Original U.S. Civil War Navy W.J. Jenks Side Hammer "Mule-Ear" Breech Loading Percussion Carbine - dated 1845 Vintage Signs the Kriegsmarine grew rapidly during

the Kriegsmarine grew rapidly during German naval rearmament in the 1930s

This is a really well designed piece with a wheel underneath that hits against a small wooden plank that creates a tank-like sound when it is moved

Most likely this flag was never issued

1939 (Heft 23)

This example is dated 1942 on both MkIII marked chin strap lugs

Original U.S. Civil War Navy W.J. Jenks Side Hammer "Mule-Ear" Breech Loading Percussion Carbine - dated 1845 Vintage Signs the Kriegsmarine grew rapidly duringOriginal Item: Only One Available. From the Civil War era this is one of the hardest Carbines to find, and this is indeed the only example we have ever had of a W. J. Jenks "Mule Ear" Carbine. It is in rifled . 54 caliber. Access to the breech is accomplished by lifting bolt lever, and a paper cartridge would be inserted and rammed forward when the breech is closed. The carbine is then discharged with the use of a SIDE HAMMER percussion system, the so