Black power hand gun Connecticut valley arms made in Italy 44 caliber not sure if it is real or replica has ship ingraved on it?

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CVA was only a seller of Pistols they did not manufacture them selves I would say it is a repo of a navy revolver if it is a 36 cal or a 44 cal 6 shot revolver they had a ship engraved on it. It is a functional reproduction made in the late 70's. It will shoot a .454 ball with 30 grains of black powder. It was sold as a confederate model 1850 navy.

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Original black powder firearms will never be marked "Black powder only", since at the time, that was the only form of gunpowder. As said, your CVA is a modern reproduction.