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| Richardsons & Overman. Model Gallager Percussion Carbine, CAL: ...
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Richardsons & Overman. Model Gallager Percussion Carbine, CAL: .50 MFG: 1860, SN: 17592, Breech loading Single Shot Rifle, 22 3/*8'' round barrel. The straight grip wood stock contains original metal patch box held in place with 3 screws, in good condition, very good metal to wood fit, displaying appropriate dings, scratches and wear of a 161 year old rifle. No major defects to the wood. The finish of the metal parts exhibit a grey-brown patina from past surface rust & age. There is rust pitting around percussion nipple and top of receiver, otherwise metal appears to be in relatively good condition. The receiver displays no visible case-colors. The barrel comes fitted with a fixed blade rear sight & with a turn of a screw - a second flip-up leaf rear sight & solid blade front sights. The buttstock carries original steel buttplate in similar condition as the rest of the metal parts. Bore is dark with light pitting still contains sharp lands/grooves. This carbine was invented by Mahlon Gallager, a South Carolina native. More than 23,000 were manufactured, and they saw extensive service as a cavalry arm with Union troops. Both percussion and metallic cartridge versions of the Gallagher carbine were manufactured. Manufactured by Richardson & Overman of Philadelphia, this carbine fired an unprimed .50 caliber cartridge with a brass foil and paper-wrapped case or an all-brass case. The rounded, perforated base of the Gallager cartridge looks like a doughnut. Ignition was provided by a percussion cap. A major fault of these carbines was the absence of a suitable extractor. The case had to be extracted with knife or some other sharp pointed instrument. When the trigger guard lever is lowered, the barrel slides out from the frame and tips downward to receive the cartridge. Gallager, like most other Civil War carbines, has a sling ring on a slide bar mounted on the left side opposite its lock. The sliding sling ring was attached to a belt that went around the shoulder. The carbine was fastened to a swivel clip on the belt, from which it hung muzzle-down. This carbine was patented by Mahlon J. Gallager of Savannah, Georgia, July 17, 1860. 22,728 Gallager carbines were purchased during the Civil War. Antique, No FFL Req. - Value: 500 to 2500
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