Original Museum Grade U.S. Civil War Gwyn & Campbell Type II Saddle-Ring "Union Carbine" - Serial Number 3772 Lock Assembly - 11” x 3” Wood

- 11” x 3” Wood Direction Sign for “nacht Maucourt” (“To Maucourt): Maucourt was the southern-most village in the Battle of the Somme and the French advance was put under pressure by the German machine guns who were able to sweep across the flat expanse of No Man's Land from protected positions in concrete emplacements

Durslag concluded his military service by writing speeches for legendary Air Corps Lt

The right side of the receiver is simply marked STEYR 1897

Without these rights

so this is definitely not a German marking

Original Museum Grade U.S. Civil War Gwyn & Campbell Type II Saddle-Ring "Union Carbine" - Serial Number 3772 Lock Assembly - 11” x 3” WoodOriginal Item: One Only. "Museum Grade" is not a term that we use often at all, so we do not use it lightly. However there is no better description for the condition of this rifle. It is the best example we have ever seen of the rare II Gwyn & Campbell Saddle Ring carbine, also known as the "Grapevine Carbine" due to the snake like curves in the trigger guard lever and long hammer. We received this out of an old collection that was very well curated,