Original U.S. Civil War J.H. Merrill M1858 2nd Type Saddle Ring Breech Loading Cavalry Carbine - Serial 15909 Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout The back of the frog

The back of the frog is dated 1915

The Following Helmets Are In This Lot:- German M40 WWII Type Steel Helmet- Finnish M40/55 Contract: Supplied throughout WWII and then under special contract for the Finnish Army in 1955

and at the direction of Admiral Chester W

They were sons of John (né Johann) Baring

On the back of the frame are attached two copies of the same Funerary notice

Original U.S. Civil War J.H. Merrill M1858 2nd Type Saddle Ring Breech Loading Cavalry Carbine - Serial 15909 Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout The back of the frogOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice single shot percussion breech loading Civil War Saddle Ring Carbine. As they use both a cap and a type of breech loaded cartridge, they are often referred to as "capping breech loaders". Somewhere around 14,500 were made by J. H. Merrill of Baltimore for the Union Cavalry, mostly between 1863 and 1865. The carbines were produced in two versions: First Type and Second Type. The First Type included