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Guns International #: 103114306
Seller's Inventory #: 247363
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Guns International #: 103114306
Category - Civil War Carbines
- Antique Rifles - Percussion
CIVIL WAR Antique JAMES H. MERRILL .54cal UNION CAVALRY SADDLE RING CARBINE Issued to NY, PA, NJ, IN, WI, KY & DE Cavalries
Description: CIVIL WAR Antique JAMES H. MERRILL .54cal UNION CAVALRY SADDLE RING CARBINE Issued to NY, PA, NJ, IN, WI, KY & DE Cavalries Here we present an antique James Merrill First Type Percussion Carbine, made circa 1862 in Baltimore, Maryland. 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. 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 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 carbines 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. The overall condition is good. Dark patina throughout. The action is strong. The bore is reflective with strong rifling. The stock has a stable, repaired crack on the right side of the wrist, from the back of the lock to the tip of the receiver tang. There are two faint cartouches on the left stock flat. Numbers differ from the breech latch to the tail of the lock, but are within 1,099 digits and certainly plausibly a field repair during the period of use. Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction. Barrel is 22-1/8 inches. Caliber: .54 Percussion Overall condition as seen in photos. Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. Delivered directly to your door by express mail! Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. ancestryguns $2100 #247363 Antique: Yes Price: $2,100.00 Buy Now Pay with
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Guns International #: 103114306
Seller's Inventory #: 247363
Guns International #: 103114306
Seller's Inventory #: 247363
Guns International #: 103114306
Seller's Inventory #: 247363
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