The Merrill carbine was a breechloader gun designed by Baltimore, Maryland, gumsmith and inventor James H. Merrill. It was used mainly by Confederate cavalry units. It used mainly the .54 Minie balls with paper cartridges which were loaded by lifting the top of the breech lever.
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| - The Merrill carbine was a breechloader gun designed by Baltimore, Maryland, gumsmith and inventor James H. Merrill. It was used mainly by Confederate cavalry units. It used mainly the .54 Minie balls with paper cartridges which were loaded by lifting the top of the breech lever.
- The Merrill Carbine was one of the many carbine size, breechloading firearms wielded during the American Civil War. Like its counterparts, the Maynard Carbine and Starr Carbine, the Merrill was named for its designer, James H. Merrill, and would not be produced in large numbers
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| - The Merrill carbine was a breechloader gun designed by Baltimore, Maryland, gumsmith and inventor James H. Merrill. It was used mainly by Confederate cavalry units. It used mainly the .54 Minie balls with paper cartridges which were loaded by lifting the top of the breech lever.
- The Merrill Carbine was one of the many carbine size, breechloading firearms wielded during the American Civil War. Like its counterparts, the Maynard Carbine and Starr Carbine, the Merrill was named for its designer, James H. Merrill, and would not be produced in large numbers
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