I do not always pat myself on the back, but... Who the hell am I kidding? YES I DO.
I serendipitously tripped over this revolver plaque some time ago and decided to play with it. I could not figure out WTF they were. The mesher had them labeled as 1873 SAA--commonly known as Colt Peacemakers. But they are not. That is a cartridge revolver. Thanks to an hoplologist named Ian McCollum (otherwise known as "Gun Jesus") I was able to ascertain that these blackpowder pistols with their cantilevered barrel were loosey-goosey copies of a Colt 1851 made in Griswoldville, GA during a rather infamous period of American history--that is to say, circa 1862. The giveaway is the crescent-shaped cutout on the barrel trunnion where the ramrod passes through. Such an oddity deserves the best skin that I can dev, right?

The upshot is, despite being an absolute bootleg with a questionable brass frame and being made utilizing a workforce that was most likely paid with room, board and the occasional beating, these guns are an absolute historical oddity and therefore worth big $$$. They are also very rare and therefor insanely collectable. The 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment put Griswoldville to the torch in 1864 thus ending this literal cottage industry of knockoff pistols. Griswoldville was one of the first stops on William Tecumseh Sherman's infamous March to the Sea. So it is a lucky thing that BrutalAssassin used a random Pietta spaghetti western replica as a reference to make this mesh! These guns are not just dripping with bling, but also with history.
Try it before you buy it!
♥ Izzy