Original U.S. Civil War Smith's 1857 Patent Saddle Ring Carbine by Massachusetts Arms Co. - Serial 14615 Category_Brunswick Parts which is in fine condition

which is in fine condition

The carving was done by a local artisan and he left his signature in Arabic on the back along with the date 1917

was cited on GO #54

negating the need to re-cock once a fresh magazine was installed

69" - now about

Original U.S. Civil War Smith's 1857 Patent Saddle Ring Carbine by Massachusetts Arms Co. - Serial 14615 Category_Brunswick Parts which is in fine conditionOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Smith Carbine was a 0. 50 caliber breech loading rifle patented by Gilbert Smith on June 23, 1857 and successfully completed the Military Trials of the late 1850s. It was used by various cavalry units during the American Civil War. It was unique in that it broke apart in the middle for loading, and that it used rubber cartridges which sealed the gases in the breech. The downside was that these cartridges were