Product Details
A RARE DUAL-IGNITION .44 RIMFIRE & PERCUSSION SINGLE-SHOT CARBINE, MODEL 'BALLARD'S PATENT', serial no. 17106,
circa 1866, with round 22in. barrel (cleaned of finish, some corrosion staining), dove-tailed fore-sight, rocking twin-bladed rear-sight, plain brushed bright rounded receiver marked on the right hand side 'BALLARD'S PATENT NOV 6th 1861' and 'MERWIN & BRAY AGTS. NEW YORK' on the left, the top of bridge marked 'No44', dropping breech-block with centrally mounted nipple and central hammer (see notes below), the hammer marked 'PATENTED JAN 5 1864', walnut straight hand butt-stock, iron furniture including under-lever forming the trigger guard bow and a semi pistol-grip, walnut half fore-end and single iron barrel-bands
Other Notes: The rare Merwin & Bray patent dual ignition system only appears on Ballards after serial no. 14000 and then almost entirely only on sporting rifles. The mechanism on this particular example may have been modified as it does not possess the usual swivelling striker and the nipple currently has to be removed for the rimfire system to work
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Estimate £600-800