Schubarth, Casper D.

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Schubarth, Casper D.		Providence	Rhode Island	1861	1866

Patent	Date	Remarks
32,895	July 23, 1862	Breech-Loading Fire Arm Patent

Contract	for
War Department, October 11th, 1861	20.000 Model 1861 rifle muskets at $20 each See Scientific American New York, November 2, 1861
War Department, November 26th, 1861	30.000 Model 1861 rifle muskets
War Department, July 10th, 1862	29.000 Model 1861 rifle muskets

Product
Model 1861 rifle muskets during the Civil War .58 caliber percussion, 40" round barrel with 3 bands, marked US CD SCHUBARTH / PROVIDENCE right side marking Schubarth emigrated to the United States from his native Norway so about 1850. Schubarth was one of the numerous speculators and manufacturers who were given contract in the summer of 1861 for manufacturing th M1861 rifle-muskets. He had no factory, no machinery and no money. He was backed by Amos and J.Y. Smith of Providence and had the ear of Senator James F. Simmons. Schubarth promised Simmons five per cent of the gross, or $20,000. The barrels were of his guns were made by the Trenton Iron Company and first finished by Field and Horton, later by Ashton. The stocks were turned by the Empire Works, New York and the locks were made by Jenks and Williams. The bands, triggerguards, buttplates and other small parts were first made by the Pecksmith Manufacturing Company of Suddington and later by Bigelow of Kartford. The final assembly was done at Schubarth's shop in Providence. Based on his patented rifle, he had found potential partners in the firm of Amos D. and J. Y. Smith with whom he wished to secure a Federal contract for his breechloader. In October 1861 he travelled to Washington to get a contract for 10,000 of his patented breechloader ($35 for the carbine and $37.50 for the rifle model with bayonet) and an additional order for 20,000 Springfield rifled muskets. However the Ordnance Department was not interested in Schubarth's breechloader but offered a contract for the Springfields. Back to providence the Smiths informed him that the offer was too small to warrant the purchase of the required extra machinery. Schubarth returned to Washington and with the help of Senator Simmons he got a second contract for additional 30,000 Springfields. The connection with the Smiths ended already by end of 1861. However, Schubarth found other financial backin in the persons of Frederick Griffing and James M. Ryder. They formed C. D. Schubarth and Company on February 15, 1862. Simmons immediately contacted the two new partners and claimed an additional commission fee of $10,000. On June 2, 1862 Schubarth was summoned to appear before the commission on ordnance contracts. Schubarth was cleared but the extended contract for 30,000 Remingtons were judged to be non-binding. However, because of the funds he had already spent, the commission granted an order for 29,000 Remingtons. Between December 1862 and October 14, 1863 he delivered only 9,500 muskets. Schubarth's business was taken over by his brother C. C. Schubarth in 1866 and finally stopped in 1871

Product

Model 1861 rifle muskets during the Civil War
.58 caliber percussion, 40" round barrel with 3 bands, marked US CD SCHUBARTH / PROVIDENCE

right side
marking

Schubarth emigrated to the United States from his native Norway so about 1850. Schubarth was one of the numerous speculators and manufacturers who were given contract in the summer of 1861 for manufacturing th M1861 rifle-muskets. He had no factory, no machinery and no money. He was backed by Amos and J.Y. Smith of Providence and had the ear of Senator James F. Simmons. Schubarth promised Simmons five per cent of the gross, or $20,000.

The barrels were of his guns were made by the Trenton Iron Company and first finished by Field and Horton, later by Ashton. The stocks were turned by the Empire Works, New York and the locks were made by Jenks and Williams. The bands, triggerguards, buttplates and other small parts were first made by the Pecksmith Manufacturing Company of Suddington and later by Bigelow of Kartford. The final assembly was done at Schubarth's shop in Providence.

Based on his patented rifle, he had found potential partners in the firm of Amos D. and J. Y. Smith with whom he wished to secure a Federal contract for his breechloader. In October 1861 he travelled to Washington to get a contract for 10,000 of his patented breechloader ($35 for the carbine and $37.50 for the rifle model with bayonet) and an additional order for 20,000 Springfield rifled muskets. However the Ordnance Department was not interested in Schubarth's breechloader but offered a contract for the Springfields. Back to providence the Smiths informed him that the offer was too small to warrant the purchase of the required extra machinery. Schubarth returned to Washington and with the help of Senator Simmons he got a second contract for additional 30,000 Springfields.

The connection with the Smiths ended already by end of 1861. However, Schubarth found other financial backin in the persons of Frederick Griffing and James M. Ryder. They formed C. D. Schubarth and Company on February 15, 1862. Simmons immediately contacted the two new partners and claimed an additional commission fee of $10,000.

On June 2, 1862 Schubarth was summoned to appear before the commission on ordnance contracts. Schubarth was cleared but the extended contract for 30,000 Remingtons were judged to be non-binding. However, because of the funds he had already spent, the commission granted an order for 29,000 Remingtons. Between December 1862 and October 14, 1863 he delivered only 9,500 muskets.

Schubarth's business was taken over by his brother C. C. Schubarth in 1866 and finally stopped in 1871