"Wm LIEBIG No 1 PRESIDENT St BALTIMORE" marked on the top barrel flat at the breech. No information was found related to this maker at the current time. Air guns of this style were used primarily for indoor gallery target shooting as produced during the Civil War era. This gallery air gun has a swiveling octagon barrel that loads from the breech, and it functions through the use of a trigger guard lever for cocking in order to fill the cylinder reservoir, and upon pulling the trigger the spring loaded piston releases. Dovetail mounted blade front sight and adjustable notch rear sight. Features floral scroll pattern engraving on top of the cylinder, receiver, trigger guard and buttplate. Chambered in approximately .30 caliber/7.5 mm with a smooth bore. Circular brass collection tag marked "R.D. BEEMAN/PRIVATE/COLLECTION/2078" hanging from the lever. A few screws are absent on the brass receiver. Provenance: The Dr. Robert D. Beeman Collection