Original U.S. Civil War Fifth Model 1864 Burnside Carbine - Matching Serial 17016 Italian Flags In the book The Best

In the book The Best of US Military Knives: Bayonets & Machetes by M

with brass and aluimnum washers interspersed

The program started for the Army

which keeps the liner in place

The blade was double edged

Original U.S. Civil War Fifth Model 1864 Burnside Carbine - Matching Serial 17016 Italian Flags In the book The BestOriginal Item: Only One Available. This Burnside Cavalry Carbine in . 54 caliber is offered in very good condition, and is definitely one of the best examples that we have ever seen! It is marked on the frame, breech block, loading lever, and under the barrel with serial number 17016, which is about a third of the way through of wartime production. Springfield Research records indicate serial numbers 16994 and 17023 were both delivered in August 1864,