c1863 RICHARDSON & OVERMAN .50 GALLAGER CAVALRY Carbine CIVIL WAR Antique Civil War & WILD WEST Percussion Breach Loader

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c1863 RICHARDSON & OVERMAN .50 GALLAGER CAVALRY Carbine CIVIL WAR  Antique

Civil War & WILD WEST Percussion Breach Loader

Here we present an antique Civil War Richardson & Overman Gallager Patent Cavalry Carbine manufactured in the early 1860s in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This carbine was invented by South Carolina native Mahlon Gallager, who licensed the design to Richardson and Overman of Philadelphia for production. On August 31, 1861, the first Gallager was sold to the U.S. Army. 22,728 Gallager carbines were purchased during the Civil War and saw extensive use as a cavalry arm with the Union troops.

Both percussion and metallic cartridge versions of the Gallager carbine were manufactured, but extraction problems with both cartridge types made this rifle somewhat unpopular with the troops that used it. This carbine fired an unprimed .50 caliber cartridge with a brass foil and paper-wrapped case. Ignition was provided by the percussion cap. A major fault of these carbines was the absence of a suitable extractor. The case had to be extracted with a knife or some other sharp tool. When the trigger guard lever is lowered, the barrel slides out from the frame and tips downward to receive the cartridge.

This cavalry carbine was known to be used by the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th Ohio, the 13th Tennessee and the 3rd West Virginia cavalries.

The overall condition is good. Original patina. The action is excellent. The bore is in fine condition: shiny bright with sharp rifling. The walnut stock shows use and age and remains solid. The front and rear sights have been replaced. The sling ring bar was removed during the period of use, probably postwar.

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Barrel is 22-1/4 inches.

Caliber: .50 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1900
#230076