Tarpley carbine
The Tarpley Carbine was a Confederate weapon produced and used during the American Civil War; however, it was not produced in great numbers. The Tarpley Carbine was a breechloader, and was comparable in this sense to the Sharps Rifle and Carbine more widely used by the Union. On Civil War Artillery, there are some notes about the Carbine's manufacture:
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• Name — Tarpley Carbine • Origin — Confederate States • Type — Carbine • Is Ranged — yes • Used By — Confederate States • Wars — American Civil War • Designer — Jere H. Tarpley • Design Date — 1863 • Manufacturer — Confederate Arms Factory, Greensboro, NC J. F. Garrett & Company • Production Date — 1863-1864 • Number — c. 400 • Cartridge —.52 bullet • Caliber — 0.52 in • Action — Side-hinged breechblock
Tarpley Carbine at National Museum of American History. This.52 caliber breechloading percussion carbine was invented by Jere H. Tarpley, of Greensboro, North Carolina and was made by the J. and F. Garrett Company also in Greensboro. It was notorious for leaking scalding hot gas from its breech and only a few hundred were made between 1863 and 1864. Made by J. F. Garrett Company in 1863.
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