Original U.S. Civil War Smith Patent Saddle Ring Carbine by American Machine Works - Serial 9359 DVD and produced until 1937

and produced until 1937

pattern 1808

The banner is single sided red cotton with a printed black swas in white circle (one piece) stitched onto red background

These have never been sewn on a uniform or even folded

Decent but used bore on a very nice solid iconic first model gun

Original U.S. Civil War Smith Patent Saddle Ring Carbine by American Machine Works - Serial 9359 DVD and produced until 1937Original 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