Merrill Patent Fire Arms Manuacturing Company

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Merrill Patent Fire Arms Manuacturing Company		Baltimore	Maryland	1861	1865

Patent	Date	Remarks

Contract	for
U.S. government	770 Merrill rifles during the Civil War

Product
See also Merrill, James H. Merrill Patent Fire Arms Manuacturing Company went bankrupt in 1866 Produced the Merrill firearms .54 caliber percussion, 1st modell Merrill Rifle, breechloader, patchbox, marked J.H. MEDRILL BALTO./PAT. JULY 1858/APR. 9 MAY 21-28-61production is estimated at 800 left side right side top side with Bayonet lug for saber type bayonet .54 caliber percussion, 2nd modell Merrill Rifle, breechloader, patchbox, marked J.H. MEDRILL BALTO./PAT. JULY 1858 and year of production Merrill Carbine (1861 and 1865) left side right side stamp on top stamp on right picture appeared in the catalog of 1864 Report of Col. Samuel S. Carroll, Eighth Ohio Infantry, commanding First Brigade. HDQRS. 1ST BRIG., 3D DIV., 2D ARMY CORPS, May 10,1863 said: "I found that a Merrill rifle, furnished one of my men by the division commander, reached the enemy's sharpshooters when none of our other guns seemed to have any effect on them, and would respectfully recommend that two companies of my brigade be armed with them." The 21 Indiana Regiment, at least Companie A and K were equipped with the Merrill breech loading rifle.

Product

See also Merrill, James H.

Merrill Patent Fire Arms Manuacturing Company went bankrupt in 1866

Produced the Merrill firearms

.54 caliber percussion, 1st modell Merrill Rifle, breechloader, patchbox, marked J.H. MEDRILL BALTO./PAT. JULY 1858/APR. 9 MAY 21-28-61production is estimated at 800

left side
right side
top side

with Bayonet lug for saber type bayonet

.54 caliber percussion, 2nd modell Merrill Rifle, breechloader, patchbox, marked J.H. MEDRILL BALTO./PAT. JULY 1858 and year of production

Merrill Carbine (1861 and 1865)

left side
right side
stamp on top
stamp on right

picture appeared in the catalog of 1864

Report of Col. Samuel S. Carroll, Eighth Ohio Infantry, commanding First Brigade. HDQRS. 1ST BRIG., 3D DIV., 2D ARMY CORPS, May 10,1863 said:
"I found that a Merrill rifle, furnished one of my men by the division commander, reached the enemy's sharpshooters when none of our other guns seemed to have any effect on them, and would respectfully recommend that two companies of my brigade be armed with them."

The 21 Indiana Regiment, at least Companie A and K were equipped with the Merrill breech loading rifle.