Schneider & Co.

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Schneider & Co.   Memphis Tennessee 1859 1864


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In 1860 William S. Schneider and Frederick Glassick founded Schneider and Glassick (see Schneider and Glassick)

Henry Deringer style percussion pistols in generally a serial numer is stamped on the top of the breechblock. At least 122 guns were made. In generally the barrel is marked
Schneider & Co.
Memphis, Tenn.

During the Civil War, the firm was subsidized by the Confederate Government and remained in operation until the Federal forces took Memphis in 1864.