Original U.S. Civil War Smith Patent Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial No 21335 MILITARIA and a pair of steel

and a pair of steel sling swivels

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Straight out of an old English Collection

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Marine Corps and the United States Coast Guard

Original U.S. Civil War Smith Patent Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial No 21335 MILITARIA and a pair of steelOriginal 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