J. L. Galef & Sons Carbine

[Bladesmith, SASS 113085]

I found this interesting carbine in 44-40. It appears to be made by Uberti in 1974 and imported by J. L. Galef & Sons. The internet suggests they imported a number of items aside from firearms, but there seems to very little information about the company. Just curious if anyone has one of the guns they brought in or knows any interesting bits of info about the company.

 

Bladesmith

[Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329]

They are just an importer, and there have been many over the years.

Revolving Carbines are not legal for SASS, but are really fun to shoot.

Just watch out where you put your left hand!

--Dawg 

[Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329]

Looks like they imported guns from Italy & Spain.

I found this information on them:

J.L. Galef & Son, Inc.
Dept. TMEN
85 Chambers Street
New York, New York 10007

J L Galef liquidated its entire business in 1983.
 

 

 

[Bladesmith, SASS 113085]

Thanks @Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329. Interestingly, it has a wood forearm and brass bands that can be installed on the barrel, but I feel like you’d have to be very careful with your positioning to use it. I’ve seen other versions that have a spur on the trigger guard to hook your off hand on, that might be something to swap out. I thought there might be a side match sometime it could make an appearance in, but really just thought it looked like fun. 

[DeaconKC]

11 minutes ago, Bladesmith, SASS 113085 said:

Thanks @Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329. Interestingly, it has a wood forearm and brass bands that can be installed on the barrel, but I feel like you’d have to be very careful with your positioning to use it. I’ve seen other versions that have a spur on the trigger guard to hook your off hand on, that might be something to swap out. I thought there might be a side match sometime it could make an appearance in, but really just thought it looked like fun. 

That could be a fun side match. Those, Spencers and other unusual/oddball fun guns!

[Three Foot Johnson]

The stock looks much more usable than what Uberti puts on them today. 

 

[Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329]

Every time I watch Lonesome Dove, & see Gavan O'Herlihy as bad guy Dan Suggs shooting his revolving carbine, I want to run out and buy one.
I did that a coupla times, but sold them cuz you can't use 'em in SASS, and my budget won't allow guns that don't get shot.
The ARE fun though.
I've had them in both BP and cartridge versions.

And the brass triggerguard with the spur does give you a convenient place for your hand while shooting!

--Dawg  

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

1 hour ago, Three Foot Johnson said:

The stock looks much more usable than what Uberti puts on them today. ..

For sure!  Current Ubertis are almost impossible for me to shoulder and get my head low enough to sight down the barrel.

[Bladesmith, SASS 113085]

2 hours ago, Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 said:

Every time I watch Lonesome Dove, & see Gavan O'Herlihy as bad guy Dan Suggs shooting his revolving carbine

Lonesome Dove is a favorite. I’m about to finish the last book in the series and may or may not have switched my political affiliations. 

 

[watab kid]

ive not changed my political affiliations in the last 60+ years , and i woint be in the future , im not interested in communism in the least save to put it out of our lives so we can prosper , 

 

i do have a heritage vesion of these , its my only investment in heritage and i felt i needed one as long as it was 22 LR , it shoots fine but im not impressed with the whole idea of a revolver rifle in the end , ill keep it as a novelty but not be looking for one of these gigger bore versions , 

[Bladesmith, SASS 113085]

I believe you might have missed the joke there @watab kid. There wasn’t any actual political connotations intended, unless Gus Mcrae and Woodrow Call are really on the ticket somewhere. In that case I believe I probably would vote for them, though I can’t imagine they would have any communist leanings….

[watab kid]

its just that everything is related to politics these days , or so it seems , id vote for them as well , if they were on the ticket i think , im fed up with current situation and politics in general .....drain the swamp please ..... plant some new crops and lets get a new crop of folks that care , 

but thanks for pointing that out , i probably did miss the point , 

[J.D. Daily]

It was the invention of mechanical refrigeration which lead to air conditioning that ruined federal politics. 

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

12 hours ago, watab kid said:

its just that everything is related to politics these days , or so it seems , id vote for them as well , if they were on the ticket i think , im fed up with current situation and politics in general .....drain the swamp please ..... plant some new crops and lets get a new crop of folks that care , 

but thanks for pointing that out , i probably did miss the point , 

Related?  Not in my family do we have and such relations.  Might have at one time but none to my knowledge these days.

[watab kid]

10 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

Related?  Not in my family do we have and such relations.  Might have at one time but none to my knowledge these days.

sorry - fourty im missing the point again , i think i should not say much more in this thread till i get a grasp on it , 

[Bladesmith, SASS 113085]

On 10/6/2024 at 8:49 PM, watab kid said:

sorry - fourty im missing the point again

No worries @watab kid. Such is the nature of anything vaguely political these days. I bet most of us aspiring cowboys are more alike than different in the end.