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Union/Confederate CIVIL WAR Era Antique MERRILL .54 Percussion CAVALRY SRC SADDLE RING CARBINE used by the North & South
Guns International #: 103412084 Seller's Inventory #: 259370
Category: Civil War Carbines - Antique Rifles - Percussion
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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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Description:
Union/Confederate CIVIL WAR Era Antique MERRILL .54 Percussion CAVALRY SRC
SADDLE RING CARBINE used by the North & South
Here Ancestry Guns presents an antique James Merrill Second Type Percussion Carbine, made circa 1863 in Baltimore, Maryland. The carbines were produced in two versions, which were the First Type and the Second Type. The First Type included a brass patch box in the stock and had the breech lever secured by a flat, knurled latch. The Second Type was produced without the patch box and had the breech lever secured with a rounded, button type latch.
These were made by the company of James H. Merrill in Baltimore, Maryland (a very divided state 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 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 was 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 home-front 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.
This example has two faint cartouches on the stock wrist.
This example has been refinished. Excellent action. The bore is bright with sharp rifling. The overall condition is very good. Bright gray patina on the barrel. The stock is re-finished with minimal handling wear and a crack running around the wrist that shows slight movements. The markings are crisp.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 22 inches.
Caliber: .54 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$3450
#259370
Price: $3,450.00
Antique: Yes