Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Weapons, all pre 1898
	by Harry Ridgeway

Breechloader, Merrill single shot percussion carbine, Second Type, no patchbox, lever secured with button latch, serial number on lock, .54cal. . Merrill carbine bears a unique breech system with a long lever released by a spring latch, and is percussion primed using a paper cartridge. This model without patchbox is referred to as Second Type, however this is a collector term of convenience, and not a contemporary designation. Manufactured by H. Merrill, Baltimore Maryland. Marks on lock forward of the hammer, J. H. MERRILL BALTO. / PAT. JULY, 1858 / APL. 9. MAY 21 - 28 - 61, serial number appears on rear of the hammer, and on the breach tang. Breech lever is marked J. H. MERRILL BALTO. / PAT. JULY, 1858, US on the buttplate, inspector cartouches on the wood opposite lock, additional inspector marks inside the loading lever, butt and various other metal parts. Standard features include: brass buttplate, brass trigger guard, single brass band, saddle riding ring and bar on the left side, two leaf hinged sight, rifled with three grooves. The patch box utilized on the first model was eliminated on the second type. The breech latch is secured with buttons. Research Center: Weapon2325-Breechloader-Merrill-Carbine . Reference: Flayderman 9B-076. Barrel length 22.125in. Details click: http://relicman.com/weapons/Weapon2325-Breechloader-Merrill-Carbine.html

W1223 ### Breechloader, Merrill single shot percussion carbine, Second Type, no patchbox, lever secured with button latch, serial number on lock, .54cal. (sn# 12155) . Merrill carbine bears a unique breech system with a long lever released by a spring latch, and is percussion primed using a paper cartridge. This model without patchbox is referred to as Second Type, however this is a collector term of convenience, and not a contemporary designation. Manufactured by H. Merrill, Baltimore Maryland. Marks on lock forward of the hammer, J. H. MERRILL BALTO. / PAT. JULY, 1858 / APL. 9. MAY 21 - 28 - 61, serial number appears on rear of the hammer, and on the breach tang. Breech lever is marked J. H. MERRILL BALTO. / PAT. JULY, 1858, US on the buttplate, inspector cartouches on the wood opposite lock, additional inspector marks inside the loading lever, butt and various other metal parts. Standard features include: brass buttplate, brass trigger guard, single brass band, saddle riding ring and bar on the left side, two leaf hinged sight, rifled with three grooves. The patch box utilized on the first model was eliminated on the second type. The breech latch is secured with buttons. Research Center: Weapon2325-Breechloader-Merrill-Carbine . Reference: Flayderman 9B-076. Barrel length 22.125in. Serial number, 12155, appears on rear of the hammer, and on the breach tang. Additional inspector marks inside the loading lever.

This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.

All weapons listed on this webpage are strictly manufactured before 1898, and are considered unsafe for actual use. These are antique collectible weapons of the Civil War (most are pre 1865, unless I state otherwise) and actual firing of these weapons is not recommended for any purpose whatsoever! Because these are all "pre 1898" weapons, no licenses are required for ownership, but common sense and good judgment should be applied.

Most information on this page is from:
Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms......
John Thillman series, "Civil War Cavalry & Artillery Sabers...", or "Civil War Army Swords....".

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