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Historic CIVIL WAR Antique Merrill CAVALRY Carbine
Guns International #: 100833865 Seller's Inventory #: 10362
Category: Civil War Carbines - Antique Rifles - Percussion
Seller's Information
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
Historic CIVIL WAR Antique Merrill CAVALRY Carbine
WIDELY Used SRC by North & SOUTH During the War
Here we present an antique Merrill Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine, made circa 1863, during the American Civil War. These were made by the company of H. Merrill in Baltimore, Maryland (a very divided city leading up to the war), with a total production of 14,500. These carbines are known to have been allocated to the following Union cavalry regiments: NY 1st, 5th and 18th; Pennsylvania 11th, 17th, and 18th; NJ 1st; Indiana 7th; Wisconsin 1st and 3rd; Kentucky 27th; and finally the Delaware 1st. They are also known to have been used by Confederates as they were available before the war or as they would capture them. Confederate ammunition for these were made at the Richmond Laboratory on Brown’s Island in Virginia. It is telling about how many of the carbines the South may have fielded to justify a significant operation making ammunition at the lab.
As an interesting side-note, the Confederate States Richmond Laboratory was the site of the worst homefront disaster in Richmond for the entire war when careless handling of percussion caps caused the several hundred thousand percussion primers, cannon friction primers and 10 lbs. of gun powder to explode, killing at least 44 and seriously injuring 25 more in the small building.
The iron parts wear a brown patina. The markings are clear and legible. The walnut stock is solid. The bore is shiny and in good condition. The lock is fine. The breech cover is missing its latch, but the cover is held in place by the hammer when at rest and gravity when cocked and held level.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is round and 22 inches in length.
Caliber: .54 percussion
Bore is in good condition and the mechanism is fine.
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1850
#10362
SOLD
Antique: Yes