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<p>The <b>Ballard Rifle</b> was a single shot, <a href="page.php?w=breechloader_"> breechloading</a> longarm used during the <a href="page.php?w=American_Civil_War">American Civil War</a> by Kentucky volunteers and by Canadian militia during the <a href="page.php?w=Fenian_raids">Fenian raids</a>.</p>

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<p>The Ballard Rifle was designed and patented by Charles H. Ballard in November 1861 in <a href="page.php?w=Worcester%2C_Massachusetts">Worcester, Massachusetts</a>. Around 3,000 were made between 1862 and 1865, with some being</p><p>
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