RM1568 Hall single-shot breech-loading Percussion Carbine – circa 1841-1842 – manufactured at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. Saddle ring remains intact.
“Halls had led the way in manufacturing techniques and the use of interchangeable parts and served in the Black Hawk, Seminole and Mexican Wars. Arms shortages at the beginning of the Civil War also led to their reissue, at least for a time. Although relegated to storage by the end of 1862, not a few saw early war service in the hands of volunteers on both sides. The State of Virginia issued 2220 Hall rifles to its militia between October 1859 and October 1861, with others seized from US arsenals in Florida, Georgia and Louisiana seeing Confederate service. Some Union troops had them for a time as well. The Union Defense Committee of New York even purchased 1,575 in August 1861.” (quoted from The Horse Soldier’s website)
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