Original U.S. Civil War Service Worn Smith's Patent 1857 Saddle Ring Carbine Named to Cavalry Trooper C.J. Kelly - Serial 11581 Category_Rear Sight Assembly Machnicki where this very club

Machnicki where this very club is featured on page 21

with just a little bit of age here and there

having some of the silvering between the legs intact

still showing areas original factory final grind cross grain on both sides near the crossguard

entitled Sarah

Original U.S. Civil War Service Worn Smith's Patent 1857 Saddle Ring Carbine Named to Cavalry Trooper C.J. Kelly - Serial 11581 Category_Rear Sight Assembly Machnicki where this very clubOriginal 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