Sutherland, Samuel

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Sutherland, Samuel	174 Main St.	Richmond	Virginia	1855	1872

Patent	Date	Remarks

Contract	for
Confederate States	Alter flint-lock rifles to percussion

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Born 1812, died 1877 He was known as the armorer of the south and with Samuel Walsh the larger of the four gunmakers of Richmond at the beginning of the Civil War. The both smaller ones were C.E. Grohnwald and T.W. Tignor. It seems that Sutherland worked as a subcontractor for the CS Government 12 Gauge percussion shotgun, london made 39* damasscus double barrel. .44 caliber percussion, single shot pistol with box lock, the barrel is Beligum Liege marked .31 percussion pepperbox pistol, 3 3/4" barrel, the left side of the hammer is marked SUTHERLAND/RICHMOND,VA Made percussion underhammer pistols during Civil War.

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Born 1812, died 1877

He was known as the armorer of the south and with Samuel Walsh the larger of the four gunmakers of Richmond at the beginning of the Civil War. The both smaller ones were C.E. Grohnwald and T.W. Tignor.

It seems that Sutherland worked as a subcontractor for the CS Government

12 Gauge percussion shotgun, london made 39* damasscus double barrel.

.44 caliber percussion, single shot pistol with box lock, the barrel is Beligum Liege marked

.31 percussion pepperbox pistol, 3 3/4" barrel, the left side of the hammer is marked SUTHERLAND/RICHMOND,VA

Made percussion underhammer pistols during Civil War.