Pietta's reproduction of the Spiller & Burr Confederate revolver — a brass-framed .36 caliber cap-and-ball made in Augusta, Georgia during the Civil War. The Confederate Navy Department contracted 1,500 of these in 1862 as a substitute for the unavailable Colt Navy. Type: Revolver Action: Single-Action Caliber: 36 Black Powder Capacity: 6 Year introduced: 1985, Italy Weight: 40 oz Overall length: 12.5" Status: Active Intended use: Collector, Reenactment, Black Powder