Object Details
maker
J. F. Garrett & Company
Description (Brief)
This .52 caliber breechloading percussion carbine was invented by Jere H. Tarpley, of Greensboro, North Carolina and was made by the J. and F. Garrett Company also in Greensboro. It was notorious for leaking scalding hot gas from its breech and only a few hundred were made between 1863 and 1864.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
U.S. Military Service Institute
date made
1863
ID Number
AF.32707
catalog number
32707
accession number
69413
serial number
295
Object Name
carbine
carbine, percussion
Other Terms
carbine; Firearms; Percussion Fire; .52 In; Rifled; 13; Sa
Measurements
overall: 39 1/2 in; 100.33 cm
place made
United States: North Carolina, Greensboro
United States: Confederate States of America
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Civil War
Firearms
related event
Civil War
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_414577