I picked up an original 1826 Hall last month. It's in poor condition but I got it as a restore/shooter project. The 1826 and 24's saw the highest use of pre-civil war Halls. The 6th infantry was issued 1826 Halls in the Blackhawk war of 1832. They were also used in the Seminole War of the mid 1830's and again in the war with Mexico. The Civil War saw the highest use of Halls, most exclusively by our southern soldiers. The 1824's thru 38 dated Hall's are found with documented Confederate use. The one I have was one of 1000 made in 1826 and saw much use, finally coming to rest after the muzzle end of the barrel was bent and cracked and the stock fractured. There's also a lot of wood rot. Of interest, this Hall has the cryptic stock assembler / inspection stamps under its butt plate. First time I've seen them on a non-24 dated Hall. I've already secured a new Hall stock from Dunlap, and am making arrangements to first straighten the muzzle, then send it to B.Hoyt for relining. Before leaving the subject of Hall rifles, this pass week, I was shown an excerpt from the travel log of Elizabeth Waters, daughter of Asa Waters. She traveled with her father to government auctions and armories bidding on stock rejects, locks and scrap iron. On one of their stops at Harpers Ferry, Elizabeth visited the rifle shop and Mr. Hall. She remarked in her journal, he was a tall man of 6'4" in height and pale in complexion with light hair and green eyes and writes of how polite he was. She also adds the rifle shop was quite a wilderness of machinery, stagnate water and rocks. If I can, I will try to get a copy of the entire journal. That's all for now. G.S.
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