Original U.S. Civil War Smith's 1857 Patent Saddle Ring Carbine by Massachusetts Arms Co. - Serial 18324 U.S. Artillery Original Item: Excpetionally Rare

Original Item: Excpetionally Rare

The original blued / blackened finish is retained at over 95%

The bayonet lug on the barrel indicates that it was originally produced as a short musket

raised 25 March 1899 and garrisoned in Fulda

Original U.S. Civil War Smith's 1857 Patent Saddle Ring Carbine by Massachusetts Arms Co. - Serial 18324 U.S. Artillery Original Item: Excpetionally RareOriginal 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