Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 900 Spanish Militaria the end of the metal

the end of the metal handle was peened below its pommel nut

This very patch appears in the wonderful book Heroes in our Midst by John Angolia Volume 3

The paint shows great age and has some flaking

82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Divisions landed at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula

Although better armed

Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 900 Spanish Militaria the end of the metalOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Maynard Carbine was one of a multitude of weapons produced during the U. S. Civil War to meet the demand for usable firearms. As originally designed, the carbine was one of many "capping breech loaders", which would use some type of cartridge without any integral primer cap. In the case of the Maynard, it used a metallic cartridge with the powder and bullet already installed. There was a small hole in the center