Name/Title
Middletown, Connecticut, carbine in the style of the Hall's breech-loading rifleEntry/Object ID
46Description
Middletown, Connecticut, carbine in the style of the Hall's breech-loading rifle. Rod attached to left side for saddle ring but ring is missing. Breech opening mechanism differs from the Hall's in that it is a lever on the right side which rotates and is held tight by a leaf spring. Marked on top of breech block "S. NO MIDL. CO." (Simeon North, Middletown, Conn.). North manufactured Hall rifles under contract with the U.S. government.
Source: Simeon North, first Official Pistol Maker of the United States, A memoir, by S.N.D. North & Ralph H. North, copyright 1913 (https://archive.org/details/simeonnorthfirs00nortgoog).Acquisition
Accession
79Source or Donor
Read, Eleanor PerryAcquisition Method
Gift