Carbine
- Object Name:
- Carbine
- Object ID:
- 1975.575
- Creator:
- Richardson & Overman
Gunsmith - Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- 1860
- Description:
- Breech-loading, percussion cap carbine with round, rifled barrel, .50 caliber. Stock extends only to rear of breech frame. Fixed front gunsight; fixed rear gunsight. When catch is moved, hinged trigger guard moves forward, exposing breech of barrel for loading by moving barrel forward and down. Iron furniture is browned: barrel, trigger guard, breech frame, curved butt plate with 1.9" tang, and hinged magazine cover on right side of butt of stock.
Markings: Lockplate: "Gallagher's Patene, July 17th 1860"; "Manufact'd by Richardson and Overman, Philada", "7606." - Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- L-39.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in Collection
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Gallager, Mahlon J.
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