Original U.S. Gallager Civil War Saddle Ring Carbine in .52 Rimfire - Serial 22737 Feed Block Assembly Operation:

Operation:

manufactured the weapon

in single action

The New Model 1859 was followed by the New Model 1863 and New Model 1865 Carbines and Rifles

Original U.S. Gallager Civil War Saddle Ring Carbine in .52 Rimfire - Serial 22737 Feed Block Assembly Operation:Original Item: One Only. Made in Philadelphia by RICHARDSON & OVERLAND starting in a U. S. Government order dated August 31st 1861 a total of some 17,000 units were produced by this maker. The serial number of our example is 22737. Ironically the Original patent # 29,157 granted on July 17th. 1860 was to MAHLON J. GALLAGER, who was born in South Carolina and throughout the Civil War lived in Savanna , Georgia. It was first produced in Percussion, but