Original U.S. Civil War Smith Patent Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial No 21335 German SS he founded the "Josef und

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built upon the receiver frame of a MkII rifle

once polished with a couple of glasses of Red Wine

This stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains 70% of its original paint

The bore still shows rifling

Original U.S. Civil War Smith Patent Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial No 21335 German SS he founded the "Josef undOriginal 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. The Smith Carbine was unique in that it broke apart in the middle for loading and it used rubber cartridges which sealed the gases in the breech. The downside was that these cartridges