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Ball & Williams Ballard Carbine .44RF #984

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 900.00 USD
Ball & Williams Ballard Carbine .44RF #984
Civil War era (1862-1865) pivoting drop-block lever actuated carbine with a 22" octagon and round barrel, 2-leaf rear sight marked for 100 and 500 yards and an aperture marked for 250 yards, smooth manual extractor actuator stud, sling swivels, steel buttplate. Barrel is stamped, "Merwin & Bray, Agts New York", "Ballard's Patent Nov. 5, 1861", "Ball & Williams Worcester Mass. The serial number matches on the breech, barrel and receiver. The finish on the barrel has been re-blued, with an area of very light pitting under the blue on the lower left barrel. Steel buttplate has also been re-blued. The receiver , lever, are a gray patina with very light pin-prick pitting. .Action works well. Hammer may fire both rimfire and centerfire cartridges. Wood is very good with rubs and scratches. Someone has inletted two U.S. "Indian Head" coins in the left stock, both dated 1863, the left buttstock has the outline of a Mountain Lion inletted in it, about 5". Bore is bright and shiny with lots of sharp rifling. NRA Condition-Good/Re-Blued. Antique Firearm