Tag on sign: “English-made Kerr revolver. Many of these were smuggled through the Federal naval blockade aboard Confederate blockade runners.”
Smithsonian website description of the Kerr:
The five-shot .44 caliber Kerr revolver was manufactured in England by the London Armoury Company and could be fired either single or double-action. Nearly all Kerr revolvers imported during the Civil War were purchased by the Confederacy and were preferred by many Confederate cavalrymen.
Patentee: Kerr, JamesMaker: London Armoury Company Place Made: United Kingdom: England, London
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Relevant Ian video. It’s actually a really neatly designed revolver.