Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 7487 16th Century ) Hermann Ebenbeck

) Hermann Ebenbeck

This example has a nice medium length 4 1/2" barrel

This indicates 1940 manufacture by Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG

The liner is in wonderful service worn condition WWII production Firestone Liner with leather chinstrap

Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 7487 16th Century ) Hermann EbenbeckOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Maynard Carbine was one of a multitude of weapons produced during the U. S. Civil War to meet the demand for usable firearms. As originally designed, the carbine was one of many "capping breech loaders", which would use some type of cartridge without any integral primer cap. In the case of the Maynard, it used a metallic cartridge with the powder and bullet already installed. There was a small hole in the center