Gallager Carbine

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Gallagher Carbine
Gallagher Carbine

Object Details

patentee

Gallager, Mahlon J.

Description (Brief)

This .50 caliber tilt-up barrel breech loading carbine was invented by Mahlon J. Gallager of Savannah, GA. Over 18,000 were used by Union cavalry troops during the Civil War.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

U.S. Military Service Institute

date made

ca 1862

ID Number

AF.32701B

catalog number

32701B

accession number

69413

serial number

23165

Object Name

carbine

carbine, percussion

Other Terms

carbine; Firearms; Percussion Fire; .52 In; Rifled; 02; 03

Measurements

overall, carbine: 38 7/8 in x 2 3/8 in; 98.7425 cm x 6.0325 cm

place made

United States

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military

Civil War

Military

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Firearms

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