CARBINE
.58 cal., lockplate not marked, Enfield (British) style, breech loading "trap door" action, 19 1/2 in. round blued barrel, one band, case colored receiver marked "W. MONT STORM/PATENT JULY 1856". Mfg. 1862. RF=4.
STORM, WILLIAM MONTGOMERY
William Storm also patented a skin cartridge, and due to the way he signed his name, his cartridges and firearms are known as "Mont Storm."
Maker of percussion carbines that also converted rifles from percussion to cartidge, Located in New York, NY, circa 1853-1872.
STORM, WILLIAM MONTGOMERY Antiques Models
BREECH LOADING CONVERSIONS
.58 rimfire cal., single shot, trapdoor breech loader, altered at Harpers Ferry circa 1860-1861. RF= 4.