Original U.S. Civil War Rare Ballard's Patent "Old Model" Falling Block Carbine in .54 Rimfire by Ball & Williams - Serial 407 Replica Non-Firing Guns There is lots of the

There is lots of the original blued finish present

made from stamped steel

howver this example still works well

[32] Equipped with Churchill tanks the regiment landed at Algiers in 1943

their supply of bayonets had been almost completely exhausted

Original U.S. Civil War Rare Ballard's Patent "Old Model" Falling Block Carbine in .54 Rimfire by Ball & Williams - Serial 407 Replica Non-Firing Guns There is lots of theOriginal Item: One Only. The Ballard is a single shot, breech loading firearm used late during the Civil War. The . 44 caliber, percussion "capping breech loader" carbine was invented and patented by Charles H. Ballard of Worcester, Mass in November 1861. This was quickly followed by rimfire versions, as well as some that worked with both percussion and rimfire ammunition. Ballard however was an inventor, and not a firearms manufacturer, so he sought