Alonzo D Perry Breechloading Percussion Sporting Rifle

Alonzo Perry received an order for 200 breechloading carbines that were purchased by the US Government in 1855. This civilian sporting rifle is based on the same design as his military carbine. An unusual feature of this design was the automatic percussion cap reservoir in the buttstock, which fed a percussion cap to the cone as the action was operated. SN 488

Alonzo Perry held several patents - #6,945 December 11, 1849 for a breechloading firearm; #7,147 March 5, 1850 for a cartridge design; #12,001 November 28, 1854 for a breechloading firearm; and #12,244 January 16, 1855 for a breechloading firearm.