Original U.S. Civil War Smith's 1857 Patent Saddle Ring Carbine by Massachusetts Arms Co. - Serial 18324 U.S. Artillery not a very gracious placement

not a very gracious placement but it certainly works

1871 to October 7

and is probably unissued

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

so they have definitely seem service and possible armorer servicing

Original U.S. Civil War Smith's 1857 Patent Saddle Ring Carbine by Massachusetts Arms Co. - Serial 18324 U.S. Artillery not a very gracious placementOriginal 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