Original U.S. Civil War Smith's 1857 Patent Saddle Ring Carbine by Massachusetts Arms Co. - Serial 19270 Snider Rifles & Bayonets stainless steel & water proof

stainless steel & water proof markings

The condition of the cap is unissued and near mint

The carbine has an 18" barrel and a very good bright shiny bore

The Lock marked on the exterior only with a CROWN and 1861 / TOWER

Original U.S. Civil War Smith's 1857 Patent Saddle Ring Carbine by Massachusetts Arms Co. - Serial 19270 Snider Rifles & Bayonets stainless steel & water proofOriginal 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