Richardson and Overman (Gallager carbine)
Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Side
- Union
- Kind
- Armory
- Where
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Years
- 1861-1865
RICHARDSON AND OVERMAN
Made the Gallager breechloading percussion carbine under license from designer Mahlon J. Gallager. The first carbines were sold to the Army on August 31, 1861, and 17,728 had been delivered by the end of 1864, with 5,000 more by June 1865.
Then
Made the Gallager breechloading percussion carbine under license from designer Mahlon J. Gallager. The first carbines were sold to the Army on August 31, 1861, and 17,728 had been delivered by the end of 1864. A further 5,000 Model 1865 carbines for the Spencer cartridge were delivered by June 1865.
Now
Lines owned by smaller railroads and CSX run through Philadelphia today.
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