Ballard Rifle

Ballard Rifle
Ballard Rifle
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Used by	Union (American Civil War)
Wars	American Civil War
Production history
Designer	Charles H. Ballard
Designed	November 1861
Manufacturer	Ball & Williams R. Ball & Co. Dwight, Chapin & Co. Merrimack Arms and Manufacturing Co. Brown Manufacturing Co. Marlin Firearms
Produced	1862–1891
No. built	21,000+ (1862–1873) by various firms and then 40,000 by J.M Marlin and the Marlin Firearms Co.
Variants	No. 0 and No. 1 Hunter's Rifle No. 1 1/2 Hunter's Rifle No. 1 3/4 Far West No. 2 Sporting No. 3 Gallery Rifle No. 3 Pistol Grip Rifle No. 3 1/2 Target No. 4 Perfection No. 4 1/4 No. 4 1/2 Mid Range No. 4 1/2 A-1 Mid Range No. 5 Pacific No. 5 1/2 Montana No. 6 Schuetzen No. 6 1/2 Off-Hand No. 6 1/2 Rigby Off-Hand No. 6 1/2 Pistol Grip Off-Hand No. 7 Long Range No. 7 A-1 Long Range No. 7 A-1 Extra Long Range No. 8 Union Hill No. 9 Union Hill No. 10 Schuetzen Junior
Specifications
Mass	10.07 lbs (No. 1 Hunter's Model) 9 lbs (No. 2 Sporting Model) 10-12 lbs (No . 5 Pacific Model)
Caliber	.44 Ballard Long (No. 1 Hunter's Model); .32 Long, .38 Long (No. 2 Sporting Model); .32-40 Ballard; .38-50 Ballard; .38-55 Ballard; .40-63/70 Ballard; .40-65 Ballard; .40-70 Sharps; .44-75 Ballard; .44-77 Sharps; .40-85/90 Ballard; .44-90 Sharps; .44-100 Ballard; .40-90 Ballard; .40-90 Sharps; .45-70 Government; .50-70 Government; .44-40 Winchester; .45-100 Ballard; .45 Sharps;

The Ballard Rifle was a single shot, breechloading longarm used during the American Civil War by Kentucky volunteers.^[1]