Sometimes referred to as one of the novel repeating rifles of the 19^th century, this .44 caliber centerfire carbine is the Evans New Model Short Carbine produced by the Evans Repeating Rifle Co of Mechanics Falls, Maine. Between 1873 and 1879, a total of 12,200 Evans rifles and carbines were made, with 4,000 being carbines. The New Model carbine, which is not serialized, utilized a revolving type magazine with a full complement of twenty-eight, .44 caliber metallic rounds loaded thru the butt of the 22” long round barrel. The Evans carbine hammer was mounted on the underside of the frame just ahead of the breech lever and was manually cocked. The frame is rounded at the top and has no cut outs on the side. Forend fits square to the receiver front while the dust cover sits over the loading aperture. Forend secured to barrel via a single barrel band sling swivel. Another swivel is on the bottom of stock at the heel. One line stamping on barrel top reads “EVANS REPEATING RIFLE MECHANICS FALLS, ME PAT DEC 8, 1868 & SEPT. 16, 1871”. The Evans repeating rifle enjoys the distinction of being the only mass produced firearm ever attempted in the state of Maine. It also holds the greatest capacity of any repeating rifle ever produced and marketed in the U.S.

DISCLAIMER: All firearms are sold as collector's items only - we do not accept responsibility as to the shooting safety or reliability of any antique firearm. All firearms are described as accurately as possible, given the restraints of a catalog listing length. We want satisfied customers & often "under" describe the weapons. Any city or state regulations regarding owning antique firearms are the responsibility of the purchaser. All firearms are "mechanically perfect" unless noted, but again, are NOT warranted as safe to fire!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

THIS ITEM, AS WITH ALL OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE,

MAY BE PURCHASED THROUGH OUR LAYAWAY PROGRAM.

FOR OUR POLICIES AND TERMS,

CLICK ON ‘CONTACT US’ AT THE TOP OF ANY PAGE ON THE SITE,

THEN ON ‘LAYAWAY POLICY’.