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Mujiir
32 Cal
Welcome from NE Texas. Just got my first BP rifle too.
JCKelly
45 Cal.
Welcome from S.E. Michigan
I understand that during Mr. Lincoln's war Southern, at least, and NC for almost sure, cavalry, preferred flint carbines over percussion. This, so they didn't have to mess around with that little cap whilst on horseback. Source - unknown 1960's issue of Civil War Times.
I got this British Paget .65 cal. carbine in 1955, from a collector in Pennsylvania.. He had bought it from a private house in ??? Carolina about 1941. I suspect, but do not know, that this carbine had come through the port of Wilmington, NC, early in the war.
With a 14" barrel I can tell you it is hard on the left ear when fired. At the time I used it in preference to my rifle, which was made with a 12L14 GR Douglas barrel. Old English wrought iron much Safer.
I understand that during Mr. Lincoln's war Southern, at least, and NC for almost sure, cavalry, preferred flint carbines over percussion. This, so they didn't have to mess around with that little cap whilst on horseback. Source - unknown 1960's issue of Civil War Times.
I got this British Paget .65 cal. carbine in 1955, from a collector in Pennsylvania.. He had bought it from a private house in ??? Carolina about 1941. I suspect, but do not know, that this carbine had come through the port of Wilmington, NC, early in the war.
With a 14" barrel I can tell you it is hard on the left ear when fired. At the time I used it in preference to my rifle, which was made with a 12L14 GR Douglas barrel. Old English wrought iron much Safer.
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Welcome from East TN
Welcome!
Welcome from the Fort Bragg area of the "Tarheel State".
nchawkeye
58 Cal.
Welcome from Randolph County as well!!!
Mangonboat
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Thanks for the warm welcome! From reading the forums so far I have concluded that I now have four completely different BP weapons. My Dad liked the 50 cal Hawken but I cannot lie: I am psyched to learn how to play with the 54 cal. Sharps New Shiloh 1863 rifle, Farmingdale 3 digit SN. As a younger man I loved to exploit better than average vision and shoot WAAAAY down range , and this is a whole new adventure.
