1863 "Lamson" civil war contract 1000 produced...

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Passed down to me this weekend a family jewel with stories galore.

Although the Federal government issued a contract for these arms in 1864, they were not delivered until May, 1865, after the war had ended. Approximately 1,000 of these seven-shot breechloaders were produced. Like the better-known Spencer carbine, they were operated through the use of a lever-action trigger guard.

For those interested i will add pics and stories as time permits...

Here is a tickler...

 

[gold7126]

More pictures please

 

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More pictures please

The photo is one I pulled off the internet. I'll make sure to get some details there's some very interesting things and a pretty fascinating history. Thanks for your interest

 

[Farmer 2]

Looking forward to reading the history of the gun. I love guns with stories with them

 

[voodoochild1989]

You've peaked my curiosity

 

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Teaser... 1.0

 

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I will trickle in more as I get it cleaned up. It is absolutely fascinating

 

[THREEJAYS]

That’s really neat, in for more

 

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A little bit of the back story, my great-grandfather was a cop in Massachusetts
I'm not sure how he obtained the gun originally, not thinking it was worth much nor was it easy to get ammol for it, LOL, he passed it on to my father as a toy.
My dad played with this thing, the usual Cowboys and Indian stuff, I remember him telling me one time he left it under a tree and forgot it until his dad found out whooped his ass and sent him back out to get it.

 

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patented by Albert Ball of Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1864, and manufactured by E. G. Lamson & Company, Windsor, Vermont.

Approximately 1,000 (i have read 1013 recently) were delivered in May, 1865, after the close of the Civil War

. This seven-shot .50 caliber carbine, which was chambered for the .56-50 Spencer rimfire cartridge, operated on the same principle as the later Winchester repeating rifle.