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The Ball Repeating Carbine was one of the last Civil War arms manufactured, as an initial order of 1,002 units was ordered in 1864 but not delivered until shortly after the cessation of hostilities in 1865. The carbine was designed by Albert Ball of Worcester, Massachusetts and manufactured by Lamson & Co of Windsor, Vermont (which also made Palmer carbines).

The military Ball carbines were chambered for the .56-.50 Spencer cartridge, to simplify ammunition supply. Reportedly a small number were also made for commercial sale after the war, and these were chambered for the .44 Long Rimfire cartridge. In either caliber, the most interesting feature of the Ball was how it split the chamber into two separate pieces, and used the lower one as a cartridge elevator. This system apparently worked quite well when new, but suffered accuracy problems as the components started to wear with use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwQf1lggGdM

La carabine à répétition Ball fut l'une des dernières armes dela guerre de Sécession à être fabriquées, puisque la commande initiale de 1002 exemplaires ne fut livrée que peu de temps après la fin des hostilités, en 1865.
Cette carabine avait été conçue par Albert Ball, de Worcester, Massachussetts, et fabriquée par Lamson & Co, de Windsor, Vermont (qui fabriqua également les carabines Palmer).
Le modèles militaires de carabine Bell étaient chambrés pour la cartouche Spencer 56-50, dans le but de simplifier la fourniture des munitions. Les quelques modèles qui furent fabriqués pour la vente aux particuliers, après la guerre, furent chambrés pour le 44 Rimfire long. Dans les 2 calibres, la caractéristique la plus intéressante de la Ball était le fait que la chambre se séparait en 2 parties, et que celle du dessous servait pour monter la cartouche. Apparemment, ce système marchait plutôt bien quand il était neuf, mais perdait de sa précision avec l'usure des composants.
(traduction : Ringo)

goodfire a écrit:The Ball Repeating Carbine was one of the last Civil War arms manufactured, as an initial order of 1,002 units was ordered in 1864 but not delivered until shortly after the cessation of hostilities in 1865. The carbine was designed by Albert Ball of Worcester, Massachusetts and manufactured by Lamson & Co of Windsor, Vermont (which also made Palmer carbines).

The military Ball carbines were chambered for the .56-.50 Spencer cartridge, to simplify ammunition supply. Reportedly a small number were also made for commercial sale after the war, and these were chambered for the .44 Long Rimfire cartridge. In either caliber, the most interesting feature of the Ball was how it split the chamber into two separate pieces, and used the lower one as a cartridge elevator. This system apparently worked quite well when new, but suffered accuracy problems as the components started to wear with use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwQf1lggGdM

et celui là
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_hnC6x036Q

Belle arme cette carabine et le pistolet n' est pas piqué des hannetons non plus.  

Merci pour ces deux trouvailles Goodfire   

+1 kill J'aime particulièrement le pistolet.

Comme dit le présentateur à propos du pistolet : "coolest flintlock you've ever seen"...