Gun Barrel????

[Dfx]

Found this the other day along with a musket barrel . The 2 were about 10ft apart. But i have looked and researched and cannot find a civil war era gun or more modern gun barrel like this. It messures right at .50 and clearly see the rifling and front sight. Just stumped any help would be appreciated.. thanls

 

[tbuckley]

It appears to be the barrel from a breech-loading carbine. I'm sure someone will be able to identify it.
Where was this found?

 

[tbuckley]

My first thought was a Hall Carbine but they are .52 and smoothbore, except for the rifled Halls bought by Freemont.

 

[Patrick H]

I think it's a barrel from a breech loader, too. I am not well enough informed to guess which manufacturer.

 

[Grayrock Volunteer]

It's a Model 1819 Hall Rifle barrel.

 

[tbuckley]

It's a Model 1819 Hall Rifle barrel.

Yes, an M1819 rifle, not a carbine. I should have looked closer at the number of grooves.

 

[Dfx]

Thank you all so much.. ivwme been looking for about a week and it took yall less than 30 min..THANKS

 

[mofederal]

Yes it does appear to be a Hall's, it looked awfully familiar to me, but I couldn't place it. I then recognized the bulge in the breech area. A really nice looking barrel. It is a great find, thank you for posting it.

 

[vmicraig]

Only took a second to realize it was indeed a Hall rifle or carbine, as the Hall's all have a very distinctive barrel/breech with the hall hump on each side. That extra metal reinforced the breech against the pressures exerted by the igniting rounds. Although yours is apparently from a rifle, here's a view of a Hall carbine which clearly shows that distinctive Hall form

 

[Dfx]

I found it in a creek about 10 ft from a musket barrel..

 

[tbuckley]

I found it in a creek about 10 ft from a musket barrel..

Just curious as to what state the creek is in?
Could you post a picture of the musket barrel?

 

[tbuckley]

I just saw your other post. Thanks for the pictures of the musket.
I'm still curious about what state they were found in.

 

[Dfx]

North alabama

 

[Michael W.]

very cool find.

 

[tbuckley]

North alabama

Thank you. With the Hall barrel I figured that it was west of Virginia, but anything is possible.

 

[UCVRelics]

Yep its a Hall's