Farmingdale '63 carbine

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Todd Birch
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Farmingdale '63 carbine

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Got a line on an unfired Farmingdale-made '63 carbine in .50. Better than average wood. Pretty gun!

It has the 'wolf's head' cartouche, but lacks the 'hump' of the non-functioning primer feed mechanism on my other '63s.

Anyone aware of '63s so made?

Todd
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Chief Beck
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Post by Chief Beck »

Todd,

Could be one of Shiloh's early Confederate Robinson's, it lacked the automatic primer disk feeding system or it could it be a 74 military carbine in .50-70.

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Rich Siegel
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Post by Rich Siegel »

If it's a Robinson, I think it should have a brass barrel band. Also, the rear sight will not be the Lawrence type but a simple Kentucky style sight.

Rich
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Todd Birch
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Carbine

Post by Todd Birch »

Guys

The carbine in question does not have a brass barrel band or the simple Confederate rear sight.
It lacks the primer feed hump and is most definitely a percussion model.

Send me a private email and I'll forward the pics.

Todd
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Retired Bucktail
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Post by Retired Bucktail »

Since it lacks the primer feed hump, perhaps the lock was originally in a C.S. Robinson.
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