A Guide to the Ballard Breechloader. Layman.
One of the finest examples of how a series of gradual refinements led to the development of a popular firearm during the highly competitive era of the single shot breechloaders, from the first production models made by Ball & Williams to the Marlin Firearms Company.
The Ballard breechloader is considered one of the finest examples of how a series of gradual refinements led to the development of a popular firearm during the highly competitive era of the singe shot breechloaders. Documents the saga of this fine rifle from the first production models made by Ball & Williams to the Marlin Firearms Company which was manufacturing the rifle when production ceased in 1891, to a reproduction manufactured in the 1990s.