Original U.S. Civil War J.H. Merrill M1858 Transitional 2nd Type Saddle Ring Breech Loading Cavalry Carbine - Serial 10123 Price_$220 - $990 Scabbard Length: 12"

Scabbard Length: 12"

The Panzer battalion was officially upgraded to a regiment

with some wear through to the steel base metal

The rifle is in very nice condition with great amounts of the original finish remaining

War Department February 1944: The TM was published for military personnel only

Original U.S. Civil War J.H. Merrill M1858 Transitional 2nd Type Saddle Ring Breech Loading Cavalry Carbine - Serial 10123 Price_$220 - $990 Scabbard Length: 12"Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice single shot percussion breech loading Civil War Saddle Ring Carbine. As they use both a cap and a type of breech loaded cartridge, they are often referred to as "capping breech loaders". Somewhere around 14,500 were made by J. H. Merrill of Baltimore for the Union Cavalry, mostly between 1863 and 1865. The carbines were produced in two versions: First Type and Second Type. The First Type included