Original U.S. Civil War Smith's Patent 1857 "Artillery Model" Carbine by Mass. Arms Co. - Serial Number 7259 Category_Water Jacket Assembly 12 September to 22 October

12 September to 22 October 1942

often called terracotta

replaced with screws and nails

removing the Eagle and Arrows

military-only version based on the wording of the partial surrender instrument of German forces in Italy signed at the surrender of Caserta

Original U.S. Civil War Smith's Patent 1857 "Artillery Model" Carbine by Mass. Arms Co. - Serial Number 7259 Category_Water Jacket Assembly 12 September to 22 OctoberOriginal 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