And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Could also be a .38 rimfire or .44 Henry rimfire, they were quite common in the 1860s. Curious that the loading gate and the ejector rod have been removed. Al_in_Ottawa
@anon 8:07 My understanding is that the loading gate was never there. If you tilted that gun upwards you could lose ammo. Not certain but the ejector may have never been there either.
I've got a little No. 38 rimfire that is fully functional. What little ammo is left in the world appears to be in museums. My Grandmothers sister worked in the U.S. Marshalls office in Chicago and she said they made her carry it. We found it in her stuff after she passed away.
One of the early rim fire cartridges?
ReplyDeleteYes, .22 cal rimfire.
ReplyDeleteCould also be a .38 rimfire or .44 Henry rimfire, they were quite common in the 1860s. Curious that the loading gate and the ejector rod have been removed.
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You are mostly correct, they were .36 or .44.
ReplyDelete@anon 8:07 My understanding is that the loading gate was never there. If you tilted that gun upwards you could lose ammo. Not certain but the ejector may have never been there either.
ReplyDeleteI've got a little No. 38 rimfire that is fully functional. What little ammo is left in the world appears to be in museums. My Grandmothers sister worked in the U.S. Marshalls office in Chicago and she said they made her carry it. We found it in her stuff after she passed away.
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