Original U.S. Civil War Era Ballard's Patent Falling Block Saddle Ring Carbine in .44 Rimfire - Serial 2279 British Ordnance which reads 𝕳𝖔𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝕬𝖕𝖎𝖙𝖟 -

which reads 𝕳𝖔𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝕬𝖕𝖎𝖙𝖟 - Horst Apitz in German Fraktur Typeface

however it is totally correct for a private purchase model

It takes more than dough to pay for this past couple of weeks

so they were working with what they had

Bordon and Shorncliffe he was seconded to the King's African Rifles in August 1912

Original U.S. Civil War Era Ballard's Patent Falling Block Saddle Ring Carbine in .44 Rimfire - Serial 2279 British Ordnance which reads 𝕳𝖔𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝕬𝖕𝖎𝖙𝖟 -Original Item: One Only. The Ballard is a single shot, breech loading firearm used late during the Civil War. The . 44 caliber, percussion carbine was invented and patented by Charles H. Ballard of Worcester, Mass in November 1861. Produced by the Ball & Williams Company of Worcester between 1862 and 1865, this carbine measures 37 long overall with a single barrel band and has a two piece, black walnut stock. The part octagonal and part round barrel