I Have This Old Gun: Gallager Carbine

[@richardw.9579]

I am blessed to own a Gallager in shootable condition with a great bore. What I’ve experienced has been a pretty reliable, accurate carbine. And, with gloves, easy to remove spent cartridges especially with a polished chamber.

[@sevencolours3281]

Beautiful gun

[@NRApubs]

A lot of Civil War cavalry carbines really were visually interesting firearms!

[@terryhall3907]

I wouldn’t mind owning one

[@Z7d3nR4]

No extractor, ejector or rim. Even the calloused fingers of a soldier probably got burned trying to pull that hot cartridge out of the breach.

[@NRApubs]

Even when we were filming this segment, under calm, non-combat conditions, it was a chore getting a spent cartridge out. Far from the best design at the time.

[@Se7enBeatleofDoom]

But can it smash watermelons?

[@KatherineReek]

HE SAID NIPPLE.