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  • Confederate Bilharz & Hall Rising Breech Carbine Project
    Confederate Bilharz & Hall Rising Breech Carbine Project

    I'm doing research on the Confederate Bilharz & Hall Rising Breech carbines that were produced in VA. If you have one or know of one, please get in touch with me. I'm trying to do a study of the survivors: serial numbers, markings, and configurations.

    Guns in museum collections are also of interest.
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  • WANTED TO BUY!!! THIS EXACT LOCK FOR A CONFEDERATE SHARPS
    WANTED TO BUY!!! THIS EXACT LOCK FOR A CONFEDERATE SHARPS

    I'm trying to find this exact lock pictured in Murphy & Madau's book on Confederate Carbines & Musketoons, formerly owned by Frank Sellers. Serial number 1416. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. There were only a total of 5 of these guns made, factory engraved and of rifle length. So far, only one example of a complete gun is known Read More »
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Aug
26

OBI Antique Firearms News

Most of the items we have in stock are featured on our Gunbroker & GunsInternational listings under the user name of Obi1gr.  We no longer use GunAuction, however we had over 9,500 positive feedback ratings on there before making the switch to GunBroker. Please feel free to email us with any questions.  

We also have a Facebook page which can be found at www.facebook.com/obiantiquefirearms where some items from my personal collection will be featured from time to time.  

We are always interested in purchasing single items up to entire collections!

We are EXTREMELY interested in purchasing Civil War Confederate rifles, muskets, handguns, swords, bayonets, and weapons of every type for our own collection!!! Please let us know what you've got!!!

George E. Ruben of OBI Antique Firearms

Antique and historical firearms dealer and collector George E. Ruben of OBI Antique Firearms in Oyster Bay, NY shows off a 1768 Charleville musket converted by the Confederate army during the Civil War, left, and a 1st Model 1762 Grice Brown Bess Unit Marked musket at The East Coast Fine Arms Show Saturday, January 5, 2013 at the Stamford Plaza Conference Center in Stamford, Conn.

The gun show was hosted by the Westchester Collectors of Connecticut.
Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register.

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