J.H. Dance & Bros. Confederate Revolvers – VIDEO

By Logan Metesh

Texas – -(Ammoland.com– Revolvers made by J. H. Dance & Bros. are some of the most distinctive guns to come out of the south during the Civil War. These revolvers lack a recoil shield on both sides of the gun, giving their frame a very flat look which makes them easy to identify.

James Henry Dance headed to Texas in the 1850s. A year later, his three brothers, two sisters, and one cousin joined him, where they opened a machine shop and lumber mill across the street from their family home.

All of the male family members enlisted with the Confederacy in 1861, serving with the 35th Texas Cavalry (Brown’s Regiment). Because revolvers were in such high demand, many newspaper editors, such as the one at Houston’s Tri-Weekly Telegraph, noted that “However much we want men in the field, it is certain good and well-skilled mechanics in pistol factories are worth ten times as much as in the field.” Eventually, Texas Governor Francis Lubbock gave in and exempted the Dance factory workers from military service. All told, 35 soldiers were …Read the Rest

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