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mark308 · 09-24-2006, 03:58 PM

I have an old friend with a couple of civil war era fire arms. One is a Spencer mark K Co. 9th CAV. I’ve look up some info about civil war units, the only reference that I find is to the confederacy. Could this be a union weapon that was captured and reissued by the confederates?

The other is unusual, it has a breach plug that can open the breach by lifting the lever and rotating it, treading out the plug opening the breach. The name on it is “Merrill” what I’ve gathered is that only 770m were produce and issued. Dates show the Patten July 1858 and manufacture 1861.

09-24-2006, 03:58 PM	#1
mark308 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 16	Civil war guns? I have an old friend with a couple of civil war era fire arms. One is a Spencer mark K Co. 9th CAV. I’ve look up some info about civil war units, the only reference that I find is to the confederacy. Could this be a union weapon that was captured and reissued by the confederates? The other is unusual, it has a breach plug that can open the breach by lifting the lever and rotating it, treading out the plug opening the breach. The name on it is “Merrill” what I’ve gathered is that only 770m were produce and issued. Dates show the Patten July 1858 and manufacture 1861.