Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 This is my new toy! I have obscured the serial number for safety's sake. This particular gun is the 5th model, "model of 1864." I have an ancestor who was assigned to A Troop, 2nd Illinois Cavalry Regiment, which was issued this carbine. I know he did not carry this particular gun because my ancestor was wounded at Shiloh in 1862 and subsequently discharged; this gun was manufactured in early to mid 1864. But it's pretty awesome to have the same type of gun he carried, anyway. The cartridge it fires does not have a primer incorporated; it has a hole in the case head that is slightly smaller than a granule of ffg powder. So the shooter has to put a musket cap on the nipple like its front stuffing cousins. Thanks to the help of some pards on this here web site, I have located some modern-made brass to make her sing again (pending a gunsmith's inspection). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Gonna grow you some muttonchops to go with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 That's cool ..lucky fella !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 12 hours ago, Alpo said: Gonna grow you some muttonchops to go with it? He was the inventor of this gun, but funny enough, he didn't make a single cent off it! He resigned from the Army between the Mexican-American War and the Civil War, and went into business making guns, including this one. But he went bankrupt and sold the patent, and re-entered the Army when the CW started. The Union ended up buying about 55,000 of these guns, but his former partner owned the patent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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