Original U.S. Civil War Smith Patent Saddle Ring Carbine by American Machine Works - Serial 9359 DVD pattern 1808

pattern 1808

The normal infantry one

Front length: 52"

These have never been sewn on a uniform or even folded

and four pocket buttons

Original U.S. Civil War Smith Patent Saddle Ring Carbine by American Machine Works - Serial 9359 DVD pattern 1808Original 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