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Breech-loading single shot Ballard Rifle, "Merwin & Bray New York" (c.1864). This little sporting rifle was used by the Red Sashes as they defended the border against the Fenians at Eccles Hill in 1870. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)
Breech-loading single shot Ballard Rifle, "Merwin & Bray New York" (c.1864). This little sporting rifle was used by the Red Sashes as they defended the border against the Fenians at Eccles Hill in 1870. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)