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LOT 1194
Excellent Civil War Starr Arms Breech Loading Percussion Saddle
Ring Carbine - Serial no. 18562, 54 cal., 21 inch round bbl., blue/
casehardened finish, walnut stock. Starr Arms Co. manufactured
approximately 20,601 of these carbines during the Civil War, with
the strong majority seeing hard use, unlike this highly attractive
example which somehow appears to have seen very little if any use at
all. Features standard blade front and two-leaf rear sights, sling ring
mounted on the left of the receiver, small inspection initials “H.G.S” on
the left of the breech and on top of the stock ahead of the buttplate
tang, and two bordered script “STB” (Samuel T. Bugbee) inspection
cartouches stamped on the left wrist of the stock. Numbered “18562”
on the right of the breech block wedge and “20358” on the underside
of the barrel. Due to its high state of condition, it appears that this
carbine was likely factory assembled this way with these two
differing numbers.
LOT 1193
Exceptional Civil War U.S. Richardson & Overman Gallager
Breech Loading Saddle Ring Carbine - Serial no. 24579, 50 cal.,
22 1/4 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock.
The Gallager carbine was designed by Dr. Mahlon J. Gallager,
a Southerner by birth, and manufactured under license by
Richardson & Overman in Philadelphia where Gallager had a dental
practice. Under 18,000 Gallager carbines were manufactured in
three variations. The first two versions were widely used during the
Civil War by the Union cavalry. This example is a standard cartridge
model and was manufactured during the Civil War. It has a blade
front sight, notch and folding leaf rear sight, “GALLAGER’S PATENT/
JULY 17TH 1860” and “MANUFACTD BY/RICHARDSON & OVERMAN/
PHILADA” on the lock plate, matching serial numbers, and a smooth
stock with blued patch box, saddle ring bar, and ring. The top of
the barrel behind the rear sight is stamped with “J.M.D.” The left side
of the stock just behind the sling bar has a “WHB” cartouche, and
matching initials are stamped on the comb.
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