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"Deluxe Calisher and Terry Carbine (AL6107)
Guns International #: 102716741 Seller's Inventory #: AL6107
Category: Antique Rifles - Percussion - Military Rifles - Antique
Seller's Information
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Seller: Collectors Firearms
Company: CollectorsFirearms, Inc
Member Since: 3/6/07
First Name: E-commerce
Last Name: Department
State: Texas
Zip: 77063
Country: United States
Phone: (713) 781-1960
Fax: (713) 781-6407
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 7228
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: M/C, VISA, American Express and Discover
Description:
"The right side of the butt has a nickel-silver plaque inscribed ""H.M. RIDLEY/52nd Light Infantry/FROM/G.M. Biddulph./R.M. Pulteney./H.M. Douglas./T.D. Butler./E.B. Poeklington./T.P. Waters./Oct. 11th. 1867."" The 52nd Light Infantry from Oxfordshire was in India until 1865 and was then stationed in England, Ireland, Malta, and Gibraltar. They headed to Malta in September 1868. Thomas Pain Waters was a lieutenant in 1870, and some of the men were ensigns in 1867. By 1870, Gilbert Hugh M. Biddulph, Richard Maximillian Pulteney (adjutant-lieutenant paymaster), Thomas Dacres Butler (instructor of musketry), Henry Mitchell Sholto Douglas, and Evelyn Broomfield Poeklington are all listed as lieutenants. Ridley was not listed at that time and may have been a non-commissioned officer or regular infantryman, but an H.M. Ridley is listed with the 17th Hussars in 1881, as a major in the 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars in 1891, and as the leader of the 16th Battalion during the Boer War. The design of this deluxe carbine was patented by Englishman William Terry on April 12, 1855. He then partnered with Bertram Calisher, and they received limited contracts with the British War Department. The arm on the right at the breech pulls out and is then used to rotate the bolt. This opens the port on the right side at the breech so a paper cartridge can be inserted. The bolt is then rotated back and the arm locked before firing using a conventional side lock and percussion cap. This model was issued to the 18th Hussars, and the carbines were also used by sportsmen, colonial units, and police. Some are believed to have been used during the American Civil War, including by Confederate units. The design was made obsolete by the more widespread adoption of metallic cartridges. The barrel has a military style blade front sight that doubles as a bayonet lug, a sling swivel on the bottom, ""CALISHER & TERRY MAKERS TO H.M. WAR DEPARTMENT"" on top ahead of the notch and folding ladder rear sight, ""TERRY'S PATENT 30 BORE"" on top above the loading port. The bore is fine with light erosion. The barrel has a smooth mottled brown patina. The breech section as well as the lock and furniture have scroll and border engraving. There are some assembly numbers on a few components and ""1399"" on the lower tang. There is approx. 30% original blue on the furniture, strong niter blue on parts of the rear sight and the breech mechanism, strong original case colors on the rear of the lock with lighter original case colors elsewhere, and general mild usage wear. The stock has a curved horn Schnabel tip, checkering on the forend and wrist, sling swivel ring to the rear of the trigger guard tang, and a flat shotgun style butt plate with a trapdoor compartment (empty). The stock is very good and has mostly crisp checkering, attractive grain, smooth oiled finish, and minor usage dings and scratches. The action functions correctly. This is one of the top Calisher & Terry carbines out there, especially with deluxe features. It would look great in a Civil War or early breech loader collection.
Price: $9,500.00
Antique: Yes