Lot 121

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Description:

U.S. Civil War Gwyn & Campbell Type I .52 caliber carbine circa 1863-64
serial number 3015; tilting block percussion breechloader [falling breech], long base sight, walnut stock, blue finish, marked "GWYN & CAMPBELL, PATENT 1862, HAMILTON O." on right lockplate, "UNION RIFLE" on right frame, "SA" in oval on stock opposite lockplate.
overall L39" barrel L20"

Provenance: Property deaccessioned from the Centennial Museum at the University of Texas at El Paso to benefit the Museum Collections Fund. (Accession #50.18.01 inked on lower tang). Brass plaque with State of Texas Inventory #724-16623 riveted to buttplate.

Literature: Flayderman, Norm. FLAYDERMAN'S GUIDE TO ANTIQUE AMERICAN FIREARMS AND THEIR VALUES. 9th ed. Gun Digest Books, 2007. pp.622-23, #9B-058.

Graf, John F. STANDARD CATALOG OF CIVIL WAR FIREARMS. Gun Digest Books, 2008. p.140.

Other Notes: Also known as Union carbine, or Grapevine carbine because of the long, elaborately curved lever.

    Condition:
  • Bore has some pitting, some minor rusting on barrel and block.


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