Odd Civil War long arms?

[major bill]

Recognize these?

 

[sourdough]

The bolt gun on the right certainly appears to have been done in the 20th Century (stock, trigger guard, and micrometer rear sight). What it is I have not a clue.

Jim

 

[major bill]

Yes I caught one of the experimental WWII riles. I forget what it was. Told only 20 built for testing.

 

[major bill]

We were given a tour of the basement storage area of The Infantry museum and they got out some rare items for us to look at.

 

[johan_steele]

L-R Linder Conversion of an M1841 to breech loader (pre ACW), Looks like a Merrill Conversion then a Wendl? a common European conversion to metallic cartridge Austria's answer to the US trapdoor & English Snider. The bolt action, not certain of the model, then you can see the top of an M1 Garand.

 

[Story]

Third from left it a Needham conversion, best known for it's part in the post-war Fenian shenanigans in Canada.
https://www.forgottenweapons.com/needham-musket-conversion/

 

[Jobe Holiday]

Left to right...Lindner, Merrill, and Needham. I have no idea what the 4th one is!
J.

 

[johan_steele]

Thanks. Knew the answer but somehow got Wendl from Needham... uff.

 

[UCVRelics]

Nice ones I always love the experimental weapons. Thanks for posting.

 

[major bill]

The Garand is one of the 20 made for the Army to test. The Army selected the Garand but only if Garamd changed caliber. I understand the experimental Gsrands are rare. Only 20 ever made.

 

[Cpl. Smith]

The bolt gun on the right certainly appears to have been done in the 20th Century (stock, trigger guard, and micrometer rear sight). What it is I have not a clue.

Jim

Yes I caught one of the experimental WWII riles. I forget what it was. Told only 20 built for testing.

The Garand is one of the 20 made for the Army to test. The Army selected the Garand but only if Garand changed caliber. I understand the experimental Garands are rare. Only 20 ever made.

Not a Garand. Its a thompson Semi auto rifle that worked on the same principle as the thompson smg. actually an interesting piece of american firearms history. Not totally safe to fire though! Ian from forgotten weapons has done a video on it. Definitely worth watching!

 

[Stone in the wall]

We were given a tour of the basement storage area of The Infantry museum and they got out some rare items for us to look at.

Looks like you made it ok, see any snow?

 

[Jobe Holiday]

Cpl. Smith - I believe the Garand reference is to the 5th rifle at the edge of the photo, not the "Thompson Autorifle", and, thanks for the identification of that rifle, as I was able to look it up in the Government Trials of 1921.
J.