2 Sporting Model) The Ballard Rifle was a single shot, breechloading longarm used during the American Civil War by Kentucky volunteers.

Variants were built by Ball & Williams (1862–1865), Dwight Chapin & Co. (1862–1863), and later by R. Ball & Co. (1865–1867), Merrimack Arms (1867–1868), and Brown Manufacturing (1869–1873).

Marlin Firearms Co., who built more models than any predecessor (1870–1890).

1 Hunter's Model was first introduced in 1875 for the .44 rimfire caliber.

5+1⁄2 Montana are known for being one of the main rifles used to hunt buffalo.