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

Operation:

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

380 ACP round

markings are faint but it appears that they read- "Otto Sindel

This is a wonderful example of the classic of the Tetsubo

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