The top is a San Jacinto captured Mexican Carbine. Middle is the Texas Tyler Rifle. Bottom is a Texas Tryon rifle.
During the Civil War there was an active arms manufacturing business just a few blocks from my house. My neighbor says that when he was a kid you could find machinery and ordnance in the woods around the old building sites. Surviving Texas Tyler rifles are very rare. Here's one that just went in auction.
Less than 30 years after the Alamo. Just a couple city blocks from my house.
LINK to the auction catalog.
2 comments:
Just wanted to compliment you on this series of posts, almost makes the internet worthwhile. Keep up the good work!
Hi Robert. Hope you're still receiving updates to this old blog post. I'm looking for more photos of the 1841/44 Tryon Mississippi with Republic of Texas on the lockplate. George D. Moller, famous collector and author who passed away last year, had in one his books reference to a Merrill conversion of the Tryon with Texas roots, and photos published but no book reference for me to follow up. Any chance you might have more photos of the Tryon? Thanks, Eric.
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