Gallager (other)
Gallager may refer to: * Gallager carbine, rifle used in the American Civil War * Robert G. Gallager, information theorist See also * Gallagher (other) *Gallaher (other) *Gallacher Gallacher is a surname of Irish origin and is a variant of the Gaelic Ó Gallchóbhair found commonly in Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of t ...

Gallager Carbine
The Gallager carbine is an American gunpowder, black powder breechloading percussion rifle produced in the American Civil War. The weapon was designed by Mahlon J. Gallager, who licensed the design to Richardson and Overman of Philadelphia for production. On 31 August 1861 the first weapons were sold to the United States Army, Army. The Gallager was loaded from the rear with brass cartridge case, cases, which contained the projectile and the propellant. Covered by a disc made of greased felt, the projectile was inserted in the barrel after it was tilted up by a lever, followed by the case, and (like the concurrent muzzle-loading, muzzleloaders, such as the Springfield Model 1861, Springfield) were ignited by percussion cap, which was placed on the bolt face. The brass cases had a paper patch in the base, to prevent powder seepage and still allow the cap to fire the round. The weapon was caliber with a barrel. The rifle was strongly made, but unpopular with troops. Frequently ...
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Robert G
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use Robert (surname), as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert (name), Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta (given name), Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto (given name), ...
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Gallagher (other)
Gallagher may refer to: Places United States * Gallagher Township, Pennsylvania * Gallagher, West Virginia, an unincorporated place People * Gallagher (surname) * Gallagher (comedian), stage name of Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr. * Gallagher family, Irish clan Other * Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., American insurance brokerage * The Gallagher Index, in political science * The Gallagher Group (UK), construction and quarrying firm * "Gallagher" (''Space Ghost Coast to Coast''), a television episode See also *Gallager (other) *Gallaher (other) *Gallacher Gallacher is a surname of Irish origin and is a variant of the Gaelic Ó Gallchóbhair found commonly in Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of t ... * Goligher * Justice Gallagher (other) {{disambiguation ...
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Gallaher (other)
Gallaher may refer to: *Gallaher (surname) *Gallaher Group, a British-based multinational tobacco company See also *Dave Gallaher Trophy *Gallacher *Gallager (other) Gallager may refer to: * Gallager carbine, rifle used in the American Civil War * Robert G. Gallager, information theorist See also * Gallagher (other) * Gallaher (other) *Gallacher Gallacher is a surname of Irish origin and i ... * Gallagher (other) {{disambiguation ...
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