur (or sheath) trigger.

All were in .36.

The book does give the names of a number of his relatives - living in the Tidewater area.

Good Luck.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Fox Creek Kid]

One sold in 2003 for over $86,000 at Greg Martin Auctions.    Here's a link to a "rough" photo of a Cofer revolver.

http://civilwarhandgun.com/obscure.htm#cofer