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Old April 20, 1999, 01:37 PM   #5
James K
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Hi, Harley,

As I recall, the name "Rider" for the carbine was applied only to the split breech carbine of the Civil War period. The later rolling blocks were a much stronger gun and probably used Rider ideas as well, but I don't remember that the name was applied to them.

Jim
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