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LOT 241 Civil War Merrill First Type Breech Loading Percussion Saddle Ring Carbine - Serial no. 3413, 54 cal., 22 1/8 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Just under 14,500 Merrill carbines were manufactured in two variations during the Civil War. This example is the first type with patch box and the flat knurled type latch. Merrill carbines were almost exclusively issued to cavalry units during the war, including units from New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kentucky, and Delaware. The top of the loading lever is marked “J.H. MERRILL BALTO./PAT. JULY. 1858.” and “3520”. The lock plate is marked “J.H.MERRILL BALTO/PAT. JULY. 1858./APL 9. MAY 21-28-61” at the front and serial number “3413” behind the hammer. The barrel has a notch rear sight with two folding leaves and a fixed front blade front sight. The left stock flat has a saddle ring bar. “GDM” (George D. Moller) collection initials marked at the toe of the stock. CONDITION: Very good plus with a mix of gray and brown patina on the barrel with some patches of moderate pitting, strong traces of casehardened finish concentrated on the breech body, and defined edges and markings in the metal. Stock is fine with attractive raised grain, some scattered dings concentrated on the left side, a few minor chips around the lock, some light handling marks, and defined edges. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
LOT 242
Civil War Merrill Second Type Breech Loading Percussion Saddle Ring Carbine - Serial no. 13213, 54 cal., 22 1/8 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Just under 14,500 Merrill carbines were manufactured in two variations during the Civil War. This example is the second type with slightly different stock contours, no patch box, and the button type latch. Merrill carbines were almost exclusively issued to cavalry units during the war, including units from New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kentucky, and Delaware. The top of the loading lever is marked “J.H. MERRILL BALTO/PAT. JULY 1858”. The lock plate is marked
“J.H.MERRILL BALTO./PAT. JULY. 1858./APL. 9. MAY 21-28-61” at the front and dated “1863” behind the hammer. The barrel has a notch rear sight with two folding leaves and a fixed front blade front sight. The left stock flat has a saddle ring bar above an oval script “ZB” (Zadock Butt) inspection cartouche. “GDM” (George D. Moller) collection initials marked at the toe of the stock. CONDITION: Good with a mix of gray and brown patina on the barrel, breech, and lock, with mostly defined markings in the metal. Stock is very good with numerous scattered pressure dents, some mild scratches, a few chips, and a crisp cartouche. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500
LOT 243 Scarce Civil War Burnside Third Model Percussion Carbine - Serial no. 2524, 54 cal., 21 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Only 1,500 of these Third Models were manufactured by the Burnside Rifle Company in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1862. They were designed by General Ambrose E. Burnside and improved by George P. Foster. Burnside carbines received strong reviews in antebellum trials and from Civil War battlefields. Burnside himself did not have the best record during the Civil War and is probably most famous for being the origin of “sideburns” which were popularly
known as “burnsides” in the era. The third model differs from the second model in that it has the addition of a wood forearm, and it retains a solid breechblock unlike the fourth and fifth models with a hinged breechblock. It has a pinched blade front sight, notch and folding leaf rear sight (graduated for 100, 300, and 500 yards), “CAST STEEL 1861” on the top of the barrel, “BURNSIDE’S PATENT/MARCH 25TH, 1856.” on top of the action, the matching serial number on the receiver, breechblock, and underneath the barrel, “2774” marked inside the replacement forearm, “BURNSIDE RIFLE Co./PROVIDENCE=R.I.” on the lock plate, a faded illegible cartouche on the left side of the stock, and “O.B.G.” on top of the comb of the stock.
CONDITION: Good with scattered mild brown surface pitting with smooth gray patina on the balance and defined markings in the metal. Stock is also good with numerous scattered mild scratches and handling marks from period use. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
LOT 244 Fine Civil War U.S. Joslyn Model 1864 Civil War Carbine - Serial no. 15322, 52 RF cal., 22 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. This is one of 8,000 Model 1864 Joslyn breech loading carbines purchased by the Ordnance Department from the Joslyn Fire Arms Company of Stonington, Connecticut. The Joslyn was one of the more widely used carbines during the Civil War with effective use by Union cavalry units including the 4th and 8th Indiana, 19th New York, 13th Tennessee, 9th Pennsylvania, 3rd West Virginia, 2nd Wisconsin and 1st Nebraska. Features a blued barrel equipped with a pinched blade front sight and a three folding leaf rear sight, casehardened iron mountings and a one piece straight grip stock with saddle ring and bar on the left side. The lock plate is
marked “JOSLYN FIRE ARMS Co./STONINGTON CONN./1864” ahead of the hammer. The rear of the breechblock is marked “B.F. JOSLYNS PATENT/OCT 8 1861 JUNE 24 1862”. The matching serial number is located on the top of the breechblock and upper tang. The left stock flat is marked with two boxed script inspection cartouches. “GDM” (George D. Moller) collection initials marked at the toe of the stock. CONDITION: Fine, retaining 70% original blue finish on the barrel with scattered brown patina and light surface pitting on the balance. 20% original case colors on the lock and breech area with scattered gray/brown patina on the balance. Stock is also fine with crisp cartouches, some scattered dents, chips and scratches, a 2 1/4 inch crack ahead of the buttplate tang, an 8 1/2 inch crack on the lower right of the buttstock, and crisp cartouches. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
LOT 245 Civil War U.S. Contract E.G. Lamson & Co. Ball Patent Repeating Carbine - NSN, 50 RF cal., 22 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. These carbines were designed by Albert Ball and produced by E.G. Lamson & Co. Only 1,002 of these distinctive carbines were manufactured starting 1864 and delivered after the end of the Civil War making them rare collectibles. Winchester and Smith & Wesson both purchased the company’s machinery after the war. One of the interesting aspects of the design is the 7-shot tubular magazine similar to the Henry and later Winchesters. This example
has the standard markings and features. “GDM” (George D. Moller) collection initials marked at the toe of the stock. CONDITION: Very good, retains traces of the original case colors on the receiver in sheltered areas with the balance a mottled mostly grey patina with some scattered patches of dark brown oxidation and pitting. The reoiled wood is also very good with a few hairline cracks and some scattered minor dings and scratches. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500
Collector’s Fact
One of only 1,500 Third Model Burnside carbines produced.
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Collector’s Fact
One of only 1,002 E.G. Lamson & Co. Ball carbines were produced.